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Photograph of a detail of the Adams Building terrazzo and mosaic floor

Terrazzo: Beauty Under our Feet

April 1, 2011

We rarely take the time to stop and notice the artistic details that go into decorating a building. If anything, we tend to take these creative endeavors for granted. Every day we walk on some sort of flooring, be it hardwood, linoleum, carpet, marble, or tiles, and if we look at what is under our …

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a book cart is filled with many volumes of books

Pic of the Week: Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’

March 11, 2011

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Just a photo of a regular library site; a book cart filled with returned books.

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Silver stylized owl with radiant circles around its head, surrounded by a gold frame

Pic of the Week: Architectural Drawing

March 4, 2011

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Today’s Pic of the Week is a colorful drawing of the proposed interior of one of our reading rooms by our building’s architects, Pierson & Wilson. This drawing epitomizes the amount of detail, labor, and materials that went into the construction of the Adams Building- from the green formica wall paneling (Formica Insulation Co., Cincinnati, …

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side on the left has places for the author, title, call number, volume/date, patron name/address where in the desk it was to be sent; image on the left shows the other side has boxes to signify status like not on shelf, veriy book number, clarify book number, give volume or bulletin number, give complete date, and and other

Pic of the Week: Verify Book Number

February 25, 2011

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Sometimes when I am using material from the collections, I run across items that have been left in the books by earlier researchers. Today’s post features one such item. This is a photo of one of the Library’s old call slips used in what is now the Adams Building. A call slip is the form …

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Photograph shows left half of the mural on the east wall. According to the inscription the figures are (left to right): "The Merchant, with his Flemish beaver hat and forked beard; the Friar; the Monk; the Franklin; the Wife of Bath; the Parson and his brother the Ploughman, riding side by side"

Pic of the Week: Canterbury Tales

February 11, 2011

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

This post features a detail from the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer featured in a mural in the John Adams Building.

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the owl figure is wearing paper eclipse glasses with a pot of fake flowers to its right

Pic of the Week: We May not Have a Hawk..

January 28, 2011

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

This blog features an owl statue in the Science and Business Reading Room in the John Adams Building.

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floor lamp is positioned against the wall and is on there is decorative detail surrounding it

Pic of the Week: Lobby Lighting with Lovely Lamps

January 21, 2011

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

This post features a period lamp in the vestibule of the John Adams Building.

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Pic of the Week: The Revolvator

January 14, 2011

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Have you ever seen a Revolvator?It is a portable elevator or tier machine from the early 20th century. The ceilings in the Science and Business reading room are around 35 ft, so when a light bulb needs to be replaced or the ceiling needs to be patched up, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) breaks …

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photo shows the building and dome of the Jefferson Building but is slightly obscured by blinds

View from my Window

January 7, 2011

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

What is the view from the 5th floor of the Adams Building looking west? See here.

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