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OCTAGON HOUSE. CORNERSTONE COMMEMORATING SIGNING OF TREATY OF GHENT IN THIS HOUSE IN 1814

OCTAGON HOUSE. CORNERSTONE COMMEMORATING SIGNING OF TREATY OF GHENT IN...

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PRESIDENT EULOGISES JEFFERSON'S POLITICAL IDEALS AT CORNERSTONE LAYING. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 15. SPEAKING TODAY AT THE FORMAL LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE OF THE UNFINISHED MEMORIAL TO THOMAS JEFFERSON HERE, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRAISED THE POLITICAL FUNDAMENTALS LAID DOWN BY THE THIRD PRESIDENT. 'HE LIVED AS WE LIVE IN THE MIDST OF STRUGGLE BETWEEN RULE BY THE SELF-CHOSEN INDIVIDUAL OR THE SELF- APPOINTED FEW, AND RULE BY THE FRANCHISE AND APPROVAL OF THE MANY,' HE SAID. DIGRESSING FROM HIS PREPARED SPEECH AT THE OUTSET, HE SAID, '...I HOPE THAT BY JANUARY OF 1941 I SHALL BE ABLE TO COME TO THE DEDICATION OF THE MEMORIAL ITSELF.' HIS TERM DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL JANUARY 20, 1941

PRESIDENT EULOGISES JEFFERSON'S POLITICAL IDEALS AT CORNERSTONE LAYING...

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Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building IV

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ALL SOULS CHURCH. CEREMONIES AT LAYING OF A CORNERSTONE AT 16TH AND R. CHURCH NOT BUILT THERE, LATER BUILT AT 16TH AND HARVARD ST. FRONT, 3RD FROM LEFT, SAMUEL R. BOND, 5TH FROM LEFT, PRESIDENT TAFT

ALL SOULS CHURCH. CEREMONIES AT LAYING OF A CORNERSTONE AT 16TH AND R....

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LINCOLN MEMORIAL. LAYING CORNERSTONE

LINCOLN MEMORIAL. LAYING CORNERSTONE

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Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building V

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acaci...

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT CORNERSTONE CEREMONIES. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 16. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WAS IN A HAPPY MOOD TODAY AS HE ATTENDED THE LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE CEREMONIES OF THE NEW $12,000,000 INTERIOR BUILDING. THE PRESIDENT IS HOLDING THE THE TROWEL USED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON WHEN HE LAYED THE CORNERSTONE OF THE U.S. CAPITOL IN 1793

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT CORNERSTONE CEREMONIES. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL ...

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Gavel used George Washington in laying corner-stone of U.S. Capitol again serves in dedication of dtone at Washington Cathedral. Using the famous Washington gavel, which served at the laying of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol, the Right Reverend James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, dedicates a memorial stone contributed to Washington Cathedral by the Potomac Kasonic Lodge of Georgetown, the oldest Masonic Lodge in the country. Members of the fraterna' order attended in regalia as the ceremonies were a feature of the lodge's commemoration of the 140th anniversary of its founding

Gavel used George Washington in laying corner-stone of U.S. Capitol ag...

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Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building III

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ALL SOULS CHURCH. CEREMONIES AT LAYING OF A CORNERSTONE AT 16TH AND R. CHURCH NOT BUILT THERE, LATER BUILT AT 16TH AND HARVARD ST. DIAG. 2ND AND 3RD FROM LEFT, BERNARD R. GREEN OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, AND GEN. A.W. GRELEY; PRESIDENT TAFT; STANDING: SEN. DUNCAN V. FLETCHER; GRAND LODGE OF MASONS

ALL SOULS CHURCH. CEREMONIES AT LAYING OF A CORNERSTONE AT 16TH AND R....

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[Cornerstone, Octagon House] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Cornerstone, Octagon House] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. BISHOP CRANSTON, SPEAKING

SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. BISHOP CRANSTON, SPEAKING

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SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. BRYAN SPEAKING; CRANSTON AT LEFT

SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. BRYAN SPEAKING; CRANSTON ...

Photo shows event Sibley Memorial Hospital cornerstone laying at Robinson Hall on North Capitol Street where Bryan addresses crowd from speakers stand; identified using LC-DIG-hec-01653.

ALL SOULS CHURCH. CEREMONIES AT LAYING OF A CORNERSTONE AT 16TH AND R. CHURCH NOT BUILT THERE, LATER BUILT AT 16TH AND HARVARD ST. SEATED AT RIGHT OF POLE: GEN. WOODHULL; MYRON M. PARKER, PAST GRAND MASTER; BERNARD R. GREEN. STANDING: PRESIDENT TAFT AND THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN UNITARIAN

ALL SOULS CHURCH. CEREMONIES AT LAYING OF A CORNERSTONE AT 16TH AND R....

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LINCOLN MEMORIAL. LAYING CORNERSTONE

LINCOLN MEMORIAL. LAYING CORNERSTONE

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FDR [Franklin Delano Roosevelt] SPEAKING AT LAYING OF CORNERSTONE OF NEW INTERIOR BUILDING

FDR [Franklin Delano Roosevelt] SPEAKING AT LAYING OF CORNERSTONE OF N...

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President lays cornerstone for new Apex Building. Washington, D.C. July 12. President Roosevelt today laid the cornerstone to the Apex Building to complete the government buildings on the Mall, the building will house the Federal Trades Commission, the President is shown with the Honorable W.A. Ayres, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, left; as he used the trowel used by George Washington in laying the cornerstone of the Capitol

President lays cornerstone for new Apex Building. Washington, D.C. Jul...

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ADMINISTRATOR ICKES LAYS CORNERSTONE OF NEW INTERIOR BUILDING. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 16. ADMINISTRATOR HAROLD ICKES LAYING CORNERSTONE OF THE NEW $12,000,000 INTERIOR BUILDING TODAY WHILE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT LOOKS ON SMILING. ICKES USED THE SAME TROWEL WITH WHICH GEORGE WASHINGTON EMPLOYED WHEN THE CORNERSTONE OF THE U.S. CAPITOL WAS PLACED IN 1793

ADMINISTRATOR ICKES LAYS CORNERSTONE OF NEW INTERIOR BUILDING. WASHING...

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Cornerstone laying, Stansbury Lodge No. 24, Brightwood, D.C., Nov. 21, 1919

Cornerstone laying, Stansbury Lodge No. 24, Brightwood, D.C., Nov. 21,...

Photographer's address: 613 14th Street, Wash., DC. No. 1883. Gift; Breckenridge Long; 1953.

LINCOLN MEMORIAL. LAYING CORNERSTONE

LINCOLN MEMORIAL. LAYING CORNERSTONE

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Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building VI

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acaci...

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PRESIDENT LAYS CORNERSTONE OF NEW JEFFERSON MEMORIAL. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT LAYING THE CORNERSTONE OF THE NEW JEFFERSON MEMORIAL ON THE BANKS OF THE POTOMAC RIVER. THE EDIFICE WHEN COMPLETED WILL HAVE COST $13,000,000. WITH THE PRESIDENT IS CAPT. DANIEL CALLAGHAN, WHITE HOUSE NAVAL AIDE

PRESIDENT LAYS CORNERSTONE OF NEW JEFFERSON MEMORIAL. PRESIDENT ROOSEV...

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[Cornerstone, Octagon House] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[Cornerstone, Octagon House] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. EARL CRANSTON; WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. EARL CRANSTON; WILLIAM JE...

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RED CROSS, AMERICAN CORNERSTONE LAYING, PRESIDENT WILSON AND EX-PRESIDENT TAFT OFFICIATING

RED CROSS, AMERICAN CORNERSTONE LAYING, PRESIDENT WILSON AND EX-PRESID...

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Cornerstone laying, Stansbury Lodge No. 24, Brightwood, D.C., Nov. 21, 1919

Cornerstone laying, Stansbury Lodge No. 24, Brightwood, D.C., Nov. 21,...

Photographer's address: 613 14th Street, Wash., DC. No. 1883. Gift; Breckenridge Long; 1953.

SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. BRYAN SPEAKING; CRANSTON AT LEFT

SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. BRYAN SPEAKING; CRANSTON ...

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LINCOLN MEMORIAL. LAYING CORNERSTONE

LINCOLN MEMORIAL. LAYING CORNERSTONE

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RED CROSS, AMERICAN. CORNERSTONE LAYING, PRESIDENT WILSON AND EX-PRESIDENT TAFT OFFICIATING

RED CROSS, AMERICAN. CORNERSTONE LAYING, PRESIDENT WILSON AND EX-PRESI...

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[Charles Evans Hughes laying the cornerstone for National Baptist Memorial Church at 16th & Columbia Rd., N.W., Washington, D.C.]

[Charles Evans Hughes laying the cornerstone for National Baptist Memo...

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These men presented Pres. Coolidge with the trowel with which he lays the cornerstone of the George Washington memorial [White House, Washington, D.C.]

These men presented Pres. Coolidge with the trowel with which he lays ...

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RED CROSS, AMERICAN. CORNERSTONE LAYING, PRESIDENT WILSON AND EX-PRESIDENT TAFT OFFICIATING

RED CROSS, AMERICAN. CORNERSTONE LAYING, PRESIDENT WILSON AND EX-PRESI...

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Gavel used by George Washington in laying cornerstone of U.S. Capitol again serves in dedication of stone at Washington Cathedral. Using the famous Washington gavel, which served at the laying of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol, the Right Reverend James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, dedicates a memorial stone contributed to Washington Cathedral by the Potomac Masonic Lodge of Georgetown, the oldest Masonic Lodge in the country. Members of the fraternal order attended in regalia as the ceremonies were a feature of the lodge's commemoration of the 140th anniversary of its founding

Gavel used by George Washington in laying cornerstone of U.S. Capitol ...

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT LAYS BLOCK 208 AT THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 15. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY LAID THE CORNERSTONE AT THE UNFINISHED $3,000,000 THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL. TO THE STONECUTTER WHO MADE THE STONE, IT WAS BETTER IDENTIFIED AS SIMPLY 'NUMBER 208.' PHOTO SHOWS THE PRESIDENT AS HE WEILDED TROWEL HANDED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT LAYS BLOCK 208 AT THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL. WASHI...

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Fourth of July 1829. Laying the cornerstone of one of the eastern locks of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The ensuing anniversary of national independence, having been fixed upon as an appropriate day for laying the cornerstone of one of the Eas

Fourth of July 1829. Laying the cornerstone of one of the eastern lock...

Fourth of July celebration. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 193, Folder 22.

[Charles Evans Hughes laying the cornerstone for National Baptist Memorial Church at 16th & Columbia Rd., N.W., Washington, D.C.]

[Charles Evans Hughes laying the cornerstone for National Baptist Memo...

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Fourth of July 1829. Laying the cornerstone of one of the eastern locks of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The ensuing anniversary of national independence, having been fixed upon as an appropriate day for laying the cornerstone of one of the Eas

Fourth of July 1829. Laying the cornerstone of one of the eastern lock...

Fourth of July celebration. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 193, Folder 22.

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building II

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acaci...

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PRESIDENT LAYS CORNERSTONE OF NEW JEFFERSON MEMORIAL. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT LAYING THE CORNERSTONE OF THE NEW JEFFERSON MEMORIAL ON THE BANKS OF THE POTOMAC RIVER. THE EDIFICE WHEN COMPLETED WILL HAVE COST $13,000,000. WITH THE PRESIDENT IS CAPT. DANIEL CALLAGHAN, WHITE HOUSE NAVAL AIDE

PRESIDENT LAYS CORNERSTONE OF NEW JEFFERSON MEMORIAL. PRESIDENT ROOSEV...

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT CORNERSTONE CEREMONIES. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 16. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WAS IN A HAPPY MOOD TODAY AS HE ATTENDED THE LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE CEREMONIES OF THE NEW $12,000,000 INTERIOR BUILDING. THE PRESIDENT IS HOLDING THE THE TROWEL USED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON WHEN HE LAYED THE CORNERSTONE OF THE U.S. CAPITOL IN 1793

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AT CORNERSTONE CEREMONIES. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL ...

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PRESIDENT EULOGISES JEFFERSON'S POLITICAL IDEALS AT CORNERSTONE LAYING. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 15. SPEAKING TODAY AT THE FORMAL LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE OF THE UNFINISHED MEMORIAL TO THOMAS JEFFERSON HERE, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRAISED THE POLITICAL FUNDAMENTALS LAID DOWN BY THE THIRD PRESIDENT. 'HE LIVED AS WE LIVE IN THE MIDST OF STRUGGLE BETWEEN RULE BY THE SELF-CHOSEN INDIVIDUAL OR THE SELF- APPOINTED FEW, AND RULE BY THE FRANCHISE AND APPROVAL OF THE MANY,' HE SAID. DIGRESSING FROM HIS PREPARED SPEECH AT THE OUTSET, HE SAID, '...I HOPE THAT BY JANUARY OF 1941 I SHALL BE ABLE TO COME TO THE DEDICATION OF THE MEMORIAL ITSELF.' HIS TERM DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL JANUARY 20, 1941

PRESIDENT EULOGISES JEFFERSON'S POLITICAL IDEALS AT CORNERSTONE LAYING...

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MEMORIAL TO JEFFERSON ON BANKS OF TIDAL BASIN FORMALLY GIVEN CORNERSTONE. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 15. GENERAL VIEW OF THE SCENE AT LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE OF THE NEW THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL ON THE BANKS OF THE TIDAL BASIN IN WASHINGTON. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS SHOWN SPEAKING FROM THE STAND IN THE CENTER OF THE PICTURE

MEMORIAL TO JEFFERSON ON BANKS OF TIDAL BASIN FORMALLY GIVEN CORNERSTO...

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President lays cornerstone for new Apex Building. Washington, D.C. July 12. President Roosevelt today laid the cornerstone to the Apex Building to complete the government buildings on the Mall, the building will house the Federal Trades Commission, the President is shown with the Honorable W.A. Ayres, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, left; as he used the trowel used by George Washington in laying the cornerstone of the Capitol

President lays cornerstone for new Apex Building. Washington, D.C. Jul...

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MEMORIAL TO JEFFERSON ON BANKS OF TIDAL BASIN FORMALLY GIVEN CORNERSTONE. WASHINGTON, D.C. NOVEMBER 15. GENERAL VIEW OF THE SCENE AT LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE OF THE NEW THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL ON THE BANKS OF THE TIDAL BASIN IN WASHINGTON. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS SHOWN SPEAKING FROM THE STAND IN THE CENTER OF THE PICTURE

MEMORIAL TO JEFFERSON ON BANKS OF TIDAL BASIN FORMALLY GIVEN CORNERSTO...

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SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. MR. AND MRS. ALBERT LONGWELL, CENTER

SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOPSITAL CORNERSTONE LAYING. MR. AND MRS. ALBERT LONGW...

Photo shows event Sibley Memorial Hospital cornerstone laying at Robinson Hall on North Capitol Street where Bryan addresses crowd from speakers stand; identified using LC-DIG-hec-01653.

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building I

Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Cornerstone laying of Acaci...

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