Library of Congress  /  Magnificent Intentions

This 216-page, oversize book presents the work of pioneering 19th-century photographer James Woods. Designed for the Library of Congress, it features the Capitol building being built, Civil War soldiers on parade, and the only photograph of Lincoln’s first inauguration in 1861. All photographs are reproduced as they appear today.

  • The image shows the cover of a book titled Magnificent Intentions: John Wood | First Federal Photographer | 1860–1865 by Adrienne Lundgren. The cover features a sepia-toned photograph of the U.S. Capitol building under construction with scaffolding, set against a gray background.
  • An open book with the title page to the right and the left showing an old photograph of a large crowd in front of the U.S. Capitol building.
  • An open book which on the left features a sepia-toned photograph of the U.S. Capitol building under construction. To the right is the opener for the Introduction.
  • An open book with a sepia-toned photograph of a large stone arch bridge over a small river with dense text in black font with a few red-highlighted sections on the right, discussing the construction of the bridge.
  • An open book displaying a sepia-toned historic photograph that spans across the two pages of the spread. The image depicts an old street scene with two large, ornate buildings and a few people standing and walking around. The photograph is printed in the center of each page, while the caption is positioned in the top right corner.
  • An open book displaying a darkened image of an aqueduct structure over water on the left page and the word Aqueduct. The sepia-toned photograph on the right shows a man standing with large industrial equipment.
  • An open book displays sepia-toned photographs of an aqueduct under construction with scaffolding and workers visible stitched together. The caption text is below the images.

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Cover of Magnificent Intentions, about the first federal photographer John Wood, features an old photograph of the U.S. Capitol Buiding in Washington, D.C. in construction.

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