Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. (Main Bldg): Interior - Great Hall (detail) – Vintage Print
(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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Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. (Main Bldg): Interior - Great Hall (detail) comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. (Main Bldg): Interior - Great Hall (detail)
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The Great Hall of the Library of Congress's main building, the Thomas Jefferson Building, is the detail this print zeroes in on, with attention to its lamps and architectural ornament rather than the full sweep of the room. The building opened in 1897 after years of construction on Capitol Hill, and its Great Hall was designed to impress visitors with marble, mosaics, and carved detail meant to showcase the nation's learning. Notice how the fixtures and decorative work hold the eye, since they were part of a deliberate program of artistic display. The caption card lists the subject as architectural drawings and plans, so the print documents construction-era design as much as the finished room.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Arch.--Drawings & plans; Lamps; DC, Wash.--L of C Construction; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,257 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133369 |
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