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Laying the corner stone, 3 o'clock P.M., Aug 28 1890 – Historic Reproduction

Laying the corner stone, 3 o'clock P.M., Aug 28 1890 — historic image
Laying the corner stone, 3 o'clock P.M., Aug 28 1890. Historic image from the Library of Congress collection.

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A window into the past: Laying the corner stone, 3 o'clock P.M., Aug 28 1890, preserved in this historic image. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Laying the corner stone, 3 o'clock P.M., Aug 28 1890

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A cornerstone was set on the afternoon of August 28, 1890, at 3 o'clock, according to the caption. Ceremonies like this one typically drew officials, lodge members and onlookers, with speeches, a sealed box of documents and coins placed in the stone, and the mason's tools used to set it in place. The Library of Congress was outgrowing its quarters in the Capitol and was building its own home, which opened in 1897. The crowd and the clothing of the period are worth a close look.

Original scan1,536 × 1,332 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-123500

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