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[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Print

[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] — historic photograph
[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]. 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 [The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

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Built on Capitol Hill just east of the Capitol, the Library of Congress was new when this view was made around 1898, a year after its main building opened to readers. The library had shared the Capitol with lawmakers for nearly a century, and an 1851 fire destroyed much of its collection, so a separate building became a priority. Designed by John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz, the ornate building was meant to show the nation's ambitions for learning. The bracketed title suggests the catalogers supplied the name, since the record gives no photographer.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notesc1898.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan6,329 × 5,122 px · prints to 21 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124203

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