Commerce, one of the 10.5-foot-tall statues atop the piers of the Main Reading Room in the Jefferson Building, holds two of America's most important means of communication and trade -- a railroad steam engine and a sailing ship. Photo by Anne Day.
Commerce, one of the 10.5-foot-tall statues atop the piers of the Main Reading Room in the Jefferson Building, holds two of America's most important means of communication and trade -- a railroad steam engine and a sailing ship. Photo by Anne Day.