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[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, Capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect. – Antique Wall Art

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, Capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect., and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic photograph
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, Capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect., and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, Capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect., preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, Capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect.

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Rather than a view of the building itself, this print reproduces the working drawings for the cupola roof of the Capitol's dome, showing plan, elevations, sections, and details. The drawings were prepared under Thomas U. Walter, the architect of the Capitol, with W. B. Franklin, a captain of engineers, as the top engineer for the dome. Made as a salted paper print in the 1860s, the set documents the cast-iron dome's construction during the years it was rising over the building, which was finished during the Civil War. The sheet's dimensions and notations give a sense of how precisely the engineers planned each part of the structure.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 photographic print : salted paper.
GenreScaled and dimensioned. No. 1928.
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1860-1870. Domes--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870. Cupolas--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,455 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216474

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