[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view] – Vintage Print
![[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8b/8b200685ddfa-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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[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view] comes to life in this historic drawing, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view]
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The view shows the interior of the Library of Congress room in the U.S. Capitol, a space that was rebuilt in the early 1850s. A fire in December 1851 destroyed a large part of the library's holdings, roughly two-thirds of its books, and the drawing dates from the year that followed, when plans for a fireproof replacement were taking shape. The ink and watercolor rendering presents the room as an architect's proposed interior, with its arrangement of shelves, galleries, and light. Drawings like this one show how designers imagined a working library within the Capitol's larger building program.
| Created / published | and Engineering (ADE) Drawings |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper. |
| Genre | [1852] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,277 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217748 |
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![[The Library of Congress when it was located in the U.S. Capitol, with Ainsworth R. Spofford, Librarian, standing on extreme right, looking at paper. The man on left holding lamp is David Hutcheson, assistant Librarian, and man identified as Robert S. Tharin, 6th Auditor of the Treasury in 1891, is seated at table] / W. Bengough, 1897.](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/5b/5bf5307d0f57-400.webp)
