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[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America and Africa with pu...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Balustrade ornamented with three cherubs representing the fine arts on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1iYWx1c3RyYWRlLW9ybmFtZW50ZWQtd2l0aC10aHJlZS1jaGVydWJzLXJlcHJlc2VudGluZy10aGUtZmluZS1hcnRzLThhYmRjMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Balustrade ornamented with three cherubs representing the fine arts on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Balustrade ornamented with three cherubs representing the...
Photo shows "The cherubs represent the arts of Painting, Architecture, and Sculpture. Painting holds a palette, Architecture grasps a compass and scroll, and Sculpture models a statuette." (Source: MyLOC.gov Gr... More
![[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjAvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC12aWV3LW9mLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1hbmQtYnJvbnplLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1mZW1hbGUtZmlndXJlLW9uLW5ld2VsLTA4OWQ5Yi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/44/webp "[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light, with bust of George Washington at left. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC12aWV3LW9mLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1hbmQtYnJvbnplLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1mZW1hbGUtZmlndXJlLW9uLW5ld2VsLWY1ZTZhNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/38/webp "[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light, with bust of George Washington at left. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...
More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
The grand staircase of the McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont, Texas, now...
Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Originally owned by cattle and oil man W.P.H. McFaddin and his wife, Ida, the home was one of a number of grand residences built in t... More
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[Great Hall. Detail of putti (farmer and Bacchanalian) on Grand stairc...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America and Africa on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDYvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtY2hlcnVicy1yZXByZXNlbnRpbmctYW1lcmljYS1hbmQtYWZyaWNhLW9uLXRoZS1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtZTU3NzY4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America and Africa on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America and Africa on the ...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook, chemist, and Mars) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktY29vay1jaGVtaXN0LWFuZC1tYXJzLW9uLXRoZS1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtcGhpbGlwLTVkNzQ5ZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook, chemist, and Mars) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook, chemist, and Mars) on the Grand st...
Photo shows three putti : a cook with a pot smoking hot from the fire; a chemist with a blowpipe; and a little Mars, polishing a helmet. (Source: Cole and Reed, Library of Congress, 1997) Forms part of the Lib... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook and chemist) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDkvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktY29vay1hbmQtY2hlbWlzdC1vbi1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtYnktcGhpbGlwLW1hcnRpbnktYzE1ODhiLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook and chemist) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook and chemist) on Grand staircase by ...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC12aWV3LW9mLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1hbmQtYnJvbnplLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1mZW1hbGUtZmlndXJlLW9uLW5ld2VsLTE5OGEzMi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (student and printer) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktc3R1ZGVudC1hbmQtcHJpbnRlci1vbi10aGUtZ3JhbmQtc3RhaXJjYXNlLXBoaWxpcC04ZDc3ZjgtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/33/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (student and printer) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (student and printer) on the Grand stairc...
Photo shows "A Student, with a book in his hand and a mortar board on his head. A Printer, with types, a press, and a type case." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall exhibit, 2008) Forms part of the Library of Cong... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardner, entomologist, and student) on Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktZ2FyZG5lci1lbnRvbW9sb2dpc3QtYW5kLXN0dWRlbnQtb24tZ3JhbmQtc3RhaXJjYXNlLTYzZjk0MC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardner, entomologist, and student) on Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardner, entomologist, and student) on G...
Photo shows putti on the north side of the staircase: "A Gardner, with spade and rake. An Entomologist, with a specimen box slung over his shoulder, running to catch a butterfly in his net. A Student, with a ... More
Stained-glass window at the top of the grand staircase at the Mississi...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The third state house to be located in Jackson, this Beaux-Arts-style building, completed in 1901, was designed to house all branches ... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktbWFycy1hbmQtZmlzaGVybWFuLW9uLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1ieS1waGlsaXAtMmRiY2E1LTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) on Grand staircase b...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (printer with types, press, and type case) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktcHJpbnRlci13aXRoLXR5cGVzLXByZXNzLWFuZC10eXBlLWNhc2Utb24tdGhlLWdyYW5kLTMwNTQ4YS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (printer with types, press, and type case) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (printer with types, press, and type case...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (electrician and astronomer) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktZWxlY3RyaWNpYW4tYW5kLWFzdHJvbm9tZXItb24tdGhlLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1jNmQ4ZWYtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (electrician and astronomer) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (electrician and astronomer) on the Grand...
Photo shows "An Electrician, with a star of electric rays shining on his brow and a telephone receiver at his ear. An Astronomer, with a telescope and a globe, encircled by the signs of the zodiac that he is m... More
![[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC12aWV3LW9mLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1hbmQtYnJvbnplLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1mZW1hbGUtZmlndXJlLW9uLW5ld2VsLWRlNjRhNi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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[Great Hall. Detail of cherub representing America and Africa on Grand...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
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[Great Hall. Detail of cherub representing Africa on Grand staircase b...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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[Great Hall. Detail of putti (electrician and astronomer) on the Grand...
Photo shows "An Electrician, with a star of electric rays shining on his brow and a telephone receiver at his ear. An Astronomer, with a telescope and a globe, encircled by the signs of the zodiac that he is m... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (musician, with a lyre by his side, studying pages of a music book) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktbXVzaWNpYW4td2l0aC1hLWx5cmUtYnktaGlzLXNpZGUtc3R1ZHlpbmctcGFnZXMtNTc2ZDM3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (musician, with a lyre by his side, studying pages of a music book) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (musician, with a lyre by his side, study...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing the literary genres on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjUvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtY2hlcnVicy1yZXByZXNlbnRpbmctdGhlLWxpdGVyYXJ5LWdlbnJlcy1vbi10aGUtZ3JhbmQtODFkZjJkLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing the literary genres on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing the literary genres on the...
Photo shows "Cherubs represent the literary genres of Comedy, Poetry, and Tragedy. The first has a comic mask and the ivy-wreathed wand of Bacchus, to whom the first comedies were dedicated. Poetry has a scroll... More
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[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America and Africa on the ...
Photo shows two cherubs: "America is represented as an Indian, with a tall headdress of feathers, a bow and arrow, and a wampum necklace. With one hand he shades his eyes while he gazes intently into the distan... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) and cherub (America) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktbWFycy1hbmQtZmlzaGVybWFuLWFuZC1jaGVydWItYW1lcmljYS1vbi1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtMzI0NDdkLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) and cherub (America) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) and cherub (America)...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardener with a spade and a rake) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktZ2FyZGVuZXItd2l0aC1hLXNwYWRlLWFuZC1hLXJha2Utb24tdGhlLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1mMWM1MzctMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardener with a spade and a rake) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardener with a spade and a rake) on the...
Exhibit caption: "The figures on the staircase are known as "putti" and represent the various occupations, habits, and pursuits of contemporary American life at the time when the Jefferson Building was built in... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTYvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtY2hlcnVicy1yZXByZXNlbnRpbmctYXNpYS1hbmQtZXVyb3BlLW9uLXRoZS1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtMDQ5MDlhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/28/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Gra...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook and chemist) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDQvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktY29vay1hbmQtY2hlbWlzdC1vbi1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtYnktcGhpbGlwLW1hcnRpbnktMjg3NGM0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook and chemist) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook and chemist) on Grand staircase by ...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) on Grand staircase b...
Photo shows "a little Mars, polishing a helmet" and "a fisherman, with rod and reel, taking from his hook a fish that he has landed." (Source: Cole and Reed, Library of Congress, 1997)
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (hunter and mechanic) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktaHVudGVyLWFuZC1tZWNoYW5pYy1vbi1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtYnktcGhpbGlwLTZlNDA1Mi0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (hunter and mechanic) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (hunter and mechanic) on Grand staircase ...
Photo shows two putti (infants) on the south side of the staircase. They represent a hunter with a gun and a mechanic with a cogwheel. (Source: Cole and Reed, Library of Congress, 1997) Exhibit caption: "The f... More
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[Great Hall. Detail of putti (electrician and astronomer) on the Grand...
Photo shows "An Electrician, with a star of electric rays shining on his brow and a telephone receiver at his ear; an Astronomer, with a telescope and a globe, encircled by the signs of the zodiac that he is me... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (farmer and Bacchanalian) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjMvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktZmFybWVyLWFuZC1iYWNjaGFuYWxpYW4tb24tZ3JhbmQtc3RhaXJjYXNlLWJ5LXBoaWxpcC05NjExYjMtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (farmer and Bacchanalian) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (farmer and Bacchanalian) on Grand stairc...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
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[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...
Exhibit caption: "Celebration of Electricity. The importance of electricity is celebrated throughout the Jefferson Building. A bust of Benjamin Franklin is placed outside the central window of the Jefferson Bui... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardner and entomologist) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktZ2FyZG5lci1hbmQtZW50b21vbG9naXN0LW9uLXRoZS1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtZGRlNzliLTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardner and entomologist) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardner and entomologist) on the Grand s...
Photo shows north side of the staircase: "A Gardner, with spade and rake. An Entomologist, with a specimen box slung over his shoulder, running to catch a butterfly in his net." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall e... More
![[Great Hall. View from above of zodiac on the floor, three archways, and grand staircase to left. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDEvMDEvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC12aWV3LWZyb20tYWJvdmUtb2Ytem9kaWFjLW9uLXRoZS1mbG9vci10aHJlZS1hcmNod2F5cy1hbmQtZ3JhbmQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Great Hall. View from above of zodiac on the floor, three archways, and grand staircase to left. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. View from above of zodiac on the floor, three archways, a...
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The marble and granite Grand Staircase in the Iowa State Capitol in De...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The two lighted statues at the foot of the of the staircase were originally gaslit. These statues were commissioned for the Illinois C... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTUvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtY2hlcnVicy1yZXByZXNlbnRpbmctYXNpYS1hbmQtZXVyb3BlLW9uLXRoZS1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtOWU0Zjc0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Gra...
Photo shows two cherubs with a globe between them ."* Asia is represented by a Mongolian figure, dressed in flowing silk robes, the folds of which are delicately rendered in marble. In the background is a drago... More
Grand staircase inside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Carol M. H... More
![[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjAvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC12aWV3LW9mLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1hbmQtYnJvbnplLXN0YXR1ZS1vZi1mZW1hbGUtZmlndXJlLW9uLW5ld2VsLTAxN2VkMy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/43/webp "[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (physician, electrician, and astronomer) on the grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDEvMDEvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktcGh5c2ljaWFuLWVsZWN0cmljaWFuLWFuZC1hc3Ryb25vbWVyLW9uLXRoZS1ncmFuZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (physician, electrician, and astronomer) on the grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (physician, electrician, and astronomer) ...
Photo shows "A Physician, grinding drugs in a mortar, with a distilling vessel beside him, and the serpent sacred to medicine; an Electrician, with a star of electric rays shining on his brow and a telephone re... More
![[Great Hall. View of putti on Grand Staircase. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC12aWV3LW9mLXB1dHRpLW9uLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1saWJyYXJ5LW9mLWNvbmdyZXNzLXRob21hcy1qZWZmZXJzb24tODUzNDI3LTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "[Great Hall. View of putti on Grand Staircase. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. View of putti on Grand Staircase. Library of Congress Tho...
Photo shows "A Musician, with a lyre by his side, studying pages of a music book. A Physician, grinding drugs in a mortar, with a distilling vessel beside him, and the serpent sacred to medicine. An Electrici... More
Large mural, "Westward," at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The mural, by Edwin H. Blashfield, a New York artist, depicts the migration of early pioneers traveling through Iowa and extends the f... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (chemist, Mars, and fisherman) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktY2hlbWlzdC1tYXJzLWFuZC1maXNoZXJtYW4tb24tZ3JhbmQtc3RhaXJjYXNlLWJ5LTMxZTg2ZC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (chemist, Mars, and fisherman) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (chemist, Mars, and fisherman) on Grand s...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Great Hall. Detail of cherub representing America and Africa on Grand ...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2007; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
![[Great Hall. Detail of putti (farmer and Bacchanalian) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtcHV0dGktZmFybWVyLWFuZC1iYWNjaGFuYWxpYW4tb24tdGhlLWdyYW5kLXN0YWlyY2FzZS1waGlsaXAtMDg1YjAyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/34/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of putti (farmer and Bacchanalian) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (farmer and Bacchanalian) on the Grand st...
Photo shows two putti: a farmer with a sickle and a sheaf of wheat and an infant Bacchanalian, with Bachus's ivy and panther skin. (Source: Cole and Reed, Library of Congress, 1997) Forms part of the Library o... More
Stained-glass window and architectural details at the top of grand sta...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The third state house to be located in Jackson, this Beaux-Arts-style building, completed in 1901, was designed to house all branches ... More
![[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtY2hlcnVicy1yZXByZXNlbnRpbmctYXNpYS1hbmQtZXVyb3BlLW9uLXRoZS1ncmFuZC1zdGFpcmNhc2UtYzAwMDE5LTEwMjQuanBn/40/30/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Gra...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.