tag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:/itemsItems2023-10-30T16:22:43Ztag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/702552016-12-01T15:56:42Z2023-10-30T16:23:56ZCongressional Library, Washington, D. C.Congressional Library, Washington, D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2800632019-08-30T16:11:41Z2023-10-30T16:23:42ZThe White House, Library, Washington, D.C.Caption on the back reads: "The White House Library, recently restored and redecorated, is a cheerful and inviting room in the classical style of the early 19th century. The room is furnished with a set of caned furniture made by Duncan Phyfe. The crystal chandelier was once owned by the family of James Fenimore Cooper." Postcard 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/702302016-12-01T15:56:40Z2023-10-30T16:23:53ZFolger Shakespearian Library, Washington, D.C. (3)The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, Administered by the Trustees of Amherst College, The Second Street Faade, the fountain, and the figure of Puck by Brenda Putnam, Photography by William RittaseUniversity 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/2106322018-09-21T18:19:27Z2023-10-30T16:23:07ZReligion. Library of CongressReligion By Charles S. Pearce. Library of Congress.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/2105142018-09-21T18:19:08Z2023-10-30T16:22:50ZLibrary of CongressCaption on the front reads: "Congressional Library, Washington, D.C." Postcard was never mailed.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/2106132018-09-21T18:19:23Z2023-10-30T16:23:04ZSouth Hall of Entrance Pavilion, Library of CongressNo caption on the back. 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/703602016-12-01T15:56:52Z2023-10-30T16:24:12ZLibrary of Congress, South Hall of Entrance PavilionNo caption on back. Postcard was never mailed.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708662016-12-01T15:57:33Z2023-10-30T16:26:08ZFolger Shakespearian Library, Washington, D.C. (1)FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY, WASHINGTON, D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/702322016-12-01T15:56:40Z2023-10-30T16:23:53ZFolger Shakespearian Library, Washington, D.C. (5)The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, Administered by the Trustees of Amherst College, The Stage of the Shakespearian Theater, Photograph by HorydczakUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708702016-12-01T15:57:33Z2023-10-30T16:26:08ZLibrary of CongressLIBRARY OF CONGRESSUniversity 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/702542016-12-01T15:56:42Z2023-10-30T16:23:56ZLibrary of Congress, Washington, D. C., Second Story View, Showing Vedder's "Minerva.Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., Second Story View, Showing Vedder's "Minerva.University 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/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/8017192021-11-15T19:46:31Z2023-10-30T16:24:32ZInternational Eastern Star Temple LibraryNo caption on the back. 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/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/8017282021-11-15T19:46:35Z2023-10-30T16:24:34ZFolger Shakespeare LibraryCaption on the back reads: "FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY. East Capitol and 2nd Streets. This important addition to the cultural wealth of the nation was the gift of the late Henry C. Folger. The collection includes more than 70,000 volumes, as well as pictures and other relics of the great poet's life and work. The library has a $10,000,000 endowment fund, administered by the trustees of Amherst College. William A. Slade is a librarian, and Prof. Joseph Q. Adams director of research." Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/8017802021-11-15T19:46:58Z2023-10-30T16:24:44ZCongressional LibraryNo caption on the back. Postcard was never mailedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708692016-12-01T15:57:33Z2023-10-30T16:26:08ZLibrary of Congress (1)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/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/708742016-12-01T15:57:33Z2023-10-30T16:26:09ZLibrary of Congress (4)Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Librarytag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/708752016-12-01T15:57:34Z2023-10-30T16:26:09ZLibrary of Congress (8)Library of Congress and Annex, Washington D. C.University 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/2104582018-09-21T18:18:56Z2023-10-30T16:22:43ZLibrary of CongressMain Reading Room, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library