Library of Congress. Plans and Design. Courtyard – Historic 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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This rare historic photograph captures Library of Congress. Plans and Design. Courtyard in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Library of Congress. Plans and Design. Courtyard
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Rather than a finished building, this print records architectural drawings for the courtyard of the Library of Congress, photographed in April 1889 while the library's new home existed mainly on paper. Congress had moved the collection out of its cramped quarters in the Capitol and approved a separate building on Capitol Hill, and the plans were still being refined when construction began in 1890. The caption card is old and its details are not fully confirmed, but the sheet captures the planning stage of a building meant to house the nation's growing book collection.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1889 Apr. |
| Subjects | Photo of architectural drawing. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Architecture--Drawings...; DC, Wash.--LC--Construction; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,290 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134771 |
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