Take a look at this great afternoon photo. The detail is amazing when you click to zoom in on it.
This is the old U.S. Patent Office in 1924, the building that currently serves as the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery.
![U.S. Patent Office interior in 1924](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/09/SHORPY_15508a.jpg?w=600)
Take a look at this great afternoon photo. The detail is amazing when you click to zoom in on it.
This is the old U.S. Patent Office in 1924, the building that currently serves as the Smithsonian Portrait Gallery.