Max Lyons

Photography

Library of Congress Reading Room
Photographed: 9/2004
Photograph of Library of Congress Reading Room
The octagonal reading room in Washington's Library of Congress contains about 70,000 volumes in its reference collection, and contains the main card catalog reference for all the works in the specialized reading rooms.
243 Component Images
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