Finding Aid of the State Capitol Building Photograph Collection, PHC.67

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Finding Aid of the State Capitol Building Photograph Collection, PHC.67

Abstract

Black and white photographic print measuring 3 1/4 x 3 3/8 mounted on cardboard stock depicting the south side of the State Capitol Building in Raleigh, c. 1900.

Descriptive Summary

Title
State Capitol Building Photograph Collection
Call Number
PHC.67
Creator
Unknown
Date
circa 1900
Extent
1.00 items
Language
English
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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    Restrictions on Access & Use

    Access Restrictions

    Available for research.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], PhC.67, State Capitol Building Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina; Raleigh, NC.

    Collection Overview

    Black and white photographic print measuring 3 1/4 x 3 3/8 mounted on cardboard stock depicting the south side of the State Capitol Building in Raleigh, c. 1900. The view includes the statue of George Washington, the stairway with cannonballs leading to the statue, and the brick walkway on the south side of the Capitol near the head of Fayetteville Street. The photograph was taken by an unidentified photographer about 1900. The photograph has been placed in a 5 x 7 acid free sleeve and placed numerically with the other photograph collections.

    Biographical/Historical note

    The North Carolina State Capitol, completed in 1840, is one of the finest and best-preserved examples of a major civic building in the Greek Revival style of architecture. It is a National Historic Landmark.

    Contents of the Collection

    Subject Headings

  1. Government buildings--North Carolina--Raleigh--1900.
  2. North Carolina State Capital (Raleigh, N.C.)
  3. Acquisitions Information

    The photograph was donated to the State Archives on December 30, 1996 by the United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, Petersburg National Battlefield, 1539 Hickory Hill Road, Petersburg, Virginia 23803-4721. It was accessioned by the Archives in January, 1997.

    Processing Information

  4. Processed by Stephen E. Massengill, February, 1997
  5. Encoded by Dietra Stanley
  6. Encoding updated by Aaron Cusick, January, 2012