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Interior of the Governor’s Room, State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA, circa 1906.
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Interior of the Governor’s Room, State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA, circa 1906.

Credit: Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives

Pennsylvania’s new capital building was completed on time and within the budget, but massive overspending on the lavish decoration and furnishings resulted in a prolonged scandal and prison sentences for the architect, state treasurer, and state auditor

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