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Library of Congress: Ethnological Heads in Washington, D.C.
by Henry Jackson Ellicott


Each of thirty-three keystones, located on all four sides of the building, is carved in the shape of a human head.
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The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress. It is the largest by shelf space and one of the most important libraries in the world. Its collections include more than 30 million catalogued books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 58 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America, including a Gutenberg Bible (one of only four perfect vellum copies known to exist); over 1 million US Government publications; 1 million issues of world newspapers spanning the past three centuries; 33,000 bound newspaper volumes; 500,000 microfilm reels; over 6,000 comic book titles; the world's largest collection of legal materials; films; 4.8 million maps; sheet music; and 2.7 million sound recordings. Source: Wikipedia


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In what follows, we begin in the main entrance area on the west side of the building and,
walking to the right, circle the building in counter-clockwise (from above) direction.
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Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control #76005272
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Russian Slav Blonde European Brunette European Modern Greek
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Facing the main entrance (central portion of the building), left to right



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Persian - Circassian - Hindu
Facing the main entrance on the west side of the building, these are on the far right

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Hungarian - Semite - Arabian
Facing the south side of the building, these are on the far left

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Turkish - Modern Egyptian - Abyssinian
Facing the south side of the building, these are on the far right



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Malayan- Polynesian - Australian
Facing the east side of the building, these are on the far left

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Negrito - Zulu - Papuan - Sudan Negro - Akka
Facing the east side of the building, these are in the center



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Fuegian - Botocudo - Pueblo Indian
Facing the east side of the building, these are on the far right



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Esquimo - Plains Indian -Samoyede
Facing the north side of the building, these are on the far left



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Korean - Japanese - Aino
Facing the north side of the building, these are on the far right



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Burmese - Tibetan - Chinese
Facing the main entrance on the west side of the building, these are on the far left



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The southwest corner of the building.
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