Collection of photographs, including a series created by Philadelphia professional photographer, William Rau, along with architectural drawings, photomechanical prints, sketches, lithographs and etchings, depicting the Capitol during its construction from 1901 to 1906.

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[Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker making his address, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.] [graphic].
View from the grandstand, looking at Governor Samuel Pennypacker as he speaks to the crowd gathered in Harrisburg for the Capitol dedication. Includes men sitting in the stands behind him, and a sea of umbrellas and faces in the street., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Governor Pennypacker making his address, October 4, 1906., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.86 for a similar view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker showing the "golden key" to the Capitol to President Theodore Roosevelt, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.] [graphic].
Depicts a large group of people in elevated stands adorned with patriotic bunting in front of the Capitol building. Pennsylvania Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker is showing President Theodore Roosevelt the golden key, before the President's speech during the Capitol dedication ceremony., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Governor Pennypacker showing Golden Key to President., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker speaking to the people, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.] [graphic].
Depicts a large group of people in elevated stands adorned with patriotic bunting in front of the Capitol building. Pennsylvania Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker stands at the elevated podium speaking to a large crowd of people during the Capitol dedication ceremony. He accepted the gold key of the Capitol from former Governor William A. Stone and addressed the crowd., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Governor Pennypacker speaking to the people, October 4, 1906, The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker speaking to the people, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.] [graphic].
View from the grandstand, looking at Governor Samuel Pennypacker as he speaks to the crowd gathered in Harrisburg for the Capitol dedication. Includes men sitting in the stands behind him, and a sea of umbrellas and faces in the street., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Governor Pennypacker speaking to the people, October 4, 1906., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., See P.8479.88 for a similar view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Governor William A. Stone delivering key to the Capitol to Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.] [graphic].
View looking down at the crowded grandstand in front of the Capitol building as former Governor William A. Stone hands Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker the gold key of the Capitol., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Ex. Governor Stone delivering key of Capitol to Governor Pennypacker., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Governor William A. Stone presenting Capitol to Commonwealth, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.] [graphic].
Depicts former Pennsylvania Governor, William A. Stone, standing at the elevated podium speaking to a large crowd of people in the street during the Capitol dedication ceremony. He spoke about the 1901 Act of Assembly, which appropriated money for the removal of old state buildings and the construction of new buildings. Stone served as the president of the Capitol Building Commission and held the gold key of the Capitol presented by architect Joseph M. Huston., Signature of photographer on recto., Manuscript note on verso: Ex. Governor Stone presenting Capitol to Commonwealth, October 4, 1906., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Governor William Alexis Stone presenting the Capitol to Commonwealth, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.] [graphic].
View from the ground in front of the grandstand, looking up at former Governor William Stone, as he reads his remarks to the crowd gathered in Harrisburg for the Capitol dedication. Patriotic bunting hangs from the stands., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: Ex. Governor Stone presenting Capitol to Commonwealth, October 4, 1906., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia: 250 Historic Prints from the Library Company of Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1980) plate 180., For more information about the dedication ceremony see Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol, Chapter Four., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Governor's executive reception room with Miss Oakley's paintings of the Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual. [graphic].
Interior view of the Governor's ornately decorated reception room in the Capitol building, showing heavily embellished lightposts and a chandelier, a long table, fireplace, gilded ceiling and murals created in 1902 by Violet Oakley depicting William Penn's founding of Pennsylvania., Photographer's imprint stamp on recto., Title from manuscript note on verso., Under the terms of Miss Oakley's contract she was "to design and paint...fifteen panels..approximately six feet in height...to form a frieze between the top of the wainscoating and the plaster cornice in the grand Executive Reception Room...These paintings shall be illustrative or allegorical of the history of the 'Founding of the State'...", The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 207. A description of the room and the murals is on pp. 199-200., For related views see P.8479.9-10, P.8479.13, P.8479.44-45., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Governor's private office, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[Governor's private office, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Interior view of elaborately decorated office showing paneled walls, fireplace, oak over-mantel, candelabras and governor's desk. Depicts the room before portrait paintings of former Pennsylvania Governors lined the walls of the office., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 57., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Governor's private office with paintings of Governors from Wm. Penn to present time. [graphic].
Interior view of elaborately decorated office showing paneled walls, fireplace, oak over-mantel, chandeliers and governor's desk. Portrait paintings of former Pennsylvania Governors line the walls of the office., Photographer's imprint stamped on recto., Title from manuscript note on verso., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 206. A description of the office is on p. 200., See P.8479.31 for a related view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Governor's private room. [graphic].
Interior view of elaborately decorated office showing paneled walls, fireplace, oak over-mantel, chandeliers and governor's desk. Portrait paintings of former Pennsylvania Governors line the walls of the office., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on mount., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 206. A description of the office is on p. 200., See P.8479.04 for a a related view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Governor's private room, detail of mantel. [graphic].
Interior view of the ornate fireplace and mantel in the Governor's private room., Signature of photographer on mount., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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.8479.04 for a a related view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Governor's Reception Room chandelier, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[Governor's Reception Room chandelier, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Detailed view of a bronze chandelier in the Governor's reception room, furnished by the Pennsylvania Bronze Company., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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 photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Governor's reception room light standard, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
[Governor's reception room light standard, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
Detailed view of a bronze ornamental lamppost with one tier of globes surmounted by one large, bronze-capped globe in the corner of the Governor's Reception Room. Three cherubs playing horns are carved into the post below the globes. Supplied by the Pennsylvania Bronze Company, it is one of many similarly designed standard lamps used throughout the Capitol building, contructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Title supplied by cataloguer., 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., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 58, and in an article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 208., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Grand staircase in Rotunda, with "aspiration" angel of light figure] [graphic].
Interior view of the grand staircase in the Rotunda of the Capitol building, showing the large plaster Angel figure, designed by Vincenzo Alfano, on the newel posts holding aloft a lighted globe. All of the light pedestals and chandeliers are lit., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on mount: Rotunda, The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 202. A description of the staircase is on p. 196., See P.8479.2, P.8479.11 and P. 8479.34 for related views., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Grand staircase in the rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[Grand staircase in the rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
View of the grand staircase in the rotunda from the main entrance arch. Depicts the staircase before the installation of Vincenzo Alfano's Angels of Light., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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 photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Grand staircase in the rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[Grand staircase in the rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
View of the grand staircase in the rotunda before the installation of Vincenzo Alfano's Angels of Light. Includes the putti figures on the pediment of the mezzanine doorway created by Vincenzo Alfano and the light standards designed by Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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 photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Grand staircase with figures of "aspiration" angels of light. [graphic].
Interior view of the grand staircase in the Rotunda of the Capitol building, showing the large plaster Angel figures, designed by Vincenzo Alfano, on the newel posts holding aloft lighted globes. All of the light pedestals and chandeliers are lit., Photographer's imprint stamped on recto., Title from manuscript note on verso., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 202. A description of the staircase is on p. 196., See P.8479.11, P. 8479.34, and P.8479.99 for related views., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Grille executed for Pennsylvania State Capitol Building. [graphic].
View of grille ornamented with a foliage pattern on the base and in the top frieze., Typed label pasted on verso: Grille: 8' 6" x 3' 7" Weight 985 lbs. Executed for Penn State Capitol Bldg. Joseph M. Huston, Architect. Geo. F. Payne & Co., contractors. The Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co., bronze founders., 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.
[House Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[House Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Colorful architectural rendering of the interior of the House of Representatives chamber in the Capitol building, constructed by Joseph M. Huston between 1902 to 1906. View looking northwest toward the front podium, showing auditorium seating, a dome, and a mural under the cove ceiling above the central podium. Ocular stained glass windows line the walls., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee's Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.: Integra Graphics, 2006), p. 91., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[House Library, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts rows of book cases in the Capitol's House Library. Chairs sit at the end of each row. Includes the intricate bronze railing on the second floor balcony and an ornamental chandelier. The room was transformed into the Speaker's office suite in 1939., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[House of Representatives ceiling, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] [graphic].
[House of Representatives ceiling, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] [graphic].
Interior view looking south toward the front podium in the House of Representatives chamber, showing a detailed view of chandeliers hanging from the ornate ceiling, divided by gilded beams and decorated with a circle to be filled in with a mural painting by Edwin Austin Abbey representing the twenty-four hours. Also includes the front wall behind the podium, temporarily decorated with a fleur-de-lis pattern until the 1911-installation of The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania, also by Edwin Austin Abbey. The bronze light fixtures in the House Chamber were furnished by the Pennsylvania Bronze Company., Signature of architect Joseph M. Huston on recto., 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., 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.
[House of Representatives, cove and ceiling, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
[House of Representatives, cove and ceiling, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
Interior view looking west at the cove and gilded ceiling in the House Chamber, showing pairs of Corinthian columns supporting the main beams in the ceiling, along with the ocular stained glass windows designed by William Brantley Van Ingen and executed by Thomas Wright and John Calvin of the Decorative Stained Glass Company of New York. The titles of the scenes depicted in these windows are, from right to left: Steam Engineering, Commerce, Abundance, Petroleum, and Education., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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 photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
House of Representatives, Harrisburg, Pa. [graphic].
Exterior view of the brick wing that was home to House of Representatives in the Stephen Hills-designed capitol building., Title inscribed in negative., Photographer's label pasted on verso., James Hamilton Windrim was commissioned in 1877 to add a one-story extension to the House side of the Stephen Hills-designed Capitol building in Harrisburg to accomodate new members of the General Assembly. From 1895 to 1897 he was commissioned, with his son John T. Windrim, to perform alterations and upgrades on the building., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
House of Representatives, Harrisburg, Pa. [graphic].
Exterior view of the brick wing that was home to House of Representatives in the Stephen Hills-designed capitol building., Title inscribed in negative., Photographer's label pasted on verso., James Hamilton Windrim was commissioned in 1877 to add a one-story extension to the House side of the Stephen Hills-designed Capitol building in Harrisburg to accomodate new members of the General Assembly. From 1895 to 1897 he was commissioned, with his son John T. Windrim, to perform alterations and upgrades on the building., Reproduced in The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee's Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.: Integra Graphics, 2006), p. 57., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[House of Representatives, interior, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Interior view of the House of Representatives chamber without any furniture in the Stephen Hills-designed capitol building. Hills designed the building in 1819. The building burned in 1897, and another capitol building was hastily constructed after designs by Henry Ives Cobb. Dissatisfaction with the new building prompted another design competition, which Joseph M. Huston won. His building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 and still stands in Harrisburg today., Title inscribed in negative., Photographer's label pasted on verso., James Hamilton Windrim was commissioned in 1877 to add a one-story extension to the House side of the Stephen Hills-designed Capitol building in Harrisburg to accomodate new members of the General Assembly. From 1895 to 1897 he was commissioned, with his son John T. Windrim, to perform alterations and upgrades on the building., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[House of Representatives, interior, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Interior view looking toward a second floor balcony in the empty House of Representatives chamber in the Stephen Hills-designed capitol building. Hills designed the building in 1819. The building burned in 1897, and another capitol building was hastily constructed after designs by Henry Ives Cobb. Dissatisfaction with the new building prompted another design competition, which Joseph M. Huston won. His building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 and still stands in Harrisburg today., Title inscribed in negative., Photographer's label pasted on verso., James Hamilton Windrim was commissioned in 1877 to add a one-story extension to the House side of the Stephen Hills-designed Capitol building in Harrisburg to accomodate new members of the General Assembly. From 1895 to 1897 he was commissioned, with his son John T. Windrim, to perform alterations and upgrades on the building., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[House of Representatives, looking toward podium, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[House of Representatives, looking toward podium, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Interior view looking south in the House Chamber, showing the desks arranged in tiers and the floor gradually descending to the front of the room, where the podium is located. Includes the front wall behind the podium, temporarily decorated with a fleur-de-lis pattern until the 1911-installation of Edwin Austin Abbey's The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania. Also shows the hanging, ornate candelabra and the Corinthian columns, which support the main beams in the cove ceiling., Copyrighed by S.C. Huston., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook" pg. 199., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[House of Representatives, looking toward visitors' gallery, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[House of Representatives, looking toward visitors' gallery, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Interior view looking north in the House Chamber, showing the desks arranged in tiers and the floor gradually ascending to the back of the room, where the second floor entrances are located. This image shows the visitors' gallery over the entrances, supported by double Corinthian columns. Includes the cove and ceiling and elaborate, hanging candelabra., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 51, with a detailed description of the House Chambers pp. 50-55. See also article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook" pg. 198., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Interior of Treasury Department, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[Interior of Treasury Department, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Interior view of the Treasury Department, located on the west side of the first floor south corridor, under the House of Representatives. Includes office space with a long row of desks, where several men are seated in the back. The teller's space is enclosed and divided from the rest of the office by a marble barrier and a bronze screen. Bronze chandeliers hang from the ceiling above each desk., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 40, with description of the Treasury Department p. 41., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Keys to the main entrance, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[Keys to the main entrance, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Depicts two keys, one bearing the inscription "Bronze doors cast in one piece by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. N.Y. 1904-1905" and the other inscribed "State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pa., Jos. M. Huston Architect." The State Capitol key was presented by architect Joseph M. Huston and given to Governor Samuel Pennypacker by former Governor William A. Stone during the dedication ceremony on October 4, 1906., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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 photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Kneeling Youth, George Grey Barnard, from south statuary group, on display in marble workshop, France] [graphic].
Depicts a kneeling male nude from "The Burden of Life: The Broken Law" - the south statuary group. The figure was created in France with twenty-six others by George Grey Barnard for the Pennsylvania State Capitol building, constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston. The Piccirilli Brothers, from New York, completed the rough carving of these figures, and after they were displayed at the Paris Spring Salon, they were shipped to Harrisburg, where they were installed by the Piccirillis in October of 1911., 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.
[Lieutenant-Governor's suite, entrance for general public, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[Lieutenant-Governor's suite, entrance for general public, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
A pediment caps the right-hand entrance of the Lieutenant-Governor's Suite, which was located on the second floor of the west wing. Two large lanterns, created by the Pennsylvania Bronze Company, hang from the ceiling and flank the entranceway., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 42, with detailed description of the entire Lieutenant- Governor's Suite, p. 43., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Main rotunda elevation, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
Competition drawing depicting a detailed cross section of the main rotunda and dome of the Capitol building. 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., 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., Reproduced in The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee's Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.: Integra Graphics, 2006), p. 109., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Main rotunda elevation, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
Photographic reproduction of a competition drawing depicting a detailed cross section of the main rotunda and dome of the Capitol building. Drawn by architect Joseph M. Huston, who was commissioned to design the structure. 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., Notes in pencil scribbled on mount., 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., Original architectural drawing also held by repository, see P.8479.62., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Main rotunda elevation, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
[Main rotunda elevation, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.] [graphic].
Colorful architectural rendering of a detailed cross section of the main rotunda and dome of the Capitol building. Drawn by architect Joseph M. Huston, who was commissioned to design the structure. 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., Reproduced in The Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee's Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.: Integra Graphics, 2006), p. 98., Reproduced in Drawing Toward Building: Philadelphia Architectural Graphics 1732-1986 (Philadelphia: Published for the Academy of the Fine Arts by the University of Pennsylvania Press, 1986) p. 178., Photographic reproduction of architectural drawing also held by repository, see P.8479.109., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Mantelpiece in Governor's Reception Room, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[Mantelpiece in Governor's Reception Room, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Detailed view of the Sierra-marble mantel in the Governor's Reception Room. A cornice is supported by two pilasters that depict a sword entwined with snakes, surmounted by a helmet, laurel branches, a gorget and the helmeted head of a woman. These objects symbolize bravery and prudence in war. Peace is depicted in the overmantel by two male figures, Mineral and Mechanical resources of the State (left) and Agriculture (right), supporting a panel containing William Penn's coat-of-arms, which are flanked by the shields of the United States (right) and Pennsylvania (left). Above this oblong panel rests an eagle. These artistic symbols represent the origin of the Commonwealth. Also includes two bronze light standards and a bronze chandelier, all supplied by the Pennsylvania Bronze Company., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 43., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Mantelpiece in Lieutenant-Governor's Office, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
[Mantelpiece in Lieutenant-Governor's Office, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.] [graphic].
Detailed view of the mantel in the Lieutenant-Governor's Office, surmounted by a pendulum clock. The mantel is built of an Irish green Connemara marble, a blend of moss and lichen tones. Also depicts oak wainscoting on the walls and a partial view of the oblong coffers on the ceiling., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 43., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
[Marble carver in workshop sculpting an eagle for entresol floor of the Pennsylvania capitol building.] [graphic].
Depicts a marble worker carving an eagle that will be placed on top of the sculptured cherub-globe ornament over the entresol door in the Rotunda. Designed and sculpted by Vincenzo Alfano, who could very well be the man depicted in the photograph., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., 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.
[Marble carver in workshop sculpting eagles for the Pennsylvania capitol building.] [graphic].
Depicts a marble worker carving eagles for the Pennsylvania State Capitol building, contructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Manuscript note on verso: Duplicate. Marble eagles. House and Senate entrances. Copy in scrapbook., 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.

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