Jefferson's Legacy

Uploaded: December 05, 2016 | Entered: December 05, 2016 18:36:59

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Thomas Jefferson said he could not live without books. After the British burned Washington (including the then-3,000 volume Library of Congress housed in the Capitol) Jefferson sold his personal library (6,500 volumes; then the largest, finest library in the country) to the government, to "restart" the Library of Congress, adding a substantial breadth of topics beyond the destroyed collection. His bust now adorns the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building of the present-day Library, the largest library (number of holdings) on Earth.
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Comments

Harvey A. Ravitch December 06, 2016

Spectacular composition! So well thought out, lit very well, good detail, clarity & textures. A Wow for me! #1675030

Chris Budny level-deluxe December 06, 2016

Thank you very much, Harvey! It is hard to go wrong in this building! #11543408

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic December 25, 2016

Love the POV, clarity and details! #11547908

Chris Budny level-deluxe December 26, 2016

Thanks, Amanda! #11548053

Michele Peterson level-classic January 31, 2017

Kind of dizzying, but really, really neat! Congratulations on the finalist, Chris! #11558586

Harvey A. Ravitch January 31, 2017

Wow! As I said Spectacular! Such a Very Memorable image! #11558593

Peggy Pfister level-classic January 31, 2017

What a unique and creative pov ... Congrats on this excellent winner, Chris! #11558701

Leslie McLain level-classic January 31, 2017

Congrats on a stunnng winner. Chris. Love the perspective. #11558731

Michele Peterson level-classic January 31, 2017

Congratulations, Chris!! #11558879

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic February 01, 2017

Congratulations Chris! #11559045

Chris Budny level-deluxe February 01, 2017

Thank you all, folks! This is such a stunner of a building to visit! #11559046

Joanna Kovalcsik level-classic February 01, 2017

Splendid shot...wow! Congratulations, Christopher! #11559355

Nikki McDonald level-classic February 01, 2017

What an unusual and arresting perspective, Chris. Very well done. Congratulations on the win. #11559446

Chris Budny level-deluxe February 06, 2017

Thank you very much, Joanna & Nikki! Nikki - I went looking for neat comps to try with the 14mm ultrawide... The building never disappoints! #11560760

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