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Library of Congress and House Office Building

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Title
Library of Congress and House Office Building
Digitized Material
Color postcard
Coverage-Spatial
Washington (D.C.)  
Type
  • Postcard  
  • Still image  
Subject
Library buildings Washington (D.C.)  
Description
Caption 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.
Creator-Corporate
B. S. Reynolds Co.  
Creator-Role
Manufacturer
Theme
Library postcards  
Technique
Artist rendering  
Inclusive Dates
1895-  
Language
English
WorkDimensions-Measurement
8.9 x 13.9 cm
Resource Identifier
ALA0003740
Date Created
2018-06-13
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Collection Title
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
Repository
American Library Association Archives
Collection
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
TitleLibrary of Congress and House Office Building
Digitized MaterialColor postcard
Coverage-SpatialWashington (D.C.)  
Type
  • Postcard  
  • Still image  
SubjectLibrary buildings Washington (D.C.)  
DescriptionCaption 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.
Creator-CorporateB. S. Reynolds Co.  
Creator-RoleManufacturer
ThemeLibrary postcards  
TechniqueArtist rendering  
Inclusive Dates1895-  
LanguageEnglish
WorkDimensions-Measurement8.9 x 13.9 cm
Resource IdentifierALA0003740
Date Created2018-06-13
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Collection TitleSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
RepositoryAmerican Library Association Archives
CollectionSjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection

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