Contributor |
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect. |
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Perry, Roland Hinton, 1870-1941, sculptor. |
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Ruckstuhl, Frederick W., b. 1853, sculptor. |
Title |
[Pennsylvania State Capitol building, exterior detail of front entrance and center dome, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic]. |
Date |
1906 |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print : platinum mounted on cardboard ; 14.5 x 23 cm. (5.5 x 9 in.), on mount 28.5 x 36 cm. (11 x 14 in.) |
Description |
Exterior detail of the front entrance and center dome of the Capitol building, including at the top of the 272-feet high dome,
the sculpted statue of Commonwealth, created by Roland Hinton Perry in 1904 and installed in May, 1905. Also visible in the
lower lefthand corner, is the bronze equestrian statue of former Pennsylvania Governor, General John Frederick Hartranft,
sculpted by Frederick W. Ruckstuhl and installed in 1899. Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol, 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.
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Notes |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol. |
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LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48. |
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Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection. |
Subject |
Hartranft, John F., 1830-1889 -- Statues. |
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Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.) |
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Capitols -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
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Domes -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
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Equestrian statues -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
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Monuments & memorials -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
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Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
Genre |
Platinum prints -- 1900-1910. |
Associated name |
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect. |
Associated name |
Perry, Roland Hinton, 1870-1941, sculptor. |
Associated name |
Ruckstuhl, Frederick W., b. 1853, sculptor. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.2] |
Accession number |
P.8479.103.2 |