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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front. Exterior elevation. Competition drawing] – Antique Wall Art

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front. Exterior elevation. Competition drawing], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front. Exterior elevation. Competition drawing], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Library of Congress collection.

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A front exterior elevation drawn by P.J. Pelz, rendered in graphite, wash, and ink at a scale of 1/32 inch to the foot, shows the Library of Congress as its designers first imagined it. Pelz worked with John L. Smithmeyer, and their scheme won the library's architectural competition of 1873 over rival entries. Drawings like this one were meant to persuade a committee of a design's merits before any stone was laid. Construction followed in the 1890s, and the building opened in 1897 as the Library's main home, now known as the Jefferson Building.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
GenreP.J. Pelz, del. Scale 1/32 in. to 1 ft.
Notes1 architectural drawing : graphite, wash, and ink on paper.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 716 px · prints to 5 × 2 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138011

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