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[Entrance hall, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
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Contributor
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Title
[Entrance hall, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Date
ca. 1901
Physical Description
1 photographic print : platinum print on cardboard mount; circular print on rectangular mount 52 x 41 cm. (20 x 16 in.)
Description
Photographic reproduction of an architectural drawing by Joseph M. Huston showing details of sculptures over door, arches, and floor design with horses and state seal in the entrance hall of the Capitol building. Huston was commissioned to design the structure, constructed between 1902 and 1906 to house the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the chambers of the Sumpreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the Governor.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloguer.
Signature of Joseph M. Huston on drawing.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol.
LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48.
See P.8479.67 for original architectural drawing, also held by repository.
Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Subject
Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Capitols -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Entrance halls -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Genre
Architectural drawings -- 1900-1910.
Platinum prints -- 1900-1910.
Associated name
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.106]
Accession number
P.8479.106
In Collections
Pennsylvania Capitol Collection
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