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![[South Reading Room, with murals by Ezra Winter. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDEvMDEvc291dGgtcmVhZGluZy1yb29tLXdpdGgtbXVyYWxzLWJ5LWV6cmEtd2ludGVyLWxpYnJhcnktb2YtY29uZ3Jlc3Mtam9obi1hZGFtcy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/220/jpg "[South Reading Room, with murals by Ezra Winter. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![Ampliphier in House, [11/20/22]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjIvMDEvMDEvYW1wbGlwaGllci1pbi1ob3VzZS0xMTIwMjItMS02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "Ampliphier in House, [11/20/22]")
![[Offices in The Pension Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzYvMDEvMDEvb2ZmaWNlcy1pbi10aGUtcGVuc2lvbi1idWlsZGluZy13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Offices in The Pension Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[North Reading Room. Mural with three generations, by Ezra Winter. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvbm9ydGgtcmVhZGluZy1yb29tLW11cmFsLXdpdGgtdGhyZWUtZ2VuZXJhdGlvbnMtYnktZXpyYS13aW50ZXItbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy01YjYyN2QtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[North Reading Room. Mural with three generations, by Ezra Winter. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[South Reading Room. Mural of Thomas Jefferson with his residence, Monticello, in the background, by Ezra Winter. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvc291dGgtcmVhZGluZy1yb29tLW11cmFsLW9mLXRob21hcy1qZWZmZXJzb24td2l0aC1oaXMtcmVzaWRlbmNlLW1vbnRpY2VsbG8tZGVjYThjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[South Reading Room. Mural of Thomas Jefferson with his residence, Monticello, in the background, by Ezra Winter. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[North Reading Room, west wall. Detail of mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the characters in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvbm9ydGgtcmVhZGluZy1yb29tLXdlc3Qtd2FsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtbXVyYWwtYnktZXpyYS13aW50ZXItaWxsdXN0cmF0aW5nLXRoZS01NTBjZWEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/13/webp "[North Reading Room, west wall. Detail of mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the characters in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[North Reading Room, west wall. Mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the characters in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvbm9ydGgtcmVhZGluZy1yb29tLXdlc3Qtd2FsbC1tdXJhbC1ieS1lenJhLXdpbnRlci1pbGx1c3RyYXRpbmctdGhlLWNoYXJhY3RlcnMtZDVlODcxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/4/webp "[North Reading Room, west wall. Mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the characters in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[North Reading Room, east wall. Detail of mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the characters in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDYvbm9ydGgtcmVhZGluZy1yb29tLWVhc3Qtd2FsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtbXVyYWwtYnktZXpyYS13aW50ZXItaWxsdXN0cmF0aW5nLXRoZS1hMjRlYjEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/13/webp "[North Reading Room, east wall. Detail of mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the characters in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Exterior view. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvZXh0ZXJpb3Itdmlldy1saWJyYXJ5LW9mLWNvbmdyZXNzLWpvaG4tYWRhbXMtYnVpbGRpbmctd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy0yMjQ2YTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/21/webp "[Exterior view. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]")
