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Cycloramic View of the Capitol and Congressional Library at Washington, D.C.,1904 – Historic Photo Reproduction

Cycloramic View of the Capitol and Congressional Library at Washington, D.C.,1904, 1904 — historic photograph
Cycloramic View of the Capitol and Congressional Library at Washington, D.C.,1904, 1904. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

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A window into the past: Cycloramic View of the Capitol and Congressional Library at Washington, D.C.,1904, preserved in this historic photograph. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Cycloramic View of the Capitol and Congressional Library at Washington, D.C.,1904

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The panoramic format is what sets this print apart: at 7 by 46 inches, it stretches the Capitol and the Library of Congress across a long strip of gelatin silver paper, giving the viewer a sweep that a standard view camera could not match. Photographer Frederick W. Mueller produced it in 1904, a period when panoramic cameras and wide sheets were popular for recording civic landmarks and street scenes. In 1904 the Capitol was still a relatively new symbol of the national government, and the Library of Congress, which had opened its main building in 1897, was becoming a major center of learning in the capital. Together the two buildings show Washington's growing ambitions in the early twentieth century.

Created / published1904
Mediumphotographic print, gelatin silver, 7 x 46 in.
NotesFrederick W. Mueller
Original scan5,256 × 772 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi
Reference1904 DC Capitol and Congressional Library 1904

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