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- Title
- Executive reception room
- Description
- 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 signature on recto., Manuscript note on verso: Executive Reception Room, 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., See the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook". A description of the room is on pp. 199-200., For related views see P.8479.3, P.8479.9-10, P.8479.13, P.8479.45, 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.8479.44]
- Title
- Executive reception room
- Description
- 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 signature on recto., Manuscript note on verso: Executive Reception Room, 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 appears on pp. 199-200., For related views see P.8479.3, P.8479.9-10, P.8479.13, P.8479.44, 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.8479.45]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural "Science Revealing Treasures of the Earth."]
- Description
- Depicts the "Science Revealing Treasures of the Earth" mural in the Rotunda, flanked by the allegorical medallions representing Law and Religion, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.21]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural painting of the allegorical figure "Religion."]
- Description
- Depicts partial views of the murals "Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth" and "The Spirit of Vulcan" in the Rotunda, flanking the allegorical medallion representing Religion, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.22]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural painting of the allegorical figure "Science."]
- Description
- Depicts partial views of the murals "The Spirit of Vulcan" and "The Spirit of Religious Liberty" in the Rotunda, flanking the allegorical medallion representing Science, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.23]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural painting of the allegorical figure "Art."]
- Description
- Depicts partial views of the murals "The Spirit of Religious Liberty" and "The Spirit of the Light" in the Rotunda, flanking the allegorical medallion representing Art, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.24]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural painting of the allegorical figure "Religion."]
- Description
- Depicts partial views of the murals "Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth" and "The Spirit of Vulcan" in the Rotunda, flanking the allegorical medallion representing Religion, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.25]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural "The Spirit of Religious Liberty."]
- Description
- Depicts the mural "The Spirit of Religious Liberty" in the Rotunda, flanked by the allegorical medallions representing Science and Art, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.26]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural painting of the allegorical figure "Art."]
- Description
- Depicts partial views of the murals "The Spirit of Religious Liberty" and "The Spirit of the Light" in the Rotunda, flanking the allegorical medallion representing Art, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.27]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural painting of the allegorical figure "Law."]
- Description
- Depicts partial views of the murals "The Spirit of the Light" and "Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth" in the Rotunda, flanking the allegorical medallion representing Law, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.28]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural painting of the allegorical figure "Law."]
- Description
- Depicts the murals "The Spirit of the Light" and "Science Revealing the Treasures of the Earth" in the Rotunda, flanking the allegorical medallion representing Law, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.29]
- Title
- [South corridor, Pennsylvania State Capitol building, Harrisburg, Pa.]
- Description
- View looking at the South Corridor through a marble entrance arch at the light court end, showing rows of pilasters with gilded capitals. The mural of "Autumn and Winter", designed by Donald R. MacGregor, decorates the arch. Together with the mural "Spring and Summer" on the North Corridor, they form MacGregor's Four Seasons., Copyrighted 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 the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 196., 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.8479.103.12]
- Title
- Executive reception room
- Description
- Interior view of the Governor's ornately decorated reception room in the Capitol building, showing heavily embellished lightposts and chandeliers, two long tables, a fireplace, a gilded ceiling and murals created in 1902 by Violet Oakley depicting William Penn's founding of Pennsylvania., 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, May 1, 1979. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Photographer's imprint on recto. Title from ms note on verso See the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook". A description of the room is on pp. 199-200., 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 State Capitol Collection [P.8479.13]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural "The Spirit of the Light."]
- Description
- Depicts "The Spirit of Light" mural in the Rotunda, flanked by allegorical medallions representing Art and Law, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.15]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural "The Spirit of Vulcan."]
- Description
- Depicts "The Spirit of Vulcan" mural in the Rotunda, flanked by allegorical medallions representing Religion and Science, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.16]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural "the Spirit of the Light."]
- Description
- Depicts "The Spirit of Light" mural in the Rotunda, flanked by allegorical medallions representing Art and Law, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.17]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the murals "The Spirit of Vulcan" and "The Spirit of Religious Liberty" with the allegorical figure "Science."]
- Description
- Depicts "The Spirit of Vulcan" and "The Spirit of Religious Liberty" murals in the Rotunda, and the allegorical medallion representing Science, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.18]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural "Science Revealing Treasures of the Earth."]
- Description
- Depicts the "Science Revealing Treasures of the Earth" mural in the Rotunda, flanked by the allegorical medallions representing Law and Religion, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.19]
- Title
- [Pennsylvania State Capitol building, rotunda, upper level showing the mural "The Spirit of Vulcan."]
- Description
- Depicts "The Spirit of Vulcan" mural in the Rotunda, flanked by the allegorical medallions representing Religion and Science, all created by artist Edwin Austin Abbey. A William Penn quote is visible in the frieze: "There may be room there for such a Holy Experiment, for the nations want a precedent, and my God will make it the seed of a nation. That an example may be set up to the nations. That we may do the thing that is truly wise and just.", 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.
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.20]
- Title
- Governor's executive reception room with Miss Oakley's paintings of the Founding of the State of Liberty Spiritual
- Description
- 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.
- Creator
- Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer
- Date
- 1906
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.3]
- Title
- Executive reception room
- Description
- Interior view of the Governor's ornately decorated reception room in the Capitol building, showing heavily embellished lightposts and chandeliers, two long tables, a fireplace, gilded ceiling and murals created in 1902 by Violet Oakley depicting William Penn's founding of Pennsylvania., Photographer's imprint stamped 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., See the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook". A description of the room is on pp. 199-200., For related views see P.8479.3, P.8479.10, P.8479.13, P.8479.44-45., 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.8479.9]
- Title
- Executive reception room
- Description
- 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 stamped 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., See the article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook". A description of the room is on pp. 199-200., For related views see P.8479.3, P.8479.9, P.8479.13, P.8479.44-45., 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.8479.10]
- 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
- [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]