| Creator |
Bacher, Otto H. (Otto Henry), 1856-1909. |
| Contributor |
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect. |
| Title |
Sketches of the Capitol of Pennsylvania, April, 1905 by Otto Henry Bacher, 1856-1909. [graphic]. |
| Date |
April 1905 |
| Physical Description |
1 album (12 leaves, 17 illustrations): pencil and chalk; 13 x 15.5 cm. (5 x 6 in.), mounted on paper 31 x 49 cm. (12 x 20
in.)
|
| Description |
Seventeen pencil and chalk sketches depict various exterior views of the Capitol and surrounding properties during the construction
of the building.
|
| Notes |
[Dedicated] to Joseph M. Huston with compliments of Otto H. Bacher. |
|
Architect Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the new Capitol building, 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.
|
|
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. |
|
Construction -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
| Genre |
Drawings -- 1900-1910. |
|
Sketchbooks -- 1900-1910. |
| Associated name |
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.105] |
| Accession number |
P.8479.105 |
