West facade of the Supreme Court Building, viewed at an angle, Washington (D.C.), 1947

Item Overview

Title

West facade of the Supreme Court Building, viewed at an angle, Washington (D.C.), 1947

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Architect

Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934

Date Created

October, 1947

Date

1947-10

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.
An out-of-focus photograph of the United States Supreme Court Building, as viewed at an angle from the south. First Street NE passes through the foreground on an angle back to the left. The far side of the street is lined by hedges. A sign posted in the hedges at far right reads, "NO ROLLER SKATING." Beyond the hedges, the west facade of the Supreme Court Building rises, off-center to the right. The neoclassical building is viewed at an angle from the front and faces left. A columned portico juts forward from the center of the building. It is capped by a sculpted pediment. The building's wings stretch out to either side of the west porch. Two sculpted, seated figures extend out from the porch and flank it. At center, a flagpole rises and the American flag waves atop it. Nearby buildings are visible in the background at left. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.
NRHP reference # 87001294

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2347. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 Washington. 1, 2, and 3 films of Supreme Court building. ALEXANDRIA. 1 and 2 films of the George Washington Memorial 1 view of Alexandria from the Memorial. ARLINGTON. 1, 2 and 3 films changing the guard at Tomb of Unknown Soldier. 4 Guard and Tomb 5 The Tomb 6 The guard

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Supreme Court Building (Washington, D.C.)

Location

Washington (D.C.)

Longitude

38.890121

Latitude

-77.006043

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Neoclassicism (Architecture)--Washington (D.C.)