Aerial View Showing the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building – Historic Photo Reproduction
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This rare historic photograph captures Aerial View Showing the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Aerial View Showing the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building
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The Thomas Jefferson Building is the oldest and most ornate of the three buildings that make up the Library of Congress complex in Washington, D.C., and this aerial view sets its sprawling footprint against the city around it. Opened in 1897, the Beaux-Arts structure was designed to show the young nation's ambitions for learning, with marble staircases, gilded mosaics and sculpture throughout its interior. The photograph was taken around 2007 by Carol M. Highsmith, the photographer known for documenting American architecture and landscapes, and it offers a useful reminder of how the building anchors the grounds just east of the Capitol.
| Created / published | c. 2007 |
|---|---|
| Medium | photograph, digital, TIFF file, color |
| Notes | Highsmith, Carol M |
| Original scan | 3,600 × 2,484 px · prints to 12 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 03196u [Aerial view showing the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building |
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