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Palais de Versailles – La Salle du Conseil

Palais de Versailles – La Salle du Conseil

This postcard shows the Council Chamber of Versailles, which Charles C. Myers notes was also used as a Study and Wig Room by King Louis XIV of France. The room is ornately decorated, and sports a table in the middle of the room underneath a chandelier, while stools sit at either side of a fireplace. Several large mirrors occupy large sections of wall.

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

Creation Date

1910-12

Creator(s)

ND Phot.; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942

A hint from the world’s fair – why not have a “bureau of public comfort” in every large city?

A hint from the world’s fair – why not have a “bureau of public comfort” in every large city?

At center is a place for Republicans to go to commiserate while awaiting the next election. Such stalwart Republicans as George F. Edmunds, John Sherman, William M. Evarts, George F. Hoar, and Thomas B. Reed wait there. Surrounding vignettes show a prominent citizen being escorted by two “Bureau of Public Comfort” guards who keep the press at bay, a sewing station for women’s clothing after a round of bargain shopping, a room where anarchists can blow off some steam “without disturbing anybody,” an educational facility to help orient newcomers to the ways of the city, and a hypnotist who attempts to convince servants to work in the country. Caption: Some of the useful purposes it might serve.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1893-10-25

Creator(s)

Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937