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Inscription over dais, House of Representatives, United States Capitol – Historic Print

Inscription over dais, House of Representatives, United States Capitol, 1962 — historic drawing
Inscription over dais, House of Representatives, United States Capitol, 1962. Historic drawing 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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The inscription over the Speaker's dais in the House chamber is the subject here, not the chamber as a whole. The photomechanical print dates from 1962, the year the national motto "In God We Trust," adopted by Congress in 1956, was displayed on the wall above the rostrum. The House chamber itself dates to the 1850s, when it was completed in the south wing of the Capitol, so the lettering sits within a room of much older design. The print's value lies in showing how a modern addition was set into a 19th-century interior.

Created / published1962
Medium1 photomechanical print.
GenreDesign drawings 1960-1970.Photomechanical prints 1960-1970.
SubjectsUnited States.--Congress.--House--Buildings--1960-1970. Architectural decorations & ornaments--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,265 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-185023

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