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Entrance Hall, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Subjects
InteriorsLibrariesMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1932 (Linen)
Front of Entrance Hall, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., c. 1932 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Entrance Hall, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., c. 1932 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

Chromolithograph view of the grand Entrance Hall of the Library of Congress, showing the marble columns, arched galleries, painted ceiling medallions, and the bronze statue of a torch-bearing figure on the central staircase. The scene is framed within a decorative die-cut panel bordered by pink blossoms and a patterned band on a textured gray ground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Papa and I missed on some train and had to stay here all day Dolly

Washington. Entrance-Hall — Library of Congress. No. 2011. --- POST CARD THIS SIDE IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS.
PostmarkedWashington, DC, September 30, 1905, 23:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. E. M. Richardson

Dublin, NH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Washington, DC
SeriesNo. 2011
ConditionFair
Place addressedMrs. E. M. Richardson, Dublin, NH
Place depictedLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesNovelty floral-bordered lithograph; handwritten message on front; slight edge and corner wear. Postmark: WASHINGTON D.C. SEP 29 ? PM and W.G.R.M.N. SEP 30 1905 11 PM. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ADDRESS'), 1c Franklin stamp, light soiling and corner wear.

Cite this card

Entrance Hall, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., postcard, c. 1932. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/entrance-hall-library-of-congress-washington-d-c. Accessed October 5, 2026.