tag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:/itemsItems2023-10-30T16:25:59Ztag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708722016-12-01T15:57:33Z2023-10-30T16:26:09ZLibrary of Congress (3)and the cresting of the dome terminates in a gilded finial representing the torch of Science ever burning.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2104792018-09-21T18:19:00Z2023-10-30T16:22:45ZOral Tradition.On front: Oral Tradition. Evolution of the Book Series. On back: Oral Tradition, by John W. Alexander. Mural Painting in the Library of Congress. Washington, D. C. The Oriental story-teller, relating his tale to a group of absorbed listeners.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2104922018-09-21T18:19:03Z2023-10-30T16:22:47ZPublic Library, Washington, D.CCaption on back reads as: Arrived safely here at 9:40 a.m. We took a Pullman after all. We have been at the [illegible] nearly all day seeing about [illegible] bonds. His hand hurts him quire a good deal. Wish we could have seen you before we left but it was real sudden. Going to see the Capital if we ever get through here at the [illegible]. Its awfully warm here. Rained this a.m. Will write later Marion and [illegible]. Postcard was mailed, postmarked April 2, 1920.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170472022-10-04T16:58:00Z2023-10-30T16:25:56ZLyric Poetry in the Library of CongressCaption on the back reads: "LYRIC POETRY, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. POETRY.-By H. O. Howard. In Lyric Poetry the central figure is an idealization of the Muse, laurel-crowned and striking the Lyre. She is attended by Passion with arm upraised responding to the strains. Beauty, and Mirth, Pathos with eyes raised to heaven, Truth, and Devotion with bowed head." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170622022-10-04T16:58:07Z2023-10-30T16:26:00ZThe Pictograph in the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "THE PICTOGRAPH, BY JOHN W. ALEXANDER, MURAL PAINTING IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. The Pictograph, or picture writing, by which the primitive American Indian records on the painted buffalo robe his rude story of the war trail and the chase." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170712022-10-04T16:58:12Z2023-10-30T16:26:02ZEndymion at the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "KEATS-ENDYMION. By H. O. Walker. The story runs that from her silver chariot of the moon, Diana beheld the shepherd boy Endymion asleep upon Mount Latmos; and enamored of his beauty, descended to press a kiss upon his lips. Night after night in her course across the heavens, the goddess paused to caress the youth, and Endymion, each time but partially awakened, was conscious of her presence only as a sweet vision of a dream. From Practical Guide Library of Congress" Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2849512019-10-18T14:08:14Z2023-10-30T16:27:32ZFolger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.No caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2800612019-08-30T16:11:40Z2023-10-30T16:23:42ZCarnegie Library, Washington, D.C.No caption on the back. Postcard was never mailed.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708652016-12-01T15:57:33Z2023-10-30T16:26:08ZFolger Shakespearian Library, Washington, D.C.FOLGER SHAKESPEARIAN LIBRARY, WASHINGTON, D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170482022-10-04T16:58:00Z2023-10-30T16:25:57ZBoy of Winander in the Library of CongressCaption on the back reads: "BOY OF WINANDER, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. THE BOY OF WINANDER - BY H. O. WALKER. There was a Boy; ye knew him well, ye cliffs / And islands of Winander! - many a time, / At evening, when the earliest stars began / To move along the edges of the hills, / Rising or setting, would he stand alone, / Beneath the trees, or by the glimmering lake; / And there, with fingers interwoven, both hands / Pressed closely palm to palm and to his mouth / Uplifted, he, as through an instrument, / Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls / That they might answer him. - Wordsworth." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170552022-10-04T16:58:04Z2023-10-30T16:25:58ZLibrary of Congress Entrance HallPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "ENTRANCE HALL, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. The Entrance Hall of the Library of Congress, Washington, has been styled as 'vision in polished stone.' The architectural effect is imposing." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170562022-10-04T16:58:04Z2023-10-30T16:25:59ZLyric Poetry in the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "LYRIC POETRY, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. POETRY.-By H. O. Howard. In Lyric Poetry the central figure is an idealization of the Muse, laurel-crowned and striking the Lyre. She is attended by Passion with arm upraised responding to the strains. Beauty, and Mirth, Pathos with eyes raised to heaven, Truth, and Devotion with bowed head." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170582022-10-04T16:58:05Z2023-10-30T16:25:59ZReligion in the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "RELIGION, By Charles S. Pearce. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. Two worshippers kneel before a stone alter, from which ascends the smoke of their sacrifice." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170732022-10-04T16:58:13Z2023-10-30T16:26:03ZThe Manuscript on the Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress, The World's Most Beautiful Building, Washington, D.C.The back of the Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). No caption. Souvenir Folder was never mailed.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2106392018-09-21T18:19:28Z2023-10-30T16:23:08ZThe Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.CNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708802016-12-01T15:57:34Z2023-10-30T16:26:10ZLibrary of Congress (15)ENTRANCE HALL, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2107012018-09-21T18:19:41Z2023-10-30T16:23:16ZLibrary of Congress and House Office BuildingCaption on the back reads: "This view of the Library of Congress and House Office Building from Dome of the U.S. Capitol is looking southeast and give the stranger to the Capitol City, an idea of the artistic plan of the treatment, instituted by Major L'Enfant, the great French engineer, who laid out the city at the solicitation of George Washington." Postcard was never mailed.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170522022-10-04T16:58:02Z2023-10-30T16:25:58ZBoy of Winander in the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "BOY OF WINANDER, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. THE BOY OF WINANDER - BY H. O. WALKER. There was a Boy; ye knew him well, ye cliffs / And islands of Winander! - many a time, / At evening, when the earliest stars began / To move along the edges of the hills, / Rising or setting, would he stand alone, / Beneath the trees, or by the glimmering lake; / And there, with fingers interwoven, both hands / Pressed closely palm to palm and to his mouth / Uplifted, he, as through an instrument, / Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls / That they might answer him. - Wordsworth." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170542022-10-04T16:58:03Z2023-10-30T16:25:58ZMelpomene in the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "MELPOMENE.-By Edward Simmons. MELPOMENE, Muse of Tragedy, has the tragic mask. The genii hold laurel crown and brazier of fire. From Practical Guide Library of Congress." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170572022-10-04T16:58:05Z2023-10-30T16:25:59ZGanymede in the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "GANYMEDE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. TENNYSON-GANYMEDE. When Jupiter came down to earth, to seek a successor to Hebe as cupbearer to the Gods, he took the form of an eagle, and flying over Mount Ida, saw the Trojan Prince Ganymede, whom he carried off to Olympus. Tennyson in his 'Palace of Art' describes, as among the pictures decorating its walls, one of Ganymede borne aloft by the eagle- Or else flushed Ganymede, his rosy thigh / Half buried in the Eagle's down, / Sole as a flying star shot thro' the sky / Above the pillar'd town." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170722022-10-04T16:58:13Z2023-10-30T16:26:03ZSouvenir Folder of Library of Congress, The World's Most Beautiful Building, Washington, D.C.Holds 11 postcards inside folded like an accordion, with two images per postcard (front and back). Also contains captions for each postcard. Postcard images are scanned and listed from ALA0004957-ALA0004968. Souvenir Folder was never mailed.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/8017212021-11-15T19:46:32Z2023-10-30T16:24:33ZMelpomene in the Congressional LibraryCaption on the back reads: "MELPOMENE. - By Edward Simmons. MELPOMENE, Muse of Tragedy, has the tragic mask. The genii hold laurel crown and brazier of fire. From Practical Guide Library of Congress." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170512022-10-04T16:58:02Z2023-10-30T16:25:57ZLibrary of Congress Grand StaircasePart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "GRAND STAIRCASE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. One of the two marble staircases in the Central Stair Hall. The rich carvings are by Martiny, who designed also the Bronze Lamp Bearers of the newel posts." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170532022-10-04T16:58:03Z2023-10-30T16:25:58ZHall of Columns in the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "HALL OF COLUMNS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. The Hall of Columns of the Library of Congress, Washington, is in stateliness of design and richness of decoration, the culmination of the architectural achievement of America." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170602022-10-04T16:58:06Z2023-10-30T16:25:59ZMinerva in the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "MINERVA, the Goddess of Wisdom. MOSAIC.-By Elihu Vedder. She is here portrayed as displaying a scroll held in her left hand, upon which is insribed [sic] a list of the Sciences, Arts and Letters. In her right hand she carries her spear; upon her breast is the aegis, with its Gorgon's head, plates of steel, and border of twisted serpents; and at her feet lie helmet and shield. On her right is the owl; on her left a statuette of Nike, the Winged Victory of the Greeks, standing upon a globe, and extending a wreath of victory and the palm branch of peace. The background shows a fair stretching landscape, and the sun of prosperity sheds its effulgence over all. From Practical Guide Library of Congress." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170642022-10-04T16:58:09Z2023-10-30T16:26:00ZMosaic Mantel in the Law Representatives Reading Room at the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "MOSAIC MANTEL.-By Frederick Dielman. Representatives Reading Room. LAW, a woman of radical countenance and wearing the aegis, is enthroned upon a dais. At her feet are doves of peace, the bound volume of the statutes, and the scales of justice. She holds a palm branch toward Truth with her lilies, Peace with twig of olive, and Industry with artisan's cap and hammer and interposes a sword against skulking Fraud, Discord with malign serpents, and Violence with sword and torch. From Practical Guide Library of Congress." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170692022-10-04T16:58:11Z2023-10-30T16:26:02ZLibrary of Congress Reading RoomPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "READING ROOM, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. The Central Rotunda is the Reading Room. It is of impressive proportions and rich in materials of construction and adornment-" Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2106962018-09-21T18:19:40Z2023-10-30T16:23:16ZThe Printing Press.On front: The Printing Press. Evolution of the Book Series. On back: The Printing Press, by John W. Alexander. Mural Painting in the Library of Congress Washington, D. C. Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, is reading a proof which has just come from the press.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2104492018-09-21T18:18:54Z2023-10-30T16:22:41ZWashington's Library, Mount Vernon, VACaption on the back reads: "In the Library on notes, not without curiosity, the titles of the books which made up the reading of the master of Mount Vernon, as soldier, statesman, and farmer; for while the books are not those actually owned by Washington, they are for the most part duplicates of such works as were here in his day. Nearly the whole of the original Washington library is now in the Boston Athenaeum." Postcard was never mailed.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/702332016-12-01T15:56:40Z2023-10-30T16:23:53ZLibrary of Congress (6)and the cresting of the dome terminates in a gilded finial representing the torch of Science ever burning.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708782016-12-01T15:57:34Z2023-10-30T16:26:10ZLibrary of Congress (13)GRAND STAIRCASE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/702362016-12-01T15:56:40Z2023-10-30T16:23:54ZLibrary of Congress (16)READING ROOM, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/702382016-12-01T15:56:41Z2023-10-30T16:23:54ZLibrary of Congress (18)RELIGION, BY CHARLES S. PEARCE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708732016-12-01T15:57:33Z2023-10-30T16:26:09ZLibrary of Congress (5)and the cresting of the dome terminates in a gilded finial representing the torch of Science ever burning.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708762016-12-01T15:57:34Z2023-10-30T16:26:09ZLibrary of Congress (9)U. S. Capitol, Library and house Office Building from an aeroplane, Washington D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708772016-12-01T15:57:34Z2023-10-30T16:26:09ZLibrary of Congress (10)Hall of the Poets, Library of Congress, Washington D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/702372016-12-01T15:56:40Z2023-10-30T16:23:54ZLibrary of Congress (17)Study" By Charles S. Pearce, Library of Congress.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170492022-10-04T16:58:01Z2023-10-30T16:25:57ZMinerva in the Library of CongressCaption on the back reads: "MINERVA, the Goddess of Wisdom. MOSAIC.-By Elihu Vedder. She is here portrayed as displaying a scroll held in her left hand, upon which is insribed [sic] a list of the Sciences, Arts and Letters. In her right hand she carries her spear; upon her breast is the aegis, with its Gorgon's head, plates of steel, and border of twisted serpents; and at her feet lie helmet and shield. On her right is the owl; on her left a statuette of Nike, the Winged Victory of the Greeks, standing upon a globe, and extending a wreath of victory and the palm branch of peace. The background shows a fair stretching landscape, and the sun of prosperity sheds its effulgence over all. From Practical Guide Library of Congress." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170502022-10-04T16:58:01Z2023-10-30T16:25:57ZLibrary of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON. Justly celebrated as the culmination of architectural achievement of the day, was completed in 1897 at a cost of $6,000,000. The Library is here seen from the Capitol. The dome and lantern are finished in black copper, with panels gilded with a thick coating of gold leaf; and the cresting of the dome terminates in a gilded finial representing the torch of Science ever burning." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/9170592022-10-04T16:58:06Z2023-10-30T16:25:59ZThe Printing Press in the Library of CongressPart of Souvenir Folder of Library of Congress (ALA0004969). Caption reads: "THE PRINTING PRESS, BY JOHN W. ALEXANDER, MURAL PAINTING IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, D. C. Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, is reading a proof which has just come from the press." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library