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Title: [Main rotunda elevation, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: 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.
Date: 1901
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.71]

Title: [Main rotunda elevation, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: 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.
Date: 1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.109]

Title: [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, oblique, exterior view of front facade from Capitol Park, Harrisburg, Pa.]
Description: Exterior view of the front of the Capitol building from the park, showing mostly the central portion of the building, including the dome. One of the fountains along the circular path in front of the main entrance is visible. 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., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 15., 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.8479.103.4]

Title: [Main rotunda elevation, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.]
Description: 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.
Creator: Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect
Date: 1903
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***Architectural Drawings - Huston [P.8479.62]

Title: View of the dome looking up straight from the floor
Description: Interior view of the dome and drum in the Capitol building, looking straight up from the central staircase in the Rotunda. The dome rises 272 feet and was modeled after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome., 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 O'Gorman, James F., Drawing Toward Building, p. 179., See the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 197, for a description of this view., 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.8479.5]

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: [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: [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: [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]

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