Bindery, Library of Congress – Antique Print
![Bindery, Library of Congress, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fa/fad78279d0a0-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Bindery, Library of Congress. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Bindery, Library of Congress
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This view is set in the bindery of the Library of Congress's Jefferson Building, the Beaux-Arts structure that opened in 1897 as the library's main home. Bookbinding there was largely hand work: sewing signatures, repairing spines, and fitting covers onto volumes that were heavily used or worn. The caption card gives no date, and its details are unverified, so the exact year is uncertain. Still, the scene shows how a working workroom operated inside a building meant to impress visitors, with the everyday labor of preserving books taking place behind its public halls.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Another copy may be in: U.S. GEOG FILE - WASHINGTON, D.C.--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS--JEFFERSON BUILDING--INTERIOR--OFFICES--BINDERY. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,139 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-159659 |
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