The Magnificent Congressional Library, Washington, D. C.

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Description

This stereograph features an aerial view of the Congressional Library, a large, multistory building with columns across the front entrance and a short dome in the center of the roof. Trees and streets can be seen in the foreground of the library and the city can be seen behind the library. The publisher's name is printed on either end of the image and the title of the image and copyright is printed in the lower right edge. The back of the stereograph states that the image is from the viewpoint of the dome of the capitol building and provides a brief history of the Congressional Library.

Publication Date

1890

Publisher

Underwood and Underwood

Time Period

1890-1899

Subjects

Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.)

Geographic Location

Washington, D. C.

Object Type

image

Format (original)

stereograph: b&w

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Stereograph-7_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Americana Collection, Stereographs

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Temporal Coverage

Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.)

Recommended Citation

The Magnificent Congressional Library, Washington, D. C., Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Archives and Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University