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The dimly lit hall at the National Archive where the Charters of Freedom, the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, are displayed. Washington, D.C.

The dimly lit hall at the National Archive where the Charters of Freed...

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, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Executive suite boardroom, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. and part of the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.

Executive suite boardroom, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Cons...

Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Built in 1934, the exterior elevations, particularly at Constitution Avenue, are embellished with Beaux-Arts sculpture. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Service... More

OAS Building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

OAS Building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Completed in 1910 and considered the architectural wonder of its time. The building was designed and constructed to serve as the headquarters of what today is the world's oldest regional organization, the Organ... More

The fourteenth amendment to the Constitution considered : the right to pursue any lawful trade or avocation, without other restraint than such as equally affects all persons, is one of the privileges of citizens of the United States which can-not be abridged by state legislation : dissenting opinions of Mr. Justice Field, Mr. Justice Bradley, and Mr. Justice Swayne, of U.S. Supreme Court, in the New Orleans slaughter-house cases

The fourteenth amendment to the Constitution considered : the right to...

This legal case probes the intent and scope of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The justices give a broad defense of individual civil rights as protected from infringement by state ... More

The Constitution and the flag. The republic not the empire. An American system of finance. National prosperity not trust prosperity

The Constitution and the flag. The republic not the empire. An America...

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National Archives, Constitution Avenue, between Seventh & Ninth Streets Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

National Archives, Constitution Avenue, between Seventh & Ninth Street...

Significance: Serves as central archival repository of most important United States documents. Survey number: HABS DC-296 Building/structure dates: 1931-1937 Initial Construction National Register of Histor... More

The Fifteenth amendment - Print, Library of Congress collection

The Fifteenth amendment - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a parade surrounded by portraits and vignettes of Black life, illustrating rights granted by the 15th amendment. A reduced version of Kelly's large print "The Fifteenth Amendment, Celebrated May 19t... More

Clara Barton Papers: Red Cross File, 1863-1957; American National Red Cross, 1878-1957; Incorporation; Constitution, 1881-1903, undated

Clara Barton Papers: Red Cross File, 1863-1957; American National Red ...

Clara Barton is best known for founding and leading the American National Red Cross, a humanitarian organization dedicated to providing emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in the United States.... More

The constitution of the American Anti-Slavery Society : with the Declaration of the National Anti-Slavery Convention at Philadelphia, December, 1833 and The address to the public, issued by the Executive Committee of the society, in September, 1835.

The constitution of the American Anti-Slavery Society : with the Decla...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Warrant Officer's & Civilians Quarters Type, Along Sixty-sixth Street between Amberjack & Constitution Streets, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Warrant Officer's & Civ...

Significance: These buildings serve as excellent intact examples of military housing construction from the 1930s, and are significant as part of the initial base construction. Survey number: HABS HI-226

Departmental Auditorium, Constitution Avenue between Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Departmental Auditorium, Constitution Avenue between Twelfth and Fourt...

Significance: The Departmental Auditorium is part of a three-building ensemble facing the National Mall. The building was renamed in 1987 in honor of Andrew W. Mellon, who oversaw the development of the Federal... More

Departmental Auditorium, Constitution Avenue between Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Departmental Auditorium, Constitution Avenue between Twelfth and Fourt...

Significance: The Departmental Auditorium is part of a three-building ensemble facing the National Mall. The building was renamed in 1987 in honor of Andrew W. Mellon, who oversaw the development of the Federal... More

U.S. Navy & Munitions Buildings, Constitution Avenue between Seventeenth & Twenty-first, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Navy & Munitions Buildings, Constitution Avenue between Seventeen...

Significance: Last to be demolished of the temporary buildings erected on the Mall during World Wars I and II. Survey number: HABS DC-324

U.S. Navy & Munitions Buildings, Constitution Avenue between Seventeenth & Twenty-first, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Navy & Munitions Buildings, Constitution Avenue between Seventeen...

Significance: Last to be demolished of the temporary buildings erected on the Mall during World Wars I and II. Survey number: HABS DC-324

National picture. Behold oh! American, your sons the greatest among men / O. Knirsch, Chgo. ; lith. by Chas. Shober, Chicago.

National picture. Behold oh! American, your sons the greatest among me...

One of the numerous patriotic apotheosis scenes produced in the months following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. (The Library's impression of "National Picture" was deposited for copyright on July 18, 186... More

Historical and legal examination of that part of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Dred Scott case, which declares the unconstitutionality of the Missouri Compromise Act, and the self-extension of the Constitution to territories, carrying slavery along with it : with an appendix ... /

Historical and legal examination of that part of the decision of the S...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Also available in digital form.

U.S. Capitol Gatehouses, Fifteenth & Seventeenth Streets at Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Capitol Gatehouses, Fifteenth & Seventeenth Streets at Constituti...

For related documentation, see also U.S. Capitol, Gateposts (HABS DC-35) and Bulfinch Capitol Gatepost (HABS DC-719). Significance: There seems to be no definite information as to when the Capitol setting was c... More

Lock Keeper's House, Seventeenth Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Lock Keeper's House, Seventeenth Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwe...

1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The lockkeeper's house at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue served the lock that connected the Washington branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the Was... More

Lock Keeper's House, Seventeenth Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Lock Keeper's House, Seventeenth Street & Constitution Avenue, Northwe...

1994 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The lockkeeper's house at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue served the lock that connected the Washington branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to the Was... More

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...

Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...

Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...

Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Detached Garage Types for Quarters A-N, Along Sixty-sixth Street between Essex & Constitution Streets, behind Buildings A-E, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Detached Garage Types f...

Significance: These garages are part of the initial construction of the base, and are significant as an integral part of the housing area. Survey number: HABS HI-225

U.S. Capitol, Gateposts, Nineteenth Street & Constitution (moved from Capitol), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Capitol, Gateposts, Nineteenth Street & Constitution (moved from ...

For related documentation, see also U.S. Capitol Gatehouses (HABS DC-31) and Bulfinch Capitol Gatepost (HABS DC-719). Survey number: HABS DC-35 Building/structure dates: ca. 1825 Initial Construction Building... More

Thomas Jefferson, June 1776, Drafts and Notes on the Virginia Constitution; Plans for Two Houses

Thomas Jefferson, June 1776, Drafts and Notes on the Virginia Constitu...

Drafts and Notes on the Virginia Constitution; Plans for Two Houses

Thomas Jefferson, June 1776, Drafts and Notes on the Virginia Constitution; Plans for Two Houses

Thomas Jefferson, June 1776, Drafts and Notes on the Virginia Constitu...

Drafts and Notes on the Virginia Constitution; Plans for Two Houses

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, ...

See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation. Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the ci... More

Constitution of the United States

Constitution of the United States

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Chambers Window Glass Company, Batch Plant, North of Drey (Nineteenth) Street, West of Constitution Boulevard, Arnold, Westmoreland County, PA

Chambers Window Glass Company, Batch Plant, North of Drey (Nineteenth)...

Survey number: HAER PA-336-A Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction

U.S. Frigate Constitution, Commodore's Quarters, U.S. Navy Yard, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA

U.S. Frigate Constitution, Commodore's Quarters, U.S. Navy Yard, Charl...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chambers Window Glass Company, Furnace No. 1, North of Drey (Nineteenth) Street, West of Constitution Boulevard, Arnold, Westmoreland County, PA

Chambers Window Glass Company, Furnace No. 1, North of Drey (Nineteent...

Survey number: HAER PA-336-B Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction

Chambers Window Glass Company, Furnace No. 1, North of Drey (Nineteenth) Street, West of Constitution Boulevard, Arnold, Westmoreland County, PA

Chambers Window Glass Company, Furnace No. 1, North of Drey (Nineteent...

Survey number: HAER PA-336-B Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and E streets and Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and E streets and Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and E streets and Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and E streets and Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth...

Public domain image of a historic place, portal, arch, doorway, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and E streets and Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

United States Department of Commerce, Bounded by Fourteenth, Fifteenth...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

United States Department of Justice, Constitution Avenue between Ninth & Tenth Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

United States Department of Justice, Constitution Avenue between Ninth...

Survey number: HABS DC-809 Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction

United States Department of Justice, Constitution Avenue between Ninth & Tenth Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

United States Department of Justice, Constitution Avenue between Ninth...

Survey number: HABS DC-809 Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction

United States Department of Justice, Constitution Avenue between Ninth & Tenth Streets, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

United States Department of Justice, Constitution Avenue between Ninth...

Survey number: HABS DC-809 Building/structure dates: 1934 Initial Construction

Constitution Hall, 315 Elmore Street, Lecompton, Douglas County, KS

Constitution Hall, 315 Elmore Street, Lecompton, Douglas County, KS

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Constitution Hall was built in 1856, probably by Samuel Jones, sheriff of Douglas County and a notorious proslavery champion. It was a commercial ventur... More

Constitution Hall, 315 Elmore Street, Lecompton, Douglas County, KS

Constitution Hall, 315 Elmore Street, Lecompton, Douglas County, KS

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Constitution Hall was built in 1856, probably by Samuel Jones, sheriff of Douglas County and a notorious proslavery champion. It was a commercial ventur... More

The Federalist: A Collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal convention, September 17, 1787, in two volumes. Vol. 2.

The Federalist: A Collection of essays, written in favour of the new C...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. First complete edition. cf. The Federalist ... [ed.] by Henry B. Dawson. New York, 1863. Introduction: p. xxiii, lv-lxiii. Vol. 1: vi, 227, [1... More

The Federalist: A Collection of essays, written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal convention, September 17, 1787, in two volumes. Vol. 2.

The Federalist: A Collection of essays, written in favour of the new C...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. First complete edition. cf. The Federalist ... [ed.] by Henry B. Dawson. New York, 1863. Introduction: p. xxiii, lv-lxiii. Vol. 1: vi, 227, [1... More

Capitol fashions for 1837 - Public domain book illustration

Capitol fashions for 1837 - Public domain book illustration

A caricature of President Martin Van Buren issued during the Panic of 1837, strongly critical of his continuation of predecessor Andrew Jackson's hard-money policies. Particular reference is made to the Specie ... More

U.S. frigate Constitution - A black and white photo of a ship in the water

U.S. frigate Constitution - A black and white photo of a ship in the w...

No. 5082. Mounted with five other photographs. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.

U.S. frigate Constitution, autochrome color photo

U.S. frigate Constitution, autochrome color photo

Picryl description: Public domain photo of American art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Justice versus prejudice / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Justice versus prejudice / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows President Theodore Roosevelt, standing with right hand on the left shoulder of an African American man, standing to the left, and his left hand on a paper labeled "15th Amendment"; behind the... More

President lashed Supreme Court in constitution address to nation. Washington, D.C., Sept. 17. Addressing the nation from the foot of the Washington Monument tonight, President Roosevelt hailed the constitution as a 'layman's document, not a lawyer's contract' and struck out at the Supreme Court when he declared its legalistic interpretations on occasions have delayed at 'terrible' cost needed social and economic reforms for 20 years or more. The speech climaxed the Commemoration Constitution Day throughout the country

President lashed Supreme Court in constitution address to nation. Wash...

A black and white photo of a man giving a speech. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S.S. Constitution, Starboard battery center deck

U.S.S. Constitution, Starboard battery center deck

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship in the sea, harbor, maritime, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Public domain image of a sailing ship, caravel, harbor, sea, naval battle, 16th-17th century maritime seascape, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Library of Congress officials transferring page 3 of the United States Constitution from the State Department to the Library of Congress in the Library's Model-T Ford mail wagon]

[Library of Congress officials transferring page 3 of the United State...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Title devised by Library staff, based on Library of Congress Encyclopedia, p. 217-219, and National Archives and Records Administration.

Avenues and streets. Constitution Ave. from Senate Office Building II

Avenues and streets. Constitution Ave. from Senate Office Building II

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Capitol paintings. Dedication of the painting Signing of the Constitution VI

U.S. Capitol paintings. Dedication of the painting Signing of the Cons...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mall. View of Mall from 14th St. looking at new buildings of Constitution Ave.

Mall. View of Mall from 14th St. looking at new buildings of Constitut...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Declaration of Independence and Constitution, Library of Congress III

Library of Congress (Jefferson Building). Declaration of Independence ...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Capitol paintings. Dedication of the painting Signing of the Constitution II

U.S. Capitol paintings. Dedication of the painting Signing of the Cons...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Indians view white fathers home in Washington. Leaders of the tribes on the Flathead Indian Reservation of Western Montana take a look at the White House as they visit Washington to be the first tribe to submit a constitution under the terms of the Wheeler-Howard Act. Although these indians are from the Flathead Reservation, they represent the Salish and Kootenai tribes. There have been no Flathead Indians for many years, 10/31/35

Indians view white fathers home in Washington. Leaders of the tribes o...

A group of people standing on a sidewalk next to a fence. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

President's court plan "leap in dark" Yale professor tells Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., March 31. Appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Edwin Borchard Professor of Constitutional Law at Yale, declared the President's court reorganization plan is a "speculative leap in the dark unless a revolution in the attitude of the judges toward the constitution is anticipated". Prof. Borchard further declared the bill is unsound and ineffective and that it should be voted down, 3/31/1937

President's court plan "leap in dark" Yale professor tells Senate Comm...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Delivers Constitution day speech. Washington, D.C., Sept. 17. Senator William E. Borah delivered the principal speech at Constitution Hall last night before thousands of Masons to mark the opening celebration of Constitution Day. 9/17/37

Delivers Constitution day speech. Washington, D.C., Sept. 17. Senator ...

A black and white photo of a man giving a speech. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

D.A.R. Convention. Washington, D.C., April 18. Scene in Constitution Hall as the 47th Annual Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution convened tonight. The delegates were called to order by Mrs. William A. Becker, President General for the last three years, 4/18/38

D.A.R. Convention. Washington, D.C., April 18. Scene in Constitution H...

An old photo of a large crowd of people. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Federal Reserve Building, Constitution Ave. Federal Reserve with azaleas and marble bench, close-up II

Federal Reserve Building, Constitution Ave. Federal Reserve with azale...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Federal Reserve Building, Constitution Ave. Front view of Federal Reserve II

Federal Reserve Building, Constitution Ave. Front view of Federal Rese...

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

Federal Reserve Building, Constitution Ave. Federal Reserve, right corner, fountain in foreground I

Federal Reserve Building, Constitution Ave. Federal Reserve, right cor...

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Rail Co.-trustee protests Amlie nomination. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. Luther M. Walter, Co-Trustee of the Chicago Great Western Railroad, appearing as a private lawyer against the nomination of Thomas R. Amlie to membership in the ICC by the President. He read excerpts from Amlie's book, 'the Forgotten Man' to the committee and claimed that the proposals set forth in the book 'strike at the very heart of the Constitution,' 2-7-39

Rail Co.-trustee protests Amlie nomination. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. ...

A man sitting at a table reading a paper. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. West portico

Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. West portico

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Roland T. Ely, residence at 144 Constitution Dr., Princeton, New Jersey. Entrance foyer

Roland T. Ely, residence at 144 Constitution Dr., Princeton, New Jerse...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Sculpture "Nathan Hale," exterior of Department of Justice, Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "Nathan Hale," exterior of Department of Justice, Constituti...

Artist: Bela L(yon) Pratt, 1915. Bronze, dimensions: 6' 8" x 22" x 22". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the p... More

West exterior, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. and part of the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.

West exterior, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitution Ave...

Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Built in 1934, the exterior elevations, particularly at Constitution Avenue, are embellished with Beaux-Arts sculpture. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Service... More

Executive suite clock, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. and part of the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.

Executive suite clock, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitu...

Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Built in 1934, the exterior elevations, particularly at Constitution Avenue, are embellished with Beaux-Arts sculpture. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Service... More

OAS Building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

OAS Building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Completed in 1910 and considered the architectural wonder of its time. The building was designed and constructed to serve as the headquarters of what today is the world's oldest regional organization, the Organ... More

OAS Building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

OAS Building, 17th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.

Completed in 1910 and considered the architectural wonder of its time. The building was designed and constructed to serve as the headquarters of what today is the world's oldest regional organization, the Organ... More

Constitution Village, Huntsville, Alabama

Constitution Village, Huntsville, Alabama

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

Bill of Rights : Void where prohibited by law

Bill of Rights : Void where prohibited by law

Gift; Gary Yanker; 1975-1983. Public domain photograph of 20th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Administration Building, Between Constitution & Constellation Streets, east side of main quad, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

Naval Magazine Lualualei, Headquarters Branch, Administration Building...

Significance: This building serves as an excellent intact example of military construction from the 1930s, and is significant as part of the initial base construction. It has served a significant role as the m... More

Interstate Commerce Commission, Constitution Avenue between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Interstate Commerce Commission, Constitution Avenue between Twelfth an...

Significance: The Interstate Commerce Commission building was designed by Arthur Brown as part of his architectural ensemble facing Constitution Avenue that also included the Departmental Auditorium and the for... More

Silver City men erect Barleycorn monument

Silver City men erect Barleycorn monument

Tombstone dedicated to John Barleycorn giving his death as January 16, 1920, the date of the ratification of the 18th Amendment, on the grounds of the 1711 Club in Meriden, Conn. National Photo Company Collection.

U. S. Military Academy, Warner House, Constitution Island, West Point, Orange County, NY

U. S. Military Academy, Warner House, Constitution Island, West Point,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Frigate "Constitution", Cannon, (moved from MA,Charlestown), Schoharie, Schoharie County, NY

U.S. Frigate "Constitution", Cannon, (moved from MA,Charlestown), Scho...

Survey number: HABS NY-5497 Public domain photograph - Artillery gun, cannon, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The fifteenth amendment. American Civil War 1861-1865.

The fifteenth amendment. American Civil War 1861-1865.

Print showing President Grant sitting at the center of a large table, with several men clustered around, signing the 15th amendment granting that the right to vote cannot be denied on basis of race or color. Fr... More

U.S. Navy & Munitions Buildings, Constitution Avenue between Seventeenth & Twenty-first, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Navy & Munitions Buildings, Constitution Avenue between Seventeen...

Significance: Last to be demolished of the temporary buildings erected on the Mall during World Wars I and II. Survey number: HABS DC-324

Studying political economy. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Studying political economy. Book illustration from Library of Congress

A crudely drawn but complex satire mocking Zachary Taylor's military background and lack of political experience. Student Zachary Taylor, wearing a paper cap made out of the journal "The True Whig" is seated on... More

Photographs of Senators who voted "Aye" on the resolution submitting to the legislatures of the several states a proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States as to prohibit slavery

Photographs of Senators who voted "Aye" on the resolution submitting t...

Montage showing individual portraits of senators surrounding a larger portrait of Abraham Lincoln. No. 2. Source unknown.

The result of the Fifteenth Amendment, and the rise and progress of the African race in America and its final accomplishment, and celebration on May 19th, A.D., 1870

The result of the Fifteenth Amendment, and the rise and progress of th...

One of several large commemorative prints marking the enactment on March 30, 1870, of the Fifteenth Amendment, and showing the parade celebrating it which was held in Baltimore on May 19 the same year. The amen... More

U.S. Capitol Gatehouses, Fifteenth & Seventeenth Streets at Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Capitol Gatehouses, Fifteenth & Seventeenth Streets at Constituti...

For related documentation, see also U.S. Capitol, Gateposts (HABS DC-35) and Bulfinch Capitol Gatepost (HABS DC-719). Significance: There seems to be no definite information as to when the Capitol setting was c... More

U.S. Capitol Gatehouses, Fifteenth & Seventeenth Streets at Constitution Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Capitol Gatehouses, Fifteenth & Seventeenth Streets at Constituti...

For related documentation, see also U.S. Capitol, Gateposts (HABS DC-35) and Bulfinch Capitol Gatepost (HABS DC-719). Significance: There seems to be no definite information as to when the Capitol setting was c... More

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...

Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, ...

Since March 2016, the house is the site of the Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument. Significance: The Sewall-Belmont House, built ca. 1800 for Robert Sewall in the newly formed city of Washington, h... More

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