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Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1893 – Antique Print

Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1893, 1893 April 19. — historic photograph
Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1893, 1893 April 19.. 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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Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1893 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Construction of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., April 19, 1893

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A long, narrow panorama dated April 19, 1893, records the Library of Congress while its main building was still rising on Capitol Hill. Work on the Thomas Jefferson Building had begun in 1890, and the library, then housed in the Capitol, was moving toward its own home across the street. The cyanotype process, a cheap, blue-toned method related to blueprints, was often used to make construction records like this one. The print is useful for seeing the site's scale and progress at a specific moment in the building's long construction.

Created / published1893 April 19.
Medium1 photographic print : cyanotype ; 9.5 x 31.5 in.
GenrePanoramic photographs.Cyanotypes.
NotesNo. 60. Source unknown.
SubjectsBuilding construction. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.)United States--District of Columbia--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan910 × 731 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-194977

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