[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Roof details] – Historic Reproduction
![[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Roof details], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fa/fa705c1adcef-L.webp)
(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 in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Roof details] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Roof details]
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The subject is the roof of the Congressional Library, the room inside the U.S. Capitol that housed the national library before the institution took its later name. The image is a salted paper print, an early photographic process that was popular in the 1850s and produced the soft, warm tones seen here. The library's rebuilding followed a fire in December 1851 that destroyed a large part of its collection, and the replacement room was framed in iron to make it fireproof. Photographs like this one document that ironwork, which was an unusual choice for a government building of the period.
| Created / published | and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : salted paper. |
| Genre | Inscription: Details of roof of Congressional Library."" |
| Subjects | United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Roof trusses--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,464 × 1,160 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216074 |
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