Map Division(?), Library of Congress – Antique Map Print
![Map Division(?), Library of Congress, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/ab/ab026a26e585-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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A window into the past: Map Division(?), Library of Congress, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Map Division(?), Library of Congress
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Pictures of the Library of Congress's Map Division show a reading and reference space devoted to one of the institution's largest and most heavily used collections. The Library moved into the Jefferson Building, which opened in 1897, and its map holdings grew steadily through the early twentieth century, so rooms like this one served researchers working with atlases, surveys and charts. The caption card gives no date and its details are unverified, so the exact year of the view is uncertain. Still, the space reflects the Beaux-Arts design of the building, with its tall ceilings, long tables and built-in cabinetry for storing large flat sheets.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Another copy may be in U.S. GEOG FILE - WASHINGTON, D.C.--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS--JEFFERSON BUILDING--INTERIOR VIEWS. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,156 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-159660 |
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