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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1922)
unday Bee MAY 7 1922 ROTOGRAVURE SECTION Irsi Published Pho4osrapKsf sKowina ihe Oma; Z X ) L 9 W- A 4 Vf vF"; 1 V 'A "'1 i ? !ft1n il M lip:' I Krfecs oi ?AiAjU.uw otructutxa IT A S Abo it .hown Ihe magnificent foyer, which will lead from Ihe main vestibule directly to Ihe central rotunda beneath the tower. The high ceil ing ;i to he a groined vault of colored and gilt tile. On Ihe wall, he- tk AAtni-f ircular win- I I A I S IV. a a . a i " i si. 4 Ls A :Ir Y -fe K. .. Kilt P v ftj-Siiy J Urn M i r-.i r The big main room of the library will be divided bv arche into four bay, oaeb bay to be vaulted with a dome. The doorway shown at lb rear in lha picture lead to the reading room. The librery and reading room will provide space for 60,000 volume, with addi tional torage and expansion pace in the shaft of the eapilol tower. ZD ft The new capitol, designed by Bertram C Goodhue of New York City is to be in the form of an exact square, with an imposing central tower-400 feet high. Each face of the square will be 437 feet long, including the terraces. As shown in the photograph, the greater part of the exterior is low, two stories and attic, broken at the center of each side by a somewhat higher mass. Work on the structure is now under way, under supervision of the architect and members of the capitol commission consisting of Governor Samuel R. McKelvie, State En gineer George E. Johnson, W. E. Hardy, Walter W. Head and W. H. Thompson. The building is expected to be ready for use by January 1, 1925. The photograph here presented are from drawing by Architect Goodhue. this drawing show the architectural arrangement for the east and west entrances. The entrance lead into the first floor. The stairway shown on each side vive access to terrace. z 1 V Jii '.it m & ...... - j Sarin I? il : m r IP i .1 .M a 1 ,1 it 7 & Mr- JJU5 t5 ' --fc. iMHWi W'W . i y '7 Laadine to the main entrance oi me capiioi win oc a iiim -J . . . . . . I 1 I .L L :L 1 (X h f steps 75 teet wiae, lenninaiea oy piyuuu, -" wuwu rl 1 reliefs will be sculptured. r- r t i I 1 n J IT-" 1 .11 a2TJ w mnnannp la a. 1 m .a- i a4 1. . .: J' tit- Ti ii si Thi i the hall of the Hoiwe of Rep resentatives, with gHerie on three sides, supported by marble column. The speaker's desk i shown in the niche on the west wall, beneath a mural paint ing. The senate chamber will have the same dimensions as shown here, but with a (lightly different architectural treatment. By mean of the four large rectangular courts, every office and room in the capitol will receive abundant light without the aid of skylight. The above photograph shows one of the courts, each of which ha dimensions of 87 by 100 feet. w The picture above show how the south front of the build ing will look from the broad terrace running alongside. The terrace is 20 feet wide and ex tends com pletely around the build ing. Access to the second, or main floor, will be from the terrace. I i , v - - f ' ' ' " Vi .-C ' 'fy (fJ - ,V4r Cfjj -s v. ''-;tj - t 4y -f J