The tiling which has been in the corridors of the Capitol since 1857 is now being torn up to be replaced by marble. All of the presidents since Lincoln's time have trod this famous flooring and the old tile is much in demand by souvenir hunters
5 x 7 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1924
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 10,080 × 7,392 pixels
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"The tiling which has been in the corridors of the Capitol since 1857 is now being torn up to be replaced by marble. All of the presidents since Lincoln's time have trod this famous flooring and the old tile is much in demand by souvenir hunters" (1924). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_tiling_which_has_been_in_the_corridors_of_the_Capitol_since_1857_is_now_being_torn_up_to_be_replaced_by_marble._All_of_the_presidents_since_Lincoln%27s_time_have_trod_this_famous_flooring_LCCN2016887393.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 297855.
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