Modern Federal · Libraries

Washington Convention Center under construction behind a vintage D.C. Public Library building, Washington, D.C.

Washington D.c. · 1850–1939

Washington Convention Center under construction behind a vintage D.C. Public Library building, Washington, D.C., Washington D.c., 1850–1939
Washington Convention Center under construction behind a vintage D.C. Public Library building, Washington, D.C., Washington D.c., 1850–1939. Libraries — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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