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[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 813 -- K-lamps and posts for approaches] – Historic Reproduction

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 813 -- K-lamps and posts for approaches], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 813 -- K-lamps and posts for approaches], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Library of Congress collection.

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This ink-on-linen drawing, numbered 813 and labeled for "K-lamps and posts for approaches," records a specific piece of street furniture rather than the building itself. Its title places it among the Library of Congress's architectural and engineering drawings, so the lamps and posts were most likely planned for the walks leading to the Library's Capitol Hill complex. Linen was a durable drafting support, and drawings on it were often copied and used on site. The Thomas Jefferson Building, completed in 1897, was the Library's ornate centerpiece, and fittings like these helped shape how visitors approached it.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink on linen.
GenreTitle devised by Library staff.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,255 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-193095

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