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Art "Evolution of Government" located at the Federal Building, Jacksonville, Florida

Art "Evolution of Government" located at the Federal Building, Jackson...

Artist: Albert Vrana, 1966. Dimensions: 16' x 550' x 6". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Cr... More

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (electrician and astronomer) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (electrician and astronomer) on the Grand...

Photo shows "An Electrician, with a star of electric rays shining on his brow and a telephone receiver at his ear. An Astronomer, with a telescope and a globe, encircled by the signs of the zodiac that he is m... More

[Main Reading Room. Semi-circular stained glass window in alcove by H.T. Schladermundt with statues of Poetry and Philosophy on either side. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Semi-circular stained glass window in alcove by H....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Architectural art "American Song" at Ted Weiss Federal Building, New York, New York

Architectural art "American Song" at Ted Weiss Federal Building, New Y...

Artist: Clyde Lynds, 1995. Concrete, fiber optics, stainless steel, and electronics, dimensions: 23 x 10 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, d... More

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Margaret Esherick House, 204 Sunrise Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Margaret Esherick House, 204 Sunrise Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...

Significance: Designed and constructed between 1959 and 1962, the Margaret Esherick House in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania is a masterwork of modern architecture and craftsmanship. Internationally renowned Philad... More

[Trinity Church, New York City. Bronze doors. Elevation rendering]

[Trinity Church, New York City. Bronze doors. Elevation rendering]

Gift; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congress) Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2010:100, 79.1382.

Travel views of the American Southwest

Travel views of the American Southwest

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Travel views of the American Southwest

Travel views of the American Southwest

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Public domain photograph of Japan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (farmer and Bacchanalian) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (farmer and Bacchanalian) on Grand stairc...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America and Africa on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America and Africa on the ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook, chemist, and Mars) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook, chemist, and Mars) on the Grand st...

Photo shows three putti : a cook with a pot smoking hot from the fire; a chemist with a blowpipe; and a little Mars, polishing a helmet. (Source: Cole and Reed, Library of Congress, 1997) Forms part of the Lib... More

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook and chemist) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (cook and chemist) on Grand staircase by ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

[Great Hall. Bust of George Washington. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Bust of George Washington. Library of Congress Thomas Jef...

Exhibit caption: "The bronze bust of George Washington is a copy of a work by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall exhibit, 2008) Forms part of the Library of Con... More

[U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. "Imagination" and "Memory" bronze doors by Olin L. Warner]

[U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. "Imagination" and "Memory"...

Photomechanical print shows bronze doors within doorway decorated with Ionic columns, coffers, and allegorical figures. Copyright 1898 by The American Architect and Building News Co.

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Travel views of Japan and Korea

Public domain photograph of Japan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Attacked by the Metchigami, Tablet, Marquette Bldg., Chicago

Attacked by the Metchigami, Tablet, Marquette Bldg., Chicago

No. 32470. Public domain photograph of sculpture relief, decorative panel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America and Africa with putti (fisherman and farmer) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America and Africa with pu...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. Balustrade ornamented with three cherubs representing the fine arts on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Balustrade ornamented with three cherubs representing the...

Photo shows "The cherubs represent the arts of Painting, Architecture, and Sculpture. Painting holds a palette, Architecture grasps a compass and scroll, and Sculpture models a statuette." (Source: MyLOC.gov Gr... More

[Exterior view. Detail of dolphin in Neptune Fountain by Roland Hinton Perry. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Detail of dolphin in Neptune Fountain by Roland Hinton...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Religion by Theodore Baur on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Religion by Theodore Baur on the...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Solon along the balustrade. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Solon along the balustrade. Lib...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Architectural art "American Song" at Ted Weiss Federal Building, New York, New York

Architectural art "American Song" at Ted Weiss Federal Building, New Y...

Artist: Clyde Lynds, 1995. Concrete, fiber optics, stainless steel, and electronics, dimensions: 23 x 10 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, d... More

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of History by Daniel Chester French on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of History by Daniel Chester French...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Art "Evolution of Government" located at the Federal Building, Jacksonville, Florida

Art "Evolution of Government" located at the Federal Building, Jackson...

Artist: Albert Vrana, 1966. Dimensions: 16' x 550' x 6". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Cr... More

Art "Evolution of Government" located at the Federal Building, Jacksonville, Florida

Art "Evolution of Government" located at the Federal Building, Jackson...

Artist: Albert Vrana, 1966. Dimensions: 16' x 550' x 6". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Cr... More

[Main Reading Room. Detail of sculpture showing a cartouche supported by two seated female figures just below the dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Detail of sculpture showing a cartouche supported ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) on Grand staircase b...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Architectural art "American Song" at Ted Weiss Federal Building, New York, New York

Architectural art "American Song" at Ted Weiss Federal Building, New Y...

Artist: Clyde Lynds, 1995. Concrete, fiber optics, stainless steel, and electronics, dimensions: 23 x 10 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, d... More

[Exterior view. Detail of exterior sculpted lunette supported by male figures on west side of Jefferson Building. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Detail of exterior sculpted lunette supported by male ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. Detail of paired sculptures of Minerva of War and Minerva of Peace. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of paired sculptures of Minerva of War and Minerva...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Pershing, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse (France), FR

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial, Chapel, Rue du General Per...

Significance: Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery & Memorial is one of eight overseas World War I cemeteries redesigned and administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), a federal agency created ... More

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Margaret Esherick House, 204 Sunrise Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

Margaret Esherick House, 204 Sunrise Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia ...

Significance: Designed and constructed between 1959 and 1962, the Margaret Esherick House in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania is a masterwork of modern architecture and craftsmanship. Internationally renowned Philad... More

[Capitol, detail of "Progress of Civilization," Thomas Crawford; east front pediment, Senate]

[Capitol, detail of "Progress of Civilization," Thomas Crawford; east ...

Photograph shows detail of schoolmaster and child from Thomas Crawford's Progress of Civilization in the pediment over the east entrance to the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol In album: Benjamin Brown French "P... More

[Marble House, William Kissam Vanderbilt house (Newport, Rhode Island). Interior wall details. Elevation]

[Marble House, William Kissam Vanderbilt house (Newport, Rhode Island)...

Drawing shows arched doorways with columns and architectural sculpture, possibly for the foyer. Notation on recto: Mrs. Vanderbilt prefers bronze for entourage[?] of medallions at B.B. and suggests bronze for ... More

Art "Evolution of Government" located at the Federal Building, Jacksonville, Florida

Art "Evolution of Government" located at the Federal Building, Jackson...

Artist: Albert Vrana, 1966. Dimensions: 16' x 550' x 6". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Cr... More

[Great Hall. Bust of Thomas Jefferson. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Bust of Thomas Jefferson. Library of Congress Thomas Jeff...

Exhibit caption: "The plaster bust of Thomas Jefferson is a copy of a work by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall exhibit, 2008) Forms part of the Library of Con... More

[Main Reading Room. The Rotunda Clock by John Flanagan. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. The Rotunda Clock by John Flanagan. Library of Con...

More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Architectural art "Eagle Template" at Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Architectural art "Eagle Template" at Federal Building and U.S. Courth...

Artist: Vicki Scuri, 1998. Painted aluminum, exterior measuring 10 x 23 feet. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by... More

[Main Reading Room. Detail of winged geniuses in pendentive holding an inscribed plaque. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Detail of winged geniuses in pendentive holding an...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Statue of Freedom maquette, for dome of the U.S. Capitol, T. Crawford, sculptor, Rome, 1856]

[Statue of Freedom maquette, for dome of the U.S. Capitol, T. Crawford...

Photograph of model of statue. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current buildin... More

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Baalbec. Sculptured blocks covering space between entablature & cella. Temple of Jupiter / Bonfils.

Baalbec. Sculptured blocks covering space between entablature & cella....

In album: Constantinople, Smyrna, Beyrout, Ba'albec, Damascus, p. 22A, pl. 43. "No. 177" written in image.

Travel views of the American Southwest

Travel views of the American Southwest

Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943. The Arnold Genthe collection includes a wide range of photographs. It is particularly renowned for its photographs of San Francisco's Chinatown, which Genthe began shooti... More

[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America an Africa with putti (fisherman and farmer) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing America an Africa with put...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Great Hall. Spandrels displaying Olin L. Warner's The Students in the Commemorative Arch. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Spandrels displaying Olin L. Warner's The Students in the...

Exhibit caption: "Youth and Old Age Archway. This Memorial Arch shows a young student seeking knowledge through reading. On the right an older man with flowing beard is shown absorbed in meditation, no longer c... More

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Poetry by J.Q.A. Ward on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Poetry by J.Q.A. Ward on the col...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardner and entomologist) on the Grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (gardner and entomologist) on the Grand s...

Photo shows north side of the staircase: "A Gardner, with spade and rake. An Entomologist, with a specimen box slung over his shoulder, running to catch a butterfly in his net." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall e... More

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (physician and electrician) on staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (physician and electrician) on staircase,...

Photo shows "A Physician, grinding drugs in a mortar, with a distilling vessel beside him, and the serpent sacred to medicine; an Electrician, with a star of electric rays shining on his brow and a telephone re... More

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Law by Paul W. Bartlett on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Law by Paul W. Bartlett on the c...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Beethoven along the balustrade. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Beethoven along the balustrade....

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

[Statue of Freedom maquette, for dome of the U.S. Capitol, T. Crawford, sculptor, Rome, Oct. 1855]

[Statue of Freedom maquette, for dome of the U.S. Capitol, T. Crawford...

Photograph of first model which was not accepted. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until ... More

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Arlington Memorial Bridge, Spanning Potomac River between Lincoln Memo...

Significance: As the final link in the chain of monuments which start at the Capitol building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge connects the Mall in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. De... More

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (hunter and mechanic) on staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (hunter and mechanic) on staircase, Phili...

Photo shows two putti: "a hunter, with his gun holding up by the ears a rabbit that he has just shot" and "a mechanic, with a cogwheel, a pair of pincers and a crown of laurel signifying the triumph of inventio... More

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (printer with types, press, and type case) on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (printer with types, press, and type case...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent City, MD

Mount Vernon Place, Charles & Monument Streets, Baltimore, Independent...

Survey number: HALS MD-1 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 71001037

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