Plan of flooring and Senate Chamber, n. wing; arrangement of iron risers of steps – Vintage Wall Art
![Plan of flooring and Senate Chamber, n. wing; arrangement of iron risers of steps, [between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/86/86e9e0e92710-L.webp)
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Plan of flooring and Senate Chamber, n. wing; arrangement of iron risers of steps. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Plan of flooring and Senate Chamber, n. wing; arrangement of iron risers of steps
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Few pictures in this group show the inner workings of the United States Capitol as plainly as this one, which records the flooring of the Senate Chamber in the north wing and the arrangement of iron risers for its steps. The Senate occupied its new chamber in 1859, during the building's extension, which began in 1851 under architect Thomas U. Walter and reflected a broader push to use iron in place of wood for fire resistance. The caption card dates the plan only to between about 1852 and 1860, so treat that date as approximate.
| Created / published | [between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,014 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-160614 |
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