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Title | Library of Congress |
Digitized Material | Color Postcard |
Year | 1916 |
Coverage-Spatial | Washington (D.C.) |
Type | |
Subject | |
Description | Part 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 mailed |
Creator-Corporate | B. S. Reynolds Co. |
Creator-Role | Publisher |
Theme | Library postcards |
Technique | Artistic Rendering |
Inclusive Dates | 1895- |
Language | eng |
WorkDimensions-Measurement | 3.5 x 5.5 in |
Resource Identifier | ALA0004947 |
Date Created | 8/18/2022 |
Rights | Copyright Not Evaluated |
Collection Title | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection |
Repository | American Library Association Archives |
Collection | Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection |
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