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In political reportage there's a lot written about the House floor, but what about the ceiling? From 1925, a topside view of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Capitol. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
Great pic of the wiring in the ceiling; it was obviously taken to document the work. Looks like they just needed to screw in the bulbs. Any photos of this from the occupied space underneath?
[This was one in a series of photos taken to document Capitol artist Charles Moberly installing a translucent panel depicting the state seal of New Mexico. Illumination of the House chamber was by skylight, with electric lights above the skylights for supplementary illumination. - Dave]
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