Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. (Main Bldg): Decorations (light fixtures) – Vintage Wall Art
(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 historic photograph of Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. (Main Bldg): Decorations (light fixtures) brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. (Main Bldg): Decorations (light fixtures)
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Rather than a view of the whole building, this picture focuses on the lamps and decorative fittings in the Library of Congress Main Building, now called the Thomas Jefferson Building. Constructed in the 1890s and opened in 1897, the building was designed to showcase American craftsmanship, with ornament applied to nearly every surface, lighting included. The caption card's subject tracings point to architectural drawings and plans, suggesting the image served as documentation of the fixtures during construction or in later reference. No date is recorded, so the picture is best read as evidence of the building's decorative program.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [no date recorded on caption card] |
| Subjects | This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Arch.--Drawings & plans; Lamps; DC, Wash.--L of C Construction; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,276 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133370 |
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