Library of Congress, Map Division, quarters, north curtain, second floor – Antique Map Print
![Library of Congress, Map Division, quarters, north curtain, second floor, [between 1890 and 1930] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c3/c3680df26f24-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: Library of Congress, Map Division, quarters, north curtain, second floor, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Library of Congress, Map Division, quarters, north curtain, second floor
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Unlike the building's grand public halls, this view shows a working space: the Map Division's rooms on the second floor, along the north side of the Library of Congress. The Library moved into its Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C., in 1897, and the division's maps, atlases, and charts were housed in rooms like these as the collection grew. The photograph dates from sometime between 1890 and 1930, a period when the Library was expanding and its reading and reference spaces were being organized for heavy use. Its record notes only the location, so the room's exact furnishings and occupants are not identified.
| Created / published | [between 1890 and 1930] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1890-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,221 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-148185 |
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