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Congressman on Job for [...] Special Session of Congress, Members of the weaker sex were strongly represented when the special session of Congress opened at the Capitol today. Seven of the eight Congresswomen are shown in this picture made today with only Rep. Katherine Langley, of Kentucky, missing. In the front row, left to right: Rep. Pearl P. Oldfield, Arkansas; Rep. Mary T. Morton, New Jersey; Rep. Ruth Baker Pratt, New York; Back row, left to right: Rep. Ruth Bryan Owen, Florida; Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers, Massachusetts; and Rep. Florence Kahn, California

Congressman on Job for [...] Special Session of Congress, Members of t...

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The Vice President makes ready for extra session. Vice President Curtis, standing in the ? of the Senate Chamber ready to open the extra session of the 71st Congress. Many important issues are to come up for discussion, and it is expected that will be a very busy session

The Vice President makes ready for extra session. Vice President Curti...

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Joint Committee to notify the President Congress is in session, 4/15/29

Joint Committee to notify the President Congress is in session, 4/15/2...

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Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Front of Library of Congress building from left II

Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Front of Library of Congress...

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Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Nabu on door, Library of Congress annex

Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Figure of Nabu on door, Lib...

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Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Two iron grille doors at south entrance, Library of Congress annex

Library of Congress (John Adams Building). Two iron grille doors at so...

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[For 1930 ... Hall, Washington, D.C. As Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution convened [...] members of the [D.A.R.?] to attend the Congress

[For 1930 ... Hall, Washington, D.C. As Continental Congress of the Da...

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Veterans appeal to Congress for bonus. Scene on the Capitol steps in Washington today when a thousand veterans presented a truck load of petitions to Congress for immediate payment of the bonus. On the extreme right is Paul Wolman, past Grand Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is presenting the petitions to Rep. Rainey, of Illinois. Others on the picture are Rep. Snell; Rep. Patman; and Senator Brookhart, 4/8/32

Veterans appeal to Congress for bonus. Scene on the Capitol steps in W...

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"Little Congress" holds annual dinner. Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, speaking at the thirteenth annual dinner of the Little Congress, an association of secretaries and attaches of senators and representatives in Congress, which was held at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington. In the photograph, left to right; Senator Smoot; Rep. Paul Kvale, of Minnesota; and Rep. Carlton Mobley, of Georgia, 25 years old and the youngest member of Congress

"Little Congress" holds annual dinner. Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, sp...

A black and white photo of a man in a tuxedo, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data on negative or negative sleeve. Date based on date of negatives in same range. G... More

Congressman gives up dreams as Congress goes on. Rep. Walter Pierce (D. of Ore), Nat'l Committeeman and Member of the Agri. Com. of the House, gives up dreaming of the cool weather on his eastern Oregon farm in the Pacific coast area as he admits there is little chance of congress buttoning up for another month. In shirt sleeves and gallouses he goes back to his desk on Capitol Hill. Pierce gained national attention early in the session when he sponsored the birth control bill for Margaret Sanger [...] and lost his battle, 7/23/34

Congressman gives up dreams as Congress goes on. Rep. Walter Pierce (D...

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Speaker Rainey clears desk for adjournment of Congress. Speaker Henry F. Rainey mopping his fevered brow after clearing his desk today in anticipation of Congress adjourning tonight or tomorrow. The House is ready to adjourn at any time when it gets the final word from the Senate. 6/18/34

Speaker Rainey clears desk for adjournment of Congress. Speaker Henry ...

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Making way for Roosevelt bills. Speaker Joe Byrns, seated, tells a group of newspaper men that everything will be set aside in the House to make way for the president's four point temporary legislative program made necessary by the Supreme Court's NRA decision. The Speaker said that the Congress will NOT instigate a constitutional amendment to circumvent the court's ruling. Bill Donaldson, superintendent of the House Press Gallery, is shown beside the Speaker, 6/6/35

Making way for Roosevelt bills. Speaker Joe Byrns, seated, tells a gro...

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Vice President and Mrs. Garner arrive in Capitol. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. Five weeks ahead of the opening of Congress January 5, the Vice President with Mrs. Garner arrived in Washington tonight from their home in Uvalde, Texas. Acknowledged an authority on taxes, Vice President Garner is expected to confer immediately with Chairman Harrison, Democract of Mississippi, on proposed revisions of Nation's revenue system. 11/30/36

Vice President and Mrs. Garner arrive in Capitol. Washington, D.C., No...

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President confers with congressional floor leaders on proposed special session. Washington, D.C. Aug. 24. Indications that the administration is supporting the movement for a proposed extra session of Congress were seen today following a conference between House majority leader Sam Rayburn, (left) and Senator Majority leader Alben W. Barkley. They are shown leaving the White House. 8/24/37

President confers with congressional floor leaders on proposed special...

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Off for Jefferson Island. Annapolis, MD, June 25. Loaded to the gunwale with members of the Cabinet and Democratic members of the Senate and House, the first boat shoves off for Jefferson Island where President Roosevelt will give the politicians a first-hand account of his seven-point legislative program, 6/25/37

Off for Jefferson Island. Annapolis, MD, June 25. Loaded to the gunwal...

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[...] Texas senator. Washington, D.C., Nov. 4. The veteran U.S. Senator from Texas, Morris Sheppard is busily engaged these days preparing for the opening of the special session Congress on November 15. This picture was made at Senator's office today. 11/4/37

[...] Texas senator. Washington, D.C., Nov. 4. The veteran U.S. Senato...

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Senate chamber renovated. Washington, D.C., Sept. 28. While the Solons are back home repairing their political fences, workmen are busy doing a face-lifting job on the Senate Chamber. The historic chamber will be completely painted and renovated before the next session of Congress, 9/28/37

Senate chamber renovated. Washington, D.C., Sept. 28. While the Solons...

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Senate and House leader leave for Roosevelt political confab. Annapolis, MD, June 25. Senator Joseph T. Robinson, (left) Senate Majority Leader, and Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead, arrive to board the first boat leaving here for Jefferson Island and President Roosevelt's "Love Feast" for Democratic Members of Congress

Senate and House leader leave for Roosevelt political confab. Annapoli...

A group of men standing on top of a wooden dock, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.... More

Navy secretary presents medal to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Washington, D.C., Oct. 15. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, U.S.N. Retired, and members of his second Antarctic Expedition were presented with silver medals today by Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson. Congress authorized the award of the medals on June 2, 1936. In the photograph, left to right: Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Rear Admiral William H. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, Secretary Swanson, and William C. Haines, U.S. Weather Bureau Meteorologist and a member of the expedition. 10/15/37

Navy secretary presents medal to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Washing...

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Headaches anew for Speaker. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. Congressional headaches are again the order for Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead, who is pictured at his desk today following his return to the capital for the opening of Congress on January 3, 12/22/38

Headaches anew for Speaker. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. Congressional h...

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Street meeting at night in Mexican town outside of Shafter, California. Organizer for United Cannery Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers of America (Congress of Industrial Organizations-CIO) talks to mixed crowd. The strike failed

Street meeting at night in Mexican town outside of Shafter, California...

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Migratory field workers picking cotton in the San Joaquin Valley, California. Negroes, Mexicans, and refugee whites pick cotton together in this field. These pickers are being paid seventy-five cents per one hundred poounds of picked cotton. Strikers, organizing under the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), are demanding one dollar

Migratory field workers picking cotton in the San Joaquin Valley, Cali...

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Justice Black welcomed to Senate. Washington, D.C., June 15. As congress neared adjournment today associate Justice Hugo L. Black visited the Senate Chamber for the first time since his appointment to the United States Supreme Court. He was welcomed by Senator John H. Bankhead, (left) and Senator Lister Hill, (right) who named to the Senate seat vacated by Black, 6/15/38

Justice Black welcomed to Senate. Washington, D.C., June 15. As congre...

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Newly appointed special counsel for FCC Investigation into broadcast monopoly. Washington, D.C., June 6. The F.C.C. today appointed William J. Dempsey, now special counsel for the commission and formerly with the Federal Power Commission as Special Counsel for the FCC Investigation into the Broadcast Monopoly. Chairman McNinch, in a statment announcing the appointment, said the FCC will complete the inquiry in time to submit its recomendation to the next session of Congress, 7/6/38

Newly appointed special counsel for FCC Investigation into broadcast m...

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Endorses 1938 A.A.A. Farm Program. Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. Southern cotton farmers today demanded that Congress retain the basic principles of the New Deal Farm Program but asked additional funds for benefit payments to producers. Ranson Aldridge, above, President of the Mississippi Farm Bureau federation, told a group of Senators and Representatives that we feel that in the frame work of the 1938 A.A.A. we have a program that can be made to work, 1/9/39

Endorses 1938 A.A.A. Farm Program. Washington, D.C., Jan. 9. Southern ...

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That's my Pop! Washington, D.C., March 20. William Douglas, Jr., is mighty proud of Dad today because the President told Congress that he wanted his Pop to be one of the men at the Supreme Court - up where his Pop will say what laws are good and what aren't. 3-20-39

That's my Pop! Washington, D.C., March 20. William Douglas, Jr., is mi...

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Vice President gets report of rivers and harbors congress. Washington, D.C., April 5. A Committee of Senators and Congressmen today presented to Vice President Garner the resolutions and projects adopted by the Annual Meeting of the Rivers and Harbors Congress. Vice President Garner has gone on record as approving the work of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, which adopted 51 projects involving expenditures of $6,689,946, which the Federal Congress will be asked in the petitions to make immediately available. In the photo, left to right - Vice President Garner - Senator John E. Miller of Arkansas - and Rep. Dewey Short of Missouri, newly elected President of the Rivers and Harbors Congress. 4-5-39

Vice President gets report of rivers and harbors congress. Washington,...

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Speaker elected for 'Little Congress.' Washington, D.C., Mar. 7. The 'Little Congress' composed of secretaries and office workers of members of Congress, after two elections, selected Nathaniel Turnball, assistant secretary to Senator Charles Andrews of Florida, as its speaker for the next 12 consecutive weeks. The first election was thrown out last week when somebody pointed out that more ballots were cast than there were voters. This preicipitated a first fight. The election, won by turnball, was hald again last night, and was guaranteed 'free from ballot-stuffing,' 3-7-40

Speaker elected for 'Little Congress.' Washington, D.C., Mar. 7. The '...

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[Preliminary drawing for "Discovery of the Land" mural, Hispanic Division, Library of Congress]

[Preliminary drawing for "Discovery of the Land" mural, Hispanic Divis...

This record contains unverified, preliminary data. Stamped on inside mat facing drawing: "4490." In pencil on outer mat: "6." Gift; Cândido Portinari; 1942 April 6.

Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] on temporary duty cataloging in the rare book section in the Library of Congress

Washington, D.C. Jewal Mazique [i.e. Jewel] on temporary duty catalogi...

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Detroit, Michigan. Election of officers to the Ford local 600, United Automobile Workers, Congress of Industrial Organizations. 80,000 River Rouge Ford plant workers voted

Detroit, Michigan. Election of officers to the Ford local 600, United ...

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Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Exterior of Jefferson Building, horizontal I

Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Exterior of Jefferson Buildi...

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[Interior of L.C. Handy Studio, 494 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, D.C., with Handy's daughters, Mrs. Mary Evans and Mrs. Alice Cox, and Mr. Edgar Cox (left to right) looking at prints dating back to Mathew Brady piled on table] / photograph by the Library of Congress.

[Interior of L.C. Handy Studio, 494 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, D.C...

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Mayor Lindsay carries in his budget / World Telegram & Sun photo by O. Fernandez.

Mayor Lindsay carries in his budget / World Telegram & Sun photo by O....

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[President Gerald Ford being photographed while appearing at the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on pardoning former President Richard Nixon, Washington, D.C.]

[President Gerald Ford being photographed while appearing at the House...

Contact sheet folder caption: President Ford appears before House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on pardoning of former Pres. Nixon. TOH. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet ... More

U.S. Congress legislative status steps / Committee on House Administration, Wayne L. Hays, Chairman ; prepared by House Information Systems Staff, Frank B. Ryan, Director.

U.S. Congress legislative status steps / Committee on House Administra...

Print shows a diagram that delineates "the many paths that a bill may take from the time it is introduced until it becomes law." A total of 159 potential "legislative status steps" through which a bill may pass... More

There are very few persons who still think it is unimportant to balance the federal budget. Unfortunately, about 400 of them are members of Congress

There are very few persons who still think it is unimportant to balanc...

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Area Studies reading room at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Area Studies reading room at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson...

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[Detail of Civilization mural, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Detail of Civilization mural, Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Bu...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title devised by Library staff based on information pro... More

Artwork in the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Artwork in the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building, Washin...

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Reading Room at the Library of Congress's historic Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Reading Room at the Library of Congress's historic Thomas Jefferson Bu...

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Art in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Art in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, ...

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[Bookstack design, signed "Bernard R. Green, Superintendent & Engineer" for the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C., ca. 1895]

[Bookstack design, signed "Bernard R. Green, Superintendent & Engineer...

Published in: Ten First Street, Southeast: Congress Builds a Library, 1886-1897 / Helen-Anne Hilker. Washington : Library of Congress : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1980, p. 13.

Restoration work in a hallway of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Restoration work in a hallway of the Library of Congress Thomas Jeffer...

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Group of slides: 1 Alan Jabbour Provides an Introduction at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 2 Morgan Lovejoy Delivers an Invocation at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 3 Dancers and Musicians at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 4-5 Dancing with Members of the Audience at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 6 Dancers and Musicians at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 7 Singing and Drumming at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 8 Dancers and Musicians at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 9 Dancing with Members of the Audience at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 10-11 Dancers and Musicians at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 12 Talking with Members of the Audience; 13 Dancing with Members of the Audience at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 14 Hethu'shka Dancer Tells a Story About the Formation of the Hethu'shka Society During the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 15 Dancing with Members of the Audience at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 16 Talking with Members of the Audience; 17-18 Dancing with Members of the Audience at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 19 Singing and Drumming at the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert; 20 Dancing During the Neptune Plaza Library of Congress Concert

Group of slides: 1 Alan Jabbour Provides an Introduction at the Librar...

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Member of the Drum for the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert

Member of the Drum for the Library of Congress Neptune Plaza Concert

Pictured is James Walker. Hethu'shka Society concert. Neptune Plaza, Library of Congress, Washington DC.

Former Arkansas Senator J. William Fulbright in his Washington law office

Former Arkansas Senator J. William Fulbright in his Washington law off...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer. Photograph taken at Hogan & Hartson Law Offices, Washington, D.C. Published in the New York Times. Gift; Michael Geissinger; 2016; (DLC/PP... More

[East Corridor, First Floor. Mosaic in domed lobby at head of stairway leading to ground floor, with quotation "Knowledge is power." Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[East Corridor, First Floor. Mosaic in domed lobby at head of stairway...

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.

[Exterior view. Door detail, east entrance. Odin and Quetzalcoatl, sculpted bronze figures by Lee Lawrie. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Door detail, east entrance. Odin and Quetzalcoatl, scu...

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

[East Corridor, Great Hall. Cairn mural in Evolution of the Book series, John W. Alexander. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[East Corridor, Great Hall. Cairn mural in Evolution of the Book serie...

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

[Second Floor, Northwest Pavilion. View of frieze showing carved lion's heads and pilaster capitals. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, Northwest Pavilion. View of frieze showing carved lion'...

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

[Great Hall. View from above of the zodiac in the marble floor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View from above of the zodiac in the marble floor. Librar...

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.

[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Government mural by Elihu Vedder. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Lobby to Main Reading Room. Government mural by Elihu Vedder. Library...

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

[Main Reading Room. Interior of dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Interior of dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffe...

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.

[Main Reading Room. Detail of paired column capitals. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Detail of paired column capitals. Library of Congr...

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

[Memorial Hall. Quotation from James Madison, beginning "The safety and happiness of society ...." Library of Congress James Madison Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Memorial Hall. Quotation from James Madison, beginning "The safety an...

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

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

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

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

[Great Hall. View of ceiling, displaying sculpture, painting and aluminum plating. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View of ceiling, displaying sculpture, painting and alumi...

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

[Main Reading Room. Detail of stained glass window and coffered arch inside alcove. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Detail of stained glass window and coffered arch i...

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

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' marks of The Brothers Sabio and Daniel Elzevier in East Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' marks of Th...

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

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of William Jaggard in North Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Wil...

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

[North Corridor, Great Hall. Poetry mosaic surrounded by Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Music plaques. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[North Corridor, Great Hall. Poetry mosaic surrounded by Painting, Scu...

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

[North Reading Room. Mural with three generations, by Ezra Winter. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]

[North Reading Room. Mural with three generations, by Ezra Winter. Lib...

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

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

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

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

[Librarian's Room. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Librarian's Room. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Wash...

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[Exterior view. Detail. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Detail. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washi...

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

[Exterior view, entrance porch. Granite sculpture with female figure representing the reflection aspect of Literature (holding a book), by Bela Lyon Pratt. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view, entrance porch. Granite sculpture with female figure r...

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[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. Domed ceiling of the Pavilion of th...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an architectural element, dome, cathedral, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Exterior view. Ethnological head called "Tibetan" on a keystone of a first story pavilion window. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Ethnological head called "Tibetan" on a keystone of a ...

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

[Detail above elevator in lobby of 2nd Street entrance. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Detail above elevator in lobby of 2nd Street entrance. Library of Con...

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

[Great Hall, second floor, north corridor. Figure holding a ball. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall, second floor, north corridor. Figure holding a ball. Libr...

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

[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...

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

[Exterior view. Sea Nymph on Sea Horse statue in Neptune Fountain by Roland Hinton Perry. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Sea Nymph on Sea Horse statue in Neptune Fountain by R...

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

[Interior detail. Appears on walls of reading rooms and above doors on fifth floor. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Interior detail. Appears on walls of reading rooms and above doors on...

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

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Guillaume Chandiere in South Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Gui...

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

[Second Floor, West Corridor. Mural of Astronomy by Walter Shirlaw. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, West Corridor. Mural of Astronomy by Walter Shirlaw. Li...

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

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Kent along the balustrade. Libr...

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

The Honorable Francis Ricciardone, Ambassador of the United States to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Dr. Fawzi Tadros, representative of the Library of Congress, and His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, 2007

The Honorable Francis Ricciardone, Ambassador of the United States to...

Left to right: two members of the American Embassy staff; Fawzi Tadros, Area Specialist, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress; Ambassador Francis Ricciardone; His Holiness Pope Shenouda III;... More

[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figure on newel post holding a torch of electric light, with bust of George Washington at left. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View of grand staircase and bronze statue of female figur...

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.

[Main Reading Room. Detail of voluted keystone and sculpted dome frieze. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Detail of voluted keystone and sculpted dome friez...

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

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of mosaic. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of mosaic. Lib...

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

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of column capital. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of column capi...

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

[Great Hall. Detail of ceiling and cove showing Moses and Herodotus plaques. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of ceiling and cove showing Moses and Herodotus pl...

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

[Exterior view. Ethnological head called "Blonde European" on a keystone of a first story pavilion window. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Ethnological head called "Blonde European" on a keysto...

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

[East Corridor, Great Hall. Printing Press mural in Evolution of the Book series, John W. Alexander. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[East Corridor, Great Hall. Printing Press mural in Evolution of the B...

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

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of D. Appleton and Co. in North Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of D. ...

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

[Second floor, Southwest Pavilion. Light fixture in the Pavilion of the Discoverers. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second floor, Southwest Pavilion. Light fixture in the Pavilion of th...

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

[Northeast Pavilion, The Pavilion of the Seals. Mural in Lunette devoted to Justice by William Brantley Van Ingen. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Northeast Pavilion, The Pavilion of the Seals. Mural in Lunette devot...

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

[Second Floor, Southeast Pavilion, the Pavilion of the Elements. Lunette with mural Earth by William De Leftwich Dodge. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, Southeast Pavilion, the Pavilion of the Elements. Lunet...

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

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. View of mural between printers' marks of Francois Regnault and Simon Vostre. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. View of mural between...

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

[House Members Room. Light of Poetry (red) panel in the Spectrum of Light ceiling mural by Carl Gutherz. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[House Members Room. Light of Poetry (red) panel in the Spectrum of Li...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Librarian's Room. Detail of stucco reliefs around dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Librarian's Room. Detail of stucco reliefs around dome. Library of Co...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Librarian's Room. Detail of stucco reliefs around dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Librarian's Room. Detail of stucco reliefs around dome. Library of Co...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[South Corridor, Second floor. Treschel Mural. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[South Corridor, Second floor. Treschel Mural. Library of Congress Tho...

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

C. Downing, Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Florida

C. Downing, Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Florida

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Fenderich, Ch. Title inscribed on stone.

John D. Dickinson, Representative in Congress from New-York

John D. Dickinson, Representative in Congress from New-York

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Fenderich, Ch.

By the United States in Congress assembled. August 17, 1785 : On the report of a committee, to whom was referred a motion of Mr. Pinckney : whereas many states in the union continue to be underrepresented in Congress ...

By the United States in Congress assembled. August 17, 1785 : On the r...

Includes an order to transmit this and two previous resolves to the state legislatures. Title taken from caption title and opening lines of text. Imprint from Evans. Ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in the ... More

Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congress Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...

Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More

Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congress Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...

Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More

Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congress Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Congress Street Bascule Bridge, Spanning Fort Point Channel at Congres...

Significance: The Congress Street Bridge, built in 1930, is a trunnion bascule bridge and the most recent of the five movable-truss bridges spanning the Fort Point Channel. It replaced a steam operated swing d... More

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