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![[Ceiling disc mural by George Willoughby Maynard, in the Southwest Pavillion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTgvY2VpbGluZy1kaXNjLW11cmFsLWJ5LWdlb3JnZS13aWxsb3VnaGJ5LW1heW5hcmQtaW4tdGhlLXNvdXRod2VzdC1wYXZpbGxpb24tMjAwYjBjLTEwMjQuanBn/320/256/jpg "[Ceiling disc mural by George Willoughby Maynard, in the Southwest Pavillion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress]")
![[Ceiling mural in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, with four allegorical female figures representing valor, fortitude, courage, and achievement]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTcvMDEvMDEvY2VpbGluZy1tdXJhbC1pbi10aGUtdGhvbWFzLWplZmZlcnNvbi1idWlsZGluZy1saWJyYXJ5LW9mLWNvbmdyZXNzLXdpdGgtZm91ci02NDAuanBn/40/37/webp "[Ceiling mural in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, with four allegorical female figures representing valor, fortitude, courage, and achievement]")
![[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Adventure mural by George W. Maynard in the Pavilion of the Discoverers. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvc2Vjb25kLWZsb29yLXNvdXRod2VzdC1wYXZpbGlvbi1hZHZlbnR1cmUtbXVyYWwtYnktZ2VvcmdlLXctbWF5bmFyZC1pbi10aGUtMDI4Y2FkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/19/webp "[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Adventure mural by George W. Maynard in the Pavilion of the Discoverers. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Northeast Pavilion. Mural in Ceiling dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvbm9ydGhlYXN0LXBhdmlsaW9uLW11cmFsLWluLWNlaWxpbmctZG9tZS1saWJyYXJ5LW9mLWNvbmdyZXNzLXRob21hcy1qZWZmZXJzb24tZGEwMjQyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Northeast Pavilion. Mural in Ceiling dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Domed ceiling of the Pavilion of the Discoverers showing mural by George W. Maynard. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDEvMDEvc2Vjb25kLWZsb29yLXNvdXRod2VzdC1wYXZpbGlvbi1kb21lZC1jZWlsaW5nLW9mLXRoZS1wYXZpbGlvbi1vZi10aGUtZGlzY292ZXJlcnMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Domed ceiling of the Pavilion of the Discoverers showing mural by George W. Maynard. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Adventure mural by George W. Maynard in the Pavilion of the Discoverers. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDEvMDEvc2Vjb25kLWZsb29yLXNvdXRod2VzdC1wYXZpbGlvbi1hZHZlbnR1cmUtbXVyYWwtYnktZ2VvcmdlLXctbWF5bmFyZC1pbi10aGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Adventure mural by George W. Maynard in the Pavilion of the Discoverers. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Mural "Civilization," by George W. Maynard, in South Pavilion of the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvbXVyYWwtY2l2aWxpemF0aW9uLWJ5LWdlb3JnZS13LW1heW5hcmQtaW4tc291dGgtcGF2aWxpb24tb2YtdGhlLWplZmZlcnNvbi1idWlsZGluZy05M2MzZmItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Mural \"Civilization,\" by George W. Maynard, in South Pavilion of the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress]")
![[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Civilization mural by George W. Maynard in the Pavilion of the Discoverers. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvc2Vjb25kLWZsb29yLXNvdXRod2VzdC1wYXZpbGlvbi1jaXZpbGl6YXRpb24tbXVyYWwtYnktZ2VvcmdlLXctbWF5bmFyZC1pbi10aGUtZjhmYmQ4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Second Floor, Southwest Pavilion. Civilization mural by George W. Maynard in the Pavilion of the Discoverers. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
