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File:Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. - c. 1902.jpg

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English: Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.
Deutsch: Bibliothek des Kongresses, auch Thomas Jefferson Gebäude, Washington, D.C.
Español: Vista de la Biblioteca del Congreso de Estados Unidos, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington D.C.
Français : Bibliothèque du Congrès
Polski: Widok na gmach im. Thomasa Jeffersona w Waszyngtonie, najstarszy z czterech gmachów Biblioteki Kongresu Stanów Zjednoczonych.
Русский: Здание Библиотеки Конгресса в 1902 году. Город Вашингтон, США.
Українська: Бібліотека Конгресу США, будівля Томаса Джефферсона, Вашингтон, округ Колумбія.
Date circa 1902
date QS:P,+1902-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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under the digital ID det.4a09422.
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William Henry Jackson  (1843–1942)  wikidata:Q1971889
 
William Henry Jackson
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Description American painter, photographer, explorer and mountaineer
Date of birth/death 4 April 1843 Edit this at Wikidata 30 June 1942 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Keeseville New York City
Work period 1869-1893
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American West
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