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Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Stairs and entrance to Libr...

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Army Medical Museum & Library, Seventh Street & Independence Avenue So...

Significance: Specially designed building, intended as the fireproof, permanent home of the Army Medical Museum, which was founded in 1862. Housed collection of surgical and medical specimens and a medical libr... More

Library of Congress, Northeast corner of First Street & Independence A...

Significance: The nation's "main" library, the Library of Congress serves not only Congress but also acts as central source for resources collection and for copyright. Building is one of the world's largest an... More

[Congressional Library. Commemorative arch in Great Hall]

Photo shows interior of the newly built Library of Congress. In album: Congressional Library, Washington, D.C., p. 16.

Congressional Library, grand stairway from vestibule

Copyrighted by T. W. Ingersoll, 1897. On mount: American and Foreign Views. Sold only by Canvassers. No. 182.

Congressional Library. Mantle, Law, in special reading room, H. of R.

Photo shows fireplace and mosaic panel by Frederick Dielman entitled "Law," in House Members Room, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C. In album: Congressional Library, Washington, D.... More

[Congressional Library. Minerva], engraving, Library of Congress

Photo shows the Great Hall area of the Library of Congress. In album: Congressional Library, Washington, D.C., p. 8.

[Congressional Library]. Representative special reading room

Photo shows the interior of the newly built Library of Congress. In album: Congressional Library, Washington, D.C., p. 22.

[Religion, mural at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

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Gallery of the rotunda, Library of Congress

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Library of Congress facade, dark sky, Washington, D.C.

Title from jacket. "WHJ 206-02" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 032730. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Reading Room rotunda, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Folger Library exteriors. Carving on Folger Library building, Midsumme...

Old negative number: 1339-34. Public domain photograph of a sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Exterior of Jefferson Buildi...

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

Library of Congress. View of the Jefferson Building of the Library of ...

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Folger Library exteriors. North and west end of Folger Library buildin...

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Library of Congress, Adams Building. New Library of Congress annex pla...

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Library of Congress (Adams Building). Thomas Jefferson Reading Room, L...

Old negative number: 2351-49. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1... More

Folger Library guards. Four oldest Folger Library guards

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Editors (Kiplinger) Building. Room with bookcases and desks in Editors...

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Folger Library exteriors. Carving on Folger Library building, Tragedie...

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Dumbarton Oaks. Exterior of Dumbarton Oaks IV

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Folger Library exteriors. Carving on Folger Library building, Midsumme...

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Folger Library exteriors. North and west end of Folger Library buildin...

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Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Hermes on door, L...

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Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Rear of Library of Congress ...

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Folger Library exteriors. Carving on Folger Library building, Tragedie...

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Grande salle de lecture--Bureau central d'information

Lantern slide showing the main reading room at the Library of Congress. Slide was probably used in a lecture to accompany an exhibit prepared for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et des Techniques dans la... More

La bibliothèque du Congrés, annexe in cours de construction (Pierson e...

Lantern slide showing a drawing of the Annex (now the Adams Building) at the Library of Congress. Slide was probably used in a lecture to accompany an exhibit prepared for the Exposition Internationale des Arts... More

Cour nord-ouest, et extérieur de la salle de concert

Lantern slide showing the northwest inner courtyard, with ornamental pool, and concert hall wall at the Library of Congress. Slide was probably used in a lecture to accompany an exhibit prepared for the Exposit... More

Dumbarton Oaks. Exterior of Dumbarton Oaks III

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Poster. A careless word...a needles loss. Poster distributed by the Of...

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Poster distributed by Office of War Information to libraries, theatres...

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Carol M. Highsmith - Hampden Branch Library, Baltimore, Maryland

Opened to the public on July 2, 1900 as the seventh branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Robert Poole, a resident of Hampden, provided the funds for construction and the initial book collection. The architec... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Hampden Branch Library, Baltimore, Maryland

Opened to the public on July 2, 1900 as the seventh branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Robert Poole, a resident of Hampden, provided the funds for construction and the initial book collection. The architec... More

Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library, Washington, D.C.

Opened in 2010 and named after Civil Rights activist Dorothy Height. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of ... More

Untitled negative showing photographs stored in the south cellar of th...

(Source: caption on print of negative in LOT 887, 37824-D) Negative not titled by FSA/OWI/OEM. Images with neighboring call numbers that are similar in appearance may have titles based on agency captions. To i... More

J.H. Culver, Lib. of Cong., Deck 4, Annex by Jno. Lane

Photograph shows James H. Culver, Curator of Motion Pictures at the Library of Congress, seated at a desk, looking at a paper print of motion picture film, in the John Adams Building of the Library of Congress... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...

Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More

[Library of Congress ("Congressional Library"), Washington, D.C. Persp...

Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-May 2012. Conservation control number 08.83.165.10.

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front. Exterior elevation. Comp...

Proposed plan for the facade of the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. P.J. Pelz, del. Scale 1/32 in. to 1 ft.

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front. Exterior elevation. Comp...

Proposed plan for the facade of the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. P.J. Pelz, del. Scale 1/32 in. to 1 ft.

Library of Congress central stair hall

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Neptune's Fountain, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Howard University, Founders Library, 2400 Sixth Street Northwest, Wash...

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Howard University, Founders Library, 2400 Sixth Street Northwest, Wash...

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Library of Congress. "Lyric Poetry", by H.O. Walker

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Congressional Library. Corridor south of main entrance

Photo shows interior of the newly built Library of Congress. In album: Congressional Library, Washington, D.C., p. 14.

[Congressional Library]. Statues of Shakespeare & Kent

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Congressional Library. Beethoven statue in the gallery, public reading...

Photo shows the Main Reading Room in the Library of Congress. In album: Congressional Library, Washington, D.C., p. 6.

Congressional Library. Grand staircase

Photo shows the Great Hall in the Library of Congress. In album: Congressional Library, Washington, D.C., p. 2.

The Library of Congress - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Library of Congress, second floor, central stair hall

Copyright 1900 by Detroit Photographic Co. Detroit Publishing Co. no. "53544". Forms part of: Photochrom Print Collection. More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.... More

The Library of Congress, North Staircase, Central Stair Hall

Listed in Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). "Detroit Photographic Co." Detroit Publishing Co. no. 015063. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

The Rotunda, Library of Congress, Washington, D. C

Carnegie Institution--D.C. Public Library, Massachusetts. & N.Y. Aves....

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Neptune's Fountain, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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Ceiling, Library [of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, second floor...

A black and white photo of a ceiling. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Folger Library. Sculpture of seated woman at Folger Library

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U.S. Supreme Court exteriors. Front portico of U.S. Supreme Court from...

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Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Nabu on door, Lib...

Old negative number: 2351-25. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1... More

Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Thoth on door, Li...

Old negative number: 2351-20. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1... More

Folger Library exteriors. North and west side of Folger Library with f...

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Folger Library exteriors. Front of Folger Library building from angle ...

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Folger Library exteriors. North and west end of Folger Library buildin...

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Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Itzamna on door, ...

Old negative number: 2351-30. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1... More

Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Mosaic of Minerva, Library o...

Titles devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to the 19... More

Dumbarton Oaks. Entrance detail of Dumbarton Oaks

Item title devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to th... More

Last of the N.R.A. Washington, D.C., Oct. 26. Mrs. Mildred S. Steinmet...

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Folger Library interiors. Exhibition hall at Folger Library I

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Folger Library exteriors. North side of Folger Library and Capitol dom...

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Folger Library guards. Four oldest Folger Library guards

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Folger Library interiors. Book room in Harmsworth vault at Folger Libr...

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Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Ogma on door, Lib...

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Folger Library interiors. East end of reading room at Folger Library

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Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Tahmurath on door...

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Salle d'étude, lantern slide, Washington DC

Lantern slide showing a study room at the Library of Congress. Slide was probably used in a lecture to accompany an exhibit prepared for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et des Techniques dans la Vie Mode... More

Mécanisme pour la contrôle de la température et de l'humidité atmosphé...

Lantern slide showing climate control machinery for the rare book room at the Library of Congress. Slide was probably used in a lecture to accompany an exhibit prepared for the Exposition Internationale des Art... More

Plan d'une salle de lecture de l'annexe (Pierson et Wilson, architecte...

Lantern slide showing a drawing of a reading room in the Annex (now the Adams Building) at the Library of Congress. Slide was probably used in a lecture to accompany an exhibit prepared for the Exposition Inter... More

Département des littératures orientales

Lantern slide showing the oriental literature stack area at the Library of Congress. Slide was probably used in a lecture to accompany an exhibit prepared for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et des Techn... More

Folger Library interiors. Seven ages of man, stained glass window at F...

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