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Washington, D.C., circa 1936. "U.S. Supreme Court interiors. Stairwell looking down." Safety negative by Theodor Horydczak. View full size.
It would have been a better photo if Ted had Photoshopped out the tripod.
Don't get your camera bag or tripod in the picture!
Wonder that Hitchcock didn't shoot a film here.
Imagine the labor involved in cutting out the 3 rectangular holes for the upright balustrades? 3 per tread x's many. In Sicilian marble too.
Do Supreme Court pages, or Justices in their robes, slide down that railing?
A leg of the photographer's tripod is in the bottom of the frame.
I visited the SCOTUS building last summer and peered down that stairway; they have managed to get rid of the lettering etched into the floor.
There must be leak in the roof. There's a watermark at the bottom.
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