Happy 225th Birthday, Library of Congress!

by The Library of Congress

Happy 225th Birthday, Library of Congress! The Library of Congress began in rooms in the U.S. Capitol (1800-1897) before expanding to the Thomas Jefferson Building (1897), the John Adams Building (1939) and the James Madison Memorial Building (1980). Take a tour through the Library's homes with this selection of architectural drawings and photographs in the Prints & Photographs Division's collections.

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