Section through dome of U.S. Capitol – Historic Print
![Section through dome of U.S. Capitol, [between 1853 and 1878] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c9/c9672d1dd3e6-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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This historic photograph of Section through dome of U.S. Capitol brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Section through dome of U.S. Capitol
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This salted paper print shows a cross-section through the dome of the U.S. Capitol, a view that exposes the structure beneath the familiar exterior. It comes from an album assembled by Benjamin Brown French, who served as Commissioner of Public Buildings and oversaw much of the Capitol's expansion. The cast-iron dome was built between 1856 and 1866, and the image dates from the same period, when the building was being transformed by new construction. Salted paper prints were a common early photographic process, and the picture offers a record of how engineers and officials studied the dome's engineering while it was going up.
| Created / published | [between 1853 and 1878] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : salted paper ; 38 x 21.5 cm. |
| Notes | In album: Benjamin Brown French Photographs |
| Subjects | United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1850-1880. Domes--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 895 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-158023 |
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