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Library of Congress superstructure – Historic Reproduction

Library of Congress superstructure, 1893 July 22. — historic photograph
Library of Congress superstructure, 1893 July 22.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures Library of Congress superstructure in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The upper framework of the Library of Congress, then rising on Capitol Hill, is the subject of this July 22, 1893 photograph, showing the building partway through its construction. Work on what is now the Thomas Jefferson Building had begun around 1890, and the project was meant to give the nation's growing book collection a grand Italian Renaissance home near the Capitol. The record's caption card carries the subject tags "Const." and "Geogr.," which suggest the photograph was filed as a view of construction work. The building did not open to the public until 1897.

Created / published1893 July 22.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Const.; Geogr.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,240 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-142914

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