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Exterior view of Capitol. [graphic].
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Creator
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer.
Contributor
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Title
Exterior view of Capitol. [graphic].
Date
1906
Physical Description
1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 20 x 24.5 cm. (7.75 x 9.5 in.)
Description
Exterior, oblique view of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building in Harrisburg, showing intersecting pathways in the foreground. Joseph M. 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
Photographer's imprint stamped on recto.
Title from manuscript note on verso.
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.
Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Subject
Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Capitols -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg.
Genre
Gelatin silver prints -- 1900-1910.
Associated name
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.8]
Accession number
P.8479.8
In Collections
Pennsylvania Capitol Collection
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