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Title
Library of Congress (3)
Type
Image  
Digitized Material
color postcard
Year
1912
Coverage-Spatial
Washington, D.C.  
Subject
Library buildings Washington, D.C.  
Description
  • 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 refinished in black copper, with panels gilded with a thick coating of gold leaf
  • Library of Congress, Washington
  • and the cresting of the dome terminates in a gilded finial representing the torch of Science ever burning.
Creator-Corporate
B. S. Reynolds Co.  
Creator-Role
publisher
Creator-Contacts
Washington, D.C.
Theme
  • Library Postcards
  • Washington, D.C.
Technique
photography  
Inclusive Dates
1895-  
Language
English  
WorkDimensions-Measurement
14.0 x 9.0 cm.
Resource Identifier
ALA0000908
Date Created
2010-07-29
Copyright
Copyright Not Evaluated
Collection Title
Sjoerd Koopman Library Postcard Collection
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. American Library Association Archives

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