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[Capitol of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
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Contributor
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Title
[Capitol of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
Date
1904
Physical Description
1 print : lithograph ; 38 x 66 cm. (15.5 x 27 in.), on paper mount 62 x 93 cm. (24 x 36 in.)
Description
Detailed, oblique view of the Pennsylvania Capitol building from State Street showing Capitol Park, monumental pillars flanking the side path entrances and the large fountain built into the center entrance ramp leading to the main, west entrance of the Capitol building. Also depicts detailed views of exterior sculpture, such as the north and south statuary groups flanking the front entrance, the unexecuted Triumphant Quadriga above the central portico, and the Capitol tympana above the pediments of the north and south wings. The rendering includes street traffic and people recreating on the Capitol grounds.
Notes
Inscribed in lithograph: Hudson and Hawley, 1904.
LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pgs. 42, 47-48.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol.
Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Subject
Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Capitols -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Fountains -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1900-1910.
Associated name
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **GC - Government buildings [P.2280]
Accession number
P.2280
In Collections
Pennsylvania Capitol Collection
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