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Title: [A sea of umbrellas, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: View looking down at a street crowded with spectators holding umbrellas who have gathered to watch and listen to the speeches of President Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker and Governor William A. Stone at the dedication ceremony of the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg. American flags and patriotic bunting hang from nearby buildings., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on verso., Manuscript note on verso: A sea of umbrellas., 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.87]

Title: [West entrance doors, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: View of the double bronze doors in the west entrance of the Capitol building. They were designed by Joseph M. Huston, modeled by Otto Jahnson, and cast by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company. A medallion of William Penn, copied from an engraving by S.A. Schoff, and two lunettes, sit above four panels depicting the Declaration of Independence, the Signing of the Constitution, and the natural resources of the State. The two medallions in the middle represent History and Education. The design of the doors purportedly followed the precedent set by Lorenzo Ghiberti's door of the Baptistry in Florence, Italy., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on mount: Main Entrance Doors., 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 Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 19, with description pages 17-18., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.90]

Title: [Procession of the 18th Regiment, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: Depicts rows of soldiers from the 18th Regiment marching behind mounted horses with their rifles resting against their shoulders. A large crowd with umbrellas is gathered along the sides of the street. The procession, along with a speech by President Theodore Roosevelt, was part of the dedication ceremony for the new capitol building, constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: 18th regiment., 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.91]

Title: [President Theodore Roosevelt addressing the crowd, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: President Theodore Roosevelt stands in the front row of a crowded grandstand near the new Capitol building and addresses the spectators in the street during the dedication ceremony. Patriotic bunting hangs from the stands., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: President Roosevelt addressing the crowd., 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., For related views see P.8479.41, P.8479.84, and P.8479.101, LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.96]

Title: Supreme Court Room
Description: Interior view of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, including two tables in the center of the floor, surrounded by wooden balustrades. The judges' elevated bench sits against the far wall. A green and gold hemispheric glass dome, created by Alfred Godwin, rises from the ceiling., Signature of photographer on mount., Title from manuscript note on recto., 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.8479.6 for similar view., See the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 200 for a description of the Supreme Court Room., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.98]

Title: [President Theodore Roosevelt addressing the crowd, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: View from the grandstand showing a hatless President Theodore Roosevelt standing and reading his speech before a large mass of people gathered in front of the stands near the new Capitol building. A building on the left side of the street is covered in patriotic bunting and lights are strung from one side of the street to the other, over the heads of the spectators., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: President Roosevelt addressing the crowd., 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., For related views see P.8479.41, P.8479.84, and P.8479.96., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.101]

Title: [Supreme Court elevation, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: Photographic reproduction of drawing depicting a detailed cross section of the Supreme Court in the Capitol building. Includes the green and gold hemispheric glass dome created by Alfred Godwin., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso of mount., Architect Joseph M. Huston was commissioned to design the 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.
Creator: Geisse, F. William, photographer
Date: ca. 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.110]

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, exterior detail of front entrance and center dome at night, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Exterior view of the front entrance and center dome of the Capitol building taken in the evening, including at the top of the 272-feet high dome, the outline of the sculpted statue of Commonwealth, created by Roland Hinton Perry in 1904 and installed in May, 1905. 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 photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.3]

Title: [House of Representatives ceiling, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]
Description: 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.
Date: ca. 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **photo - unidentified - Cities [P.8479.70]

Title: Violet Oakley at work upon the panel of "International Understanding and Unity" for the Senate Chamber, Capitol of Pennsylvania
Description: Depicts the principal mural artist for the Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Violet Oakley, standing on an elevated wooden platform, posing with a palette in her left hand, and a paintbrush in her right hand, before her Forty-four feet long Senate Chamber mural, International Understanding and Unity: Supreme Manifestation of Enlightenment Prophecy of William Penn. Visible in this photograph is the woman with outstretched hands, which symbolizes the "Water of Life" or "Unity." Oakley is attired in a smock over a dress with a straight skirt., Title from manuscript note on verso., Blind stamp of Mathilde Weil on recto., Note on verso: Please handle with Great Care and return., Although construction on the Capitol building was completed in 1906, much of the artwork continued to be created and installed decades later., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Weil, Mathilde, 1847-1943?, photographer
Date: ca. 1913
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department portrait photographs - sitter - O [P.9260.616]

Title: [Grand staircase in the rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.8]

Title: [Entranceway north sculpture group, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Oblique view of the north sculpture group inside the Capitol building's main entranceway, designed by Vincenzo Alfano to represent the early Commonwealth and Native Americans., 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.9]

Title: [David Rittenhouse capital, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Depicts the David Rittenhouse portrait head, one of many plaster figures representing the various countries that formed the Commonwealth, mounted on a pilaster in one of the first floor corridors in the Capitol building. An astronomer, mathmetician, and clock maker, his figure represents the Dutch. Tulips, the national flower, were incorporated into the design. These capitals decorated both the North Corridor and the South Corridor., 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.13a]

Title: [Rotunda, pendentives and ceiling of the dome, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Interior view of the central dome in the Rotunda, looking straight up from the ground, showing the four corner pendentives that receive the weight of the dome. In this image, the rondels are adorned with a decorative fleur-de-lis pattern, but would later contain Edwin A. Abbey's mural paintings of Religion, Law, Science, and Art, each of which measured fourteen feet in diameter., 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.15]

Title: [Lieutenant-Governor's suite, entrance for general public, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.17]

Title: [Mantelpiece in Lieutenant-Governor's Office, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.21]

Title: [Senate Chamber, visitor's gallery, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Interior view looking south from the speaker's podium at the Senate Chamber, showing rows of desks and the visitor's gallery in the rear. Notice the ornate bronze work of the balconies and the heavy bronze candelabra hanging from the 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 Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) p. 47, and in 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.
Date: c1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.27]

Title: [Governor's private office, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.19]

Title: [Governor William A. Stone presenting Capitol to Commonwealth, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.36]

Title: [Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker speaking to the people, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.37]

Title: [Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker showing the "golden key" to the Capitol to President Theodore Roosevelt, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.38]

Title: [Standard for main entrance of the Pennsylvania State Capitol building on display in the studio of the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company]
Description: Depicts Eugene F. Aucaigne standing next to the twenty-one foot high ornamental bronze column surmounted by an eagle, in the studio of the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company. The standard was designed by Joseph M. Huston, modeled by Piccirilli Brothers, and cast in one piece by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, under the supervision of Aucaigne. Created for the Capitol building, constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Note on mount: Designed by Joseph M. Huston, architect. Modeled by Piccirilli Bros. Cast in one piece by the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company. 21 feet high., 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. 242., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.46]

Title: [Governor William Alexis Stone presenting the Capitol to Commonwealth, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.85]

Title: [Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker speaking to the people, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.86]

Title: [Governor Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker making his address, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.88]

Title: [Dedication officials leaving the Capitol, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: Dedication officials, including President Theodore Roosevelt, walk from the main entrance of the Capitol building and pass by 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., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Dedication officials leaving the Capitol., 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.94]

Title: [Distinguished visitors and officials leaving the Capitol, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: Dedication officials holding umbrellas walk from the main entrance of the Capitol building and pass by 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., Signature of photographer on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Distinguished visitors and officials leaving the Capitol., 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.8479.94 for a similar view., Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.95]

Title: [Reverend James Henry Darlington giving the benediction, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: The Right Reverend James Henry Darlington, bishop of Harrisburg, stands in the front row of a crowded grandstand near the new Capitol building and closes the dedication ceremony with the benediction. Patriotic bunting hangs from the stands., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: Benediction by Rev. Darlington., 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.100]

Title: [Friend John H. Dillingham delivering the opening prayer, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: View from the grandstand, showing John H. Dillingham from behind and the crowd in the street in front of him as he reads the scriptures at the dedication ceremony. Includes buildings decorated with patriotic bunting on the opposite side of the street., Photographer's signature on mount., Manuscript note on verso: The opening prayer by Friend Dillingham., 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.102]

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Exterior view of the front of the Capitol building, including 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., 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.1]

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, exterior detail of front entrance and center dome, Harrisburg, Pa.]
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., 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.2]

Title: [Grand staircase in the rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.7]

Title: [Inauguration of Governor Arthur H. James at the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]
Description: Aerial views of the inauguration of Arthur H. James as Pennsylvania's governor outside the State Capitol building in downtown Harrisburg on January 17, 1939. James served as Governor from 1939-1943. Crowds of people gather on the steps of the Capitol, in the open area in front of the building, and on adjacent 3rd and State Streets. The ground is snow-covered. The Capitol, designed by architect Joseph H. Huston, is visible in its entirety, as is the area immediately surrounding it., Negative number: 19538n., Manuscript note on negative sleeve: James' Inauguration, Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 17, 1939.
Creator: Aero Service Corporation, photographer
Date: 1939
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Aero Service [P.8990.19538n]

Title: [House of Representatives, cove and ceiling, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: 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.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.25]

Title: [ "Religion" window in Senate Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Detailed view of the ocular stained glass window, Religion, designed by William Brantley Van Ingen and and executed by Thomas Wright and John Calvin of the Decorative Stained Glass Company of New York. Shows a seated female figure looking upward, next to a cross. A wreath surmounted by an eagle, frames the window., 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. 55, with a detailed description of the Van Ingen windows, pp. 52-53., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date: 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.29b]

Title: [Governor William A. Stone delivering key to the Capitol to Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
Date: October 4, 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.92]

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