Library of Congress 1890
28 07 2008Not unlike the skyline of today, back in 1890 the DC skyline was filled with cranes, but unlike most of the projects going up these days, the cranes were helping to put up some architecturally stunning buildings. This photo is taken from the Capitol building towards the new Library of Congress and you can see how many cranes had to be constructed on site to build such a large building.
[Photo: Dullshick]
Looks like cranes back in the day were not so much real cranes, as much as they were just really big hoists. Cool picture.