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[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] – Antique Wall Art

[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] — historic photograph
[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]. Historic photograph from the Library of Congress 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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[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

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Taken around 1898, this view shows the Library of Congress in its newly finished home, the building now called the Thomas Jefferson Building, on the east side of the Capitol grounds in Washington. Congress had outgrown its space inside the Capitol, and the library opened its ornate Beaux-Arts building to the public in late 1897, so this photograph captures it within a year of opening. The print is part of the Prints and Photographs Division's holdings, and its lavish stone facade reflects the era's ambition to present the nation's knowledge in a monumental setting.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesc1898.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,362 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124210

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