Views of the Illinois State Capitol
Bound volume
Views of the Illinois State Capitol
1887
Bound volume with albumen silver prints
Overall (closed): 6 15/16 × 9 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (17.7 × 24.2 × 3.5 cm)
Gift of Alden Scott Boyer
DescriptionAlbum containing 40 albumen silver prints. Images depict interior views of the Illinois State Capitol Building, including individual legislators at their desks, workers in the mail and supply rooms, and views of stuffed specimens in the museum rooms. Individuals and views are not identified. Album is bound in black cloth and red leather with gold debossed lettering.
Inscriptions Debossed in gold on front cover, C: VIEWS \ OF THE \ ILLINOIS STATE CAPITOL \ 1887
Inscribed in black ink on spine, OA: VIEWS OF THE \ ILLINOIS STATE CAPITOL \ 1887
Stamped in blue ink on inside of front cover, LC: NATIONAL VIEW CO. \ REPRESENTED BY \ W.N. SWEET \ Quincy Ills [in ink]
Inscribed in pencil on inside of back cover, TLC: 3a
Inscribed in black ink on spine, OA: VIEWS OF THE \ ILLINOIS STATE CAPITOL \ 1887
Stamped in blue ink on inside of front cover, LC: NATIONAL VIEW CO. \ REPRESENTED BY \ W.N. SWEET \ Quincy Ills [in ink]
Inscribed in pencil on inside of back cover, TLC: 3a
