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The dazzling dome of the Capitol on a rainy night, Washington, D.C. – Historic Reproduction

The dazzling dome of the Capitol on a rainy night, Washington, D.C., c1928 October 27. — historic photograph
The dazzling dome of the Capitol on a rainy night, Washington, D.C., c1928 October 27.. Historic photograph from the Washington DC 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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This rare historic photograph captures The dazzling dome of the Capitol on a rainy night, Washington, D.C. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Rain-slicked streets and a glowing dome set this stereograph of the United States Capitol apart from the daytime views that usually show the building. Keystone View Company, a firm that sold stereo cards for parlor viewers, produced scenes like this in the late 1920s, when two slightly offset photographs seen through a hand viewer created a sense of depth. The Capitol's cast-iron dome, completed in the 1860s and topped by the bronze Statue of Freedom, was a favorite subject for photographers. The date of about October 27, 1928 comes from an old caption card and has not been fully verified.

Created / publishedc1928 October 27.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
NotesJ3000658 U.S. Copyright Office. Stereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. No. 32229. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Geogr.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 777 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-134274

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