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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. LOCADA_210114_01.JPG: I've got no idea what this structure is.
2. LOCADA_210117_25.JPG: Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail The Capitol in Flames The US Capitol was the British troops' first target when they arrived in Washington on August 24, 1814, only hours after their afternoon victory at the Battle of Bladensburg. The invaders fired rockets through the Capitol's windows. When the building's iron-plated ceiling prevented the fires from spreading, the attackers burst inside, piled up furniture, draperies, and other combustibles, and fired a rocket into the mess. The result was a fire so intense that it melted glass light fixtures. Temporary Quarters: The burning of the Capitol, where Congress had voted to declare war on Great Britain in June 1812, left the legislators homeless. So they reunited at the Patent Office, at Seventh and F Streets, NW. On February 16, 1815, Congress ratified the Treaty of Ghent (and the war's end) at the Patent Office. "I had no objection to burn[ing] arsenals, dockyards, frigates building, stores, barracks. etc ... but we were horrified at the order to burn the elegant houses of Parliament." -- British Captain Henry Smith
3. LOCADA_210117_28.JPG: Temporary Quarters: The burning of the Capitol, where Congress had voted to declare war on Great Britain in June 1812, left the legislators homeless. So they reunited at the Patent Office, at Seventh and F Streets, NW. On February 16, 1815, Congress ratified the Treaty of Ghent (and the war's end) at the Patent Office.
4. LOCADA_210117_29.JPG: The Patent Office, temporary meeting place of Congress
5. LOCADA_210117_38.JPG: A historical illustrator imagines the burning of the Library of Congress.
6. LOCADA_210117_41.JPG: Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Destroying the Library The original Library of Congress occupied a room in the US Capitol. When British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, the collection was destroyed. After the war Thomas Jefferson helped re-establish the library by selling to Congress at a discount some 5,500 of his own books. President James Madison appointed local editor and writer George Watterston as the first full-time Librarian of Congress. British Rear Admiral George Cockburn and the inscription he made in what remains the only book known to have survived the 1814 burning of the Library of Congress. A Returned Souvenir: In 1940 a collector sent the Library of Congress a book titled, RECTs & EXPENDs [receipts and expenditures] U.S. FOR 1810. It survived the British burning of the library in 1814 because British Rear Admiral Cockburn took it for a souvenir. He inscribed it, "Taken in President's room in the Capitol of Washington 24th August 1814."
7. LOCADA_210117_44.JPG: Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail The Capitol in Flames The US Capitol was the British troops' first target when they arrived in Washington on August 24, 1814, only hours after their afternoon victory at the Battle of Bladensburg. The invaders fired rockets through the Capitol's windows. When the building's iron-plated ceiling prevented the fires from spreading, the attackers burst inside, piled up furniture, draperies, and other combustibles, and fired a rocket into the mess. The result was a fire so intense that it melted glass light fixtures. Temporary Quarters: The burning of the Capitol, where Congress had voted to declare war on Great Britain in June 1812, left the legislators homeless. So they reunited at the Patent Office, at Seventh and F Streets, NW. On February 16, 1815, Congress ratified the Treaty of Ghent (and the war's end) at the Patent Office. "I had no objection to burn[ing] arsenals, dockyards, frigates building, stores, barracks. etc ... but we were horrified at the order to burn the elegant houses of Parliament." -- British Captain Henry Smith
8. LOCADA_210122_20.JPG: Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Destroying the Library The original Library of Congress occupied a room in the US Capitol. When British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, the collection was destroyed. After the war Thomas Jefferson helped re-establish the library by selling to Congress at a discount some 5,500 of his own books. President James Madison appointed local editor and writer George Watterston as the first full-time Librarian of Congress. British Rear Admiral George Cockburn and the inscription he made in what remains the only book known to have survived the 1814 burning of the Library of Congress. A Returned Souvenir: In 1940 a collector sent the Library of Congress a book titled, RECTs & EXPENDs [receipts and expenditures] U.S. FOR 1810. It survived the British burning of the library in 1814 because British Rear Admiral Cockburn took it for a souvenir. He inscribed it, "Taken in President's room in the Capitol of Washington 24th August 1814."
9. LOCADA_210122_25.JPG: Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail The Capitol in Flames The US Capitol was the British troops' first target when they arrived in Washington on August 24, 1814, only hours after their afternoon victory at the Battle of Bladensburg. The invaders fired rockets through the Capitol's windows. When the building's iron-plated ceiling prevented the fires from spreading, the attackers burst inside, piled up furniture, draperies, and other combustibles, and fired a rocket into the mess. The result was a fire so intense that it melted glass light fixtures. Temporary Quarters: The burning of the Capitol, where Congress had voted to declare war on Great Britain in June 1812, left the legislators homeless. So they reunited at the Patent Office, at Seventh and F Streets, NW. On February 16, 1815, Congress ratified the Treaty of Ghent (and the war's end) at the Patent Office. "I had no objection to burn[ing] arsenals, dockyards, frigates building, stores, barracks. etc ... but we were horrified at the order to burn the elegant houses of Parliament." -- British Captain Henry Smith
10. LOCADA_210122_30.JPG: Temporary Quarters: The burning of the Capitol, where Congress had voted to declare war on Great Britain in June 1812, left the legislators homeless. So they reunited at the Patent Office, at Seventh and F Streets, NW. On February 16, 1815, Congress ratified the Treaty of Ghent (and the war's end) at the Patent Office. "I had no objection to burn[ing] arsenals, dockyards, frigates building, stores, barracks. etc ... but we were horrified at the order to burn the elegant houses of Parliament." -- British Captain Henry Smith
11. LOCADA_210122_33.JPG: British Rear Admiral George Cockburn and the inscription he made in what remains the only book known to have survived the 1814 burning of the Library of Congress.
12. LOCADA_210122_38.JPG: A historical illustrator imagines the burning of the Library of Congress.
13. LOCADA_210122_42.JPG: British Rear Admiral George Cockburn and the inscription he made in what remains the only book known to have survived the 1814 burning of the Library of Congress.
14. LOCADA_210423_10.JPG: This flagpole had been surrounded by large construction shrouding before.
15. LOCADA_210423_21.JPG: What's happening behind the fence? The Architect of the Capitol is repairing the John Adams Building garage. Work includes replacing the structural concrete and waterproofing to extend the life of the garage. Learn more at www.aoc.gov/adams
16. LOCADA_210618_01.JPG: What's happening behind the fence? The Architect of the Capitol is repairing the John Adams Building garage. Work includes replacing the structural concrete and waterproofing to extend the life of the garage. Learn more at www.aoc.gov/adams
17. LOCADA_210618_07.JPG: Zero Tolerance for vandalism, graffiti & defacement of property Thank you for making this a safe, welcoming & inclusive workplace If you witness or see vandalism, graffiti, or defacement of property, please notify a Consigli team member immediately
18. LOCADA_210618_10.JPG: Zero Tolerance for any forms of Harassment Aggression Racism Misogyny LGBTQIA+ Phobia Religious Bigotry
19. LOCADA_210618_13.JPG: All Visitors must report to field office
20. LOCADA_210618_15.JPG: Safety Starts With You! Safety Starts With You.
21. LOCADA_210618_19.JPG: Do you have your hard hat and safety glasses on? Safety Starts With You. Safety Starts With You! Safety Starts With You.
22. LOCADA_210618_22.JPG: Construction Personnel Only Hard Hats & Safety Glasses Required
23. LOCADA_210618_24.JPG: Stop the Spread of Germs * Wash your hard frequently * Wipe down all shared tools * Wipe down common areas * Wipe down all surfaces in trailer * Wipe down your equipment & vehicles * Wash your work clothes daily
24. LOCADA_210618_27.JPG: Harassment & Hate are not tolerated on this jobsite Treat everyone with Dignity & Respect at all times
25. LOCADA_210618_47.JPG: Employee Self-Certification (1) Have no flu-like symptoms, no signs of a fever or a measured temperature above 100.3 degrees or greater, a cough or shortness of breath within the past 48 hours. (2) Have no had "close contact" with an individual diagnosed with COVID-19 or exhibiting flu-like symptoms. (3) Have not been asked to self-isolate or quarantine by their doctor or a local public health official. (4) Have been cleared by a medical professional to return to the work site if any COVID-19 symptoms were experienced. (5) Traveled to work individually (walking or biking); by public transportation observing social distancing requirements; or in a private vehicle with no more than 2 people in it.
26. LOCADA_210618_50.JPG: No Congregation Maintain a minimum distance of 6-feet from other individuals.
27. LOCADA_210618_58.JPG: Go home the same way you came to work -- uninjured Safety Starts With You.
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Wikipedia Description: John Adams Building
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The John Adams Building is one of three library buildings of the Library of Congress in the United States. The building was originally built simply as an annex to the Library's Main Building (the Thomas Jefferson Building). It opened its doors to the public on January 3, 1939. It is located on Second Street SE between Independence Avenue and East Capitol Street in Washington, DC.

History

The idea to construct a new library building was presented to the United States Congress in 1928 at the urging of Librarian of Congress Herbert Putnam. The bill was sponsored by U.S. Representative Robert Luce, chairman of the House Committee on the Library. On June 13, 1930, $6.5 million was appropriated for the building's construction, for a tunnel connecting it to the Main Building, and for changes in the east front of the Main Building, including the construction of a Rare Book Room. An additional appropriation approved on June 6, 1935, brought the total authorization to $8,226,457.

Architect of the Capitol David Lynn took charge of the project and commissioned the Washington, D.C. architectural firm of Pierson & Wilson to design the building, with Alexander Buel Trowbridge as consulting architect. The contract stipulated completion by June 24, 1938, but the building was not ready for occupancy until December 2, 1938. The move of the Card Division started on December 12, and it opened its doors to the public in the new building on January 3, 1939.

The building is five stories in height above ground, with the fifth story set back 35 feet (11 m). It contains 180 miles (290 km) of shelving (compared to 104 miles (167 km) in the Jefferson Building) and can hold ten million volumes. There are 12 tiers of stacks, extending from the cellar to the fourth floor. Each tier provides about 13 acres (53,000 m2) of shelf space.

On April 13, 1976, in a ceremony at the Jefferson Memorial marking the birthday of Thomas Jefferson, President Gerald Ford signed into law the act to change the name of the Library of Congress Building to the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. On June 13, 1980, the structure acquired its present name, which honors John Adams, the former President of the United States who in 1800 approved the law establishing the Library of Congress.

The building is faced in white Georgia marble and incorporated the use of new materials at the time such as acoustical block, formica, vitrolit, and glass tubing.

Bronze Entrance Doors by Lee Lawrie

Commemorating the history of the written word, artist Lee Lawrie sculpted figures into the bronze doors at the west (Second Street) and east (Third Street) entrances.

The figures -- all deities or culture heroes associated with writing -- are:

Hermes, the messenger of the gods
Odin, a Norse/Germanic god and creator of the runic alphabet
Ogma, the Irish god who invented the Gaelic alphabet
Itzamna, a Mayan god of writing
Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god of writing
Sequoyah, a Native American who defined Cherokee syllabary
Thoth, the Egyptian god of knowledge, serving as the divine scribe
Cangjie, the legendary inventor of Chinese writing
Nabu, an Akkadian god of writing
Brahma, an Indian god
Cadmus, the Greek sower of dragon's teeth, and importer of the Phoenecian alphabet
Tahmurath, a Persian hero
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