Library of Congress 1897 The Boy of Winander

A large portfolio of photographs emphasizing the architectural details of the Library of Congress, 1897-1900(?)

Title: A large portfolio of photographs emphasizing the architectural details of the Library of Congress, 1897-1900(?)
Date Created/Published: ca. 1897.
Summary: Portfolio of photographs of architectural details and murals of the Library of Congress Jefferson Building. View of the exterior front elevation, Grand Entrance, Grand Staircase, gallery of the rotunda (Herodotus and Beethoven statues), Main Reading Room, Representatives Reading Room, bookstacks, corridor of the main entrance hall, and corridor of the Congressional Reading Room. Includes photographic copies of mosaic 'Minerva' (designed by E. Vedder), and murals by E. Vedder ('Anarchy' and 'Corrupt Legislation'), H. O. Walker ('Comus,' The Boy of Winander,' 'Adonis,' 'Uriel,' 'Ganymede,' 'Endymion,' and 'Lyric Poetry'), J. W. Alexander ('Manuscript Book,' Printing Press,' 'Picture Writing,' and 'Hieroglyphics'), Gari Melchers ('War' and 'Peace'), and E. H. Blashfield (rotunda dome and 'Evolution of Civilization').
Notes: Portfolio may have been prepared to illustrate Herbert Small's Handbook of the New Library of Congress (Boston: Curtis & Cameron, 1897). Cover page reads: 'Library of Congress, Washington D.C. (National Library founded 1800, Building Erected 1897, [Number of] volumes 1899, 957,056.'
LOT title and other information from catalog card and published guide: Washingtoniana Photographs ... Library of Congress, 1989.
Some images bear 'Copley Print' label.
Copyright deposit; Curtis & Cameron; 1897.

Subjects: Library of Congress--Facilities--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building (Washington, D.C.)--1890-1900.
Interiors--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
Architectural elements--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
Murals--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.

Portfolios--1890-1900.

Bookmark /2004668857/
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