[Interior wall with architectural ornaments of the U.S. Capitol buildi...
Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 668. (DLC/PP-1996:032.13). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress).
Rushing the season / J. Keppler., Political Cartoon
Print shows the interior of the "Political Hot House" where many plants with the heads of politicians are potted and labeled with botanical names, for example "Butleria Cockeya", "McVeaghia No Chancea", "Tilden... More
Frances Benjamin Johnston - [White House office, Washington, D.C.]
Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Original negative may be available: LC-J698-81345.
Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph shows an interior view of the Red Room in the White House, with portrait paintings of Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, R.B. Hayes of Ohio, and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. No. 81289. Forms part of: Frances Benja... More
[Students in a science class conducting experiments, Western High Scho...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teaching, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[General view of room with tables and fireplace in the White House, Wa...
Interior view of reception area in a White House office. Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, D.C.
Jefferson building - Basement. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...
Hot water tank? in the Library of Congress. Another copy is in: U.S. GEOG FILE - WASHINGTON, D.C. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS JEFFERSON BUILDING INTERIOR. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
The Blue Room, the reception room of the White House, Washington, D.C
H29415 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted 1903 by William H. Rau. No. 4993.
[White House kitchen with set table and cupboards]
Copyright by Waldon Fawcett. Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
White House: Banquet - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Presidents office [at the White House]
Interior view through a doorway of the president's office, showing a desk. No. 25712. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
[Interior of People's Drug Store, No. 9, 31st and M Streets, Washingto...
National Photo Co., Washington, D.C. No. 5854. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
Wool making? Group of women. Catholic Church organ. From Harris & Ewin...
A group of people sitting around a table, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & ... More
Residence of Breckenridge Long (Interior), 2829 16th Street, N.W., Was...
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Interior of D.G.S. Store, Wash., D.C.
Picryl description: Public domain image of a grocery or convenience store, food, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Interior, Govt. Ptg. Ofc., [Washington, D.C.]
Public domain photograph of industrial building, factory, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Interior, Govt. Ptg. Ofc., [Washington, D.C.]
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WOMAN SUFFRAGE. NATIONAL WOMEN'S PARTY, INTERIOR
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WOMAN SUFFRAGE. NATIONAL WOMEN'S PARTY, INTERIOR
Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WOMAN SUFFRAGE. NATIONAL WOMEN'S PARTY, INTERIOR
Public domain photograph of cabinet, bureau, office, 1920s - 1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
White House interiors. East Room in White House
Old negative number: 1653-8. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 19... More
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Interior lobby area of Acac...
Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
White House interiors. Green Room
Old negative number: 1653-13. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1... More
Dr. Royal S. Copeland, Health Commissioner of N.Y., and Senator-elect,...
A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Interior office in Acacia M...
Public domain photograph of midcentury American office architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hamilton Hotel, 15th and K Sts., N.W. Interior of Rainbow Room in Hami...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Interior office in Acacia M...
Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Westchester Apartments. Interior corridor of Westchester Apartments II...
Public domain photograph of apartment building, architectural plan, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. Building. Interior of Acacia Mutual L...
Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woodward & Lothrop. Views inside of Woodward & Lothrop factory VII
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Mrs. Little, quarters in Marine Barracks. Interior of 3010 O St. II
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Hamilton Hotel, 15th and K Sts., N.W. Interior of Rainbow Room in Hami...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
U.S. Capitol power plant. Interior of U.S. Capitol plant II
Public domain photograph - American industrial history, 1930s-1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
U.S. Capitol interiors. Interior of dome in U.S. Capitol from front en...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.
A black and white photo of a lamp and curtains, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Portraits and news photographs by Washington, D.C.-based firm, showing people, events, architecture in Washington... More
Electric Institute of Washington. Interior of store, Christmas 1935 II
Public domain photograph of commerce and advertising, 1920s-1930s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pan American Union Building. Interior of Pan American Union Building s...
Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Mural "Petroleum Industry: Production," by Edgar Britton at the Depart...
Date: 1939; dimensions: 111" x 235". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograp... More
Anacostia High School, [Washington, D.C.], 1939, carpenter shop
Public domain photograph of manufacturing, industry, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Training. Work Projects Administration (WPA) vocational school. This y...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Washington DC during the First World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Mural "An Incident in Contemporary American Life," by Mitchell Jamieso...
Date: 1943; dimensions: 148" x 82"; medium: oil. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit lin... More
U.S. Capitol power plant. Interior of U.S. Capitol power plant showing...
Public domain photograph of kitchen, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Griffith Consumers Co. Interior of Witt Poultry Co., 710 O St. I
Public domain photograph of American trade card, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lord & Taylor, business in Washington, D.C. To escalator
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Lord & Taylor, business in Washington, D.C. To mural II
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Interior of the original Capitol Children's Museum, Washington, D.C.
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Established in 1974, the Capitol Children's Museum was ... More
Interior of the Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C.
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
Dome ceiling, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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
Truman study, fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the W...
Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More
Mural "Harvest Dance," by James Auchiah at the Department of Interior ...
Date: 1939; dimensions: 96" x 600". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograph... More
Interior bas relief detail, United States Commerce building, Washingto...
Architect: Cass Gilbert. Built 1922-1925. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More
[Interior detail. Moulding in area between west elevator lobby and mai...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Exterior view. Detail of bronze main entrance doors labelled Research...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Senate Members Room. Carved oak tympanum above the doorway by Herbert...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of column capi...
Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[Northeast Pavilion. Mural in Ceiling dome. Library of Congress Thomas...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
[House Members Room. Light fixture. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffers...
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. Dome with the central disc displaying the mural Let...
Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.
Interior window at the United States Trade Representative's Winder Bui...
Built in 1848 by proprietor, William H. Winder, and supervising architects, Richard A. Gilpin and H.D. Cooper of Philadelphia. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Titl... More
Mural: Themes of the National Parks (Olympic, Bryce Canyon National Pa...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a mural painting, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
[The Townsend house, home of Sumner Welles, now the Cosmos Club, 2121 ...
Photograph shows the library with decorative fireplace, furniture, books, paintings, and coffered ceiling at the Townsend house, later home of Mathilde and B. Sumner Wells, now the Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachuset... More
[District of Columbia. Interior view of Fort Lincoln]
Photograph of Washington, 1862-1865, view of the defenses of Washington.
United Clay Products Company, New York Avenue Brickyard, 2801 New York...
Significance: These beehive brick kilns are representative of a type common in the industry. They are the only such survivors from the over one hundred brickyards which operated in the Washington area in the e... More
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Fifteenth & Church Streets Northwest, Was...
Significance: Tradition associates Calvin T.S. Brent (1854-1899), Washington's earliest known black architect, with the design of this church. St. Luke's rivals Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Georgetown... More
Brownley Building, 1300-1304 F Street Northwest, Washington, District ...
Significance: The building permit for the Brownley Building notes that when built in 1932, it received an award from the Architect's Advisory Council for "meeting exceptionally well the standards which should b... More
Brownley Building, 1300-1304 F Street Northwest, Washington, District ...
Significance: The building permit for the Brownley Building notes that when built in 1932, it received an award from the Architect's Advisory Council for "meeting exceptionally well the standards which should b... More
Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...
Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More
Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...
Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More
Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...
Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More
Smithsonian Institution Building, 1000 Jefferson Drive, between Ninth ...
Significance: First building of the Smithsonian Institution and a foremost example of medieval revivalism. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-71 Survey number: HABS DC-141 Buildin... More
James Y. Davis Sons Building, 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue & 408 Twelfth S...
Significance: This brick commercial building was designed by a local architect in the late nineteenth century. In spite of twentieth century alterations, the irregular shape, use of ornamental terra cotta, pro... More
New Post Office Building, Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Wash...
Significance: Located at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, the Ariel Rios Federal Building, also known as the new Post Office, was designed by William Adams Delano and William T. Aldrich and constructed betw... More
National Bank of Washington, 301 Seventh Street, Northwest at Indiana ...
Significance: A late nineteenth-century commercial building of highly attractive architectural character, typifying Washington when it was still a small city, which was erected by its oldest banking institution... More
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, ...
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, ...
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, ...
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, ...
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
Ross & Getty Building, 3005-3011 M Street Northwest, Washington, Distr...
Significance: This early 19th century building in combination with its late 18th century neighbor, 3001-3003, forms the finest remaining example of early architecture in the commercial district of Georgetown. ... More
1327 N Street, Northwest (Rowhouse), Washington, District of Columbia,...
Significance: 1327 N Street, NW, constructed ca. 1860, is among the older brick rowhouses remaining in the vicinity of Logan Circle. Although its original Italianate bay is gone, the setback of the main block o... More
1327 N Street, Northwest (Rowhouse), Washington, District of Columbia,...
Significance: 1327 N Street, NW, constructed ca. 1860, is among the older brick rowhouses remaining in the vicinity of Logan Circle. Although its original Italianate bay is gone, the setback of the main block o... More
Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...
Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More
Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...
Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More
Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...
Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More
Octagon House, 1799 (1741) New York Avenue, Northwest, Washington, Dis...
Location of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. 2004 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: Excellent and innovative example of Federal style domestic architecture. Served as Executive Mansion fo... More
Smith-Morton Row House, 3034 P Street Northwest, Washington, District ...
Significance: 3034 P Street is a good example of a brick federal row house. It is well preserved; the interior is largely intact and the original kitchen outbuilding is still extant. Survey number: HABS DC-1... More
1314 F Street Northwest (Commercial Building), Washington, District of...
Significance: This building forms part of the low scale commercial area north of Pennsylvania Avenue erected in Washington in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The building is one of three similar ... More
Galt & Brother Jewelers, 1107 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washingto...
Survey number: HABS DC-546 Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hume Building, 807 Market Space Northwest, Square 408, Lot 802, Washin...
Significance: A rare remaining building illustrating the great period of Pennsylvania Avenue's commercial importance, with notable architectural features. Survey number: HABS DC-222 Building/structure dates: ... More
443 Seventh Street, Northwest (Commercial Building), Washington, Distr...
Significance: The architects of 443 Seventh Street are unknown, but building department date reveals that the structure was standing before 1877. The building is of note primarily for its relative antiquity an... More
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior elevation & reflecte...
Inscription on recto: "Believed to be George Bridport, unknown subject." Inscription on verso (on linen lining): "NOTE IN HANDWRITING OF JOHN H.B. LATROBE [,] T.F. HANDEN." Mounted on paper on linen. Reference... More
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior elevation & reflecte...
Inscription on recto: "Believed to be George Bridport, unknown subject." Inscription on verso (on linen lining): "NOTE IN HANDWRITING OF JOHN H.B. LATROBE [,] T.F. HANDEN." Mounted on paper on linen. Reference... More
1331 N Street, Northwest (Rowhouse), Washington, District of Columbia,...
Significance: 1331 N Street, NW, was designed by architect C.A. Didden in 1883 as one of a block of four identical brick rowhouses constructed for landowner A. Heitmuller. (See HABS DC-784, HABS DC-785, and HAB... More
U.S. Department of the Interior, Eighteenth & C Streets Northwest, Was...
Significance: One of Washington's major governmental buildings, it was designed by one of the city's most noted architects, Waddy Wood. Interesting example of the blending of traditional Classical motifs with ... More
U.S. Department of the Interior, Eighteenth & C Streets Northwest, Was...
Significance: One of Washington's major governmental buildings, it was designed by one of the city's most noted architects, Waddy Wood. Interesting example of the blending of traditional Classical motifs with ... More
U.S. Department of the Interior, Eighteenth & C Streets Northwest, Was...
Significance: One of Washington's major governmental buildings, it was designed by one of the city's most noted architects, Waddy Wood. Interesting example of the blending of traditional Classical motifs with ... More
U.S. Department of the Interior, Eighteenth & C Streets Northwest, Was...
Significance: One of Washington's major governmental buildings, it was designed by one of the city's most noted architects, Waddy Wood. Interesting example of the blending of traditional Classical motifs with ... More
U.S. Department of the Interior, Eighteenth & C Streets Northwest, Was...
Significance: One of Washington's major governmental buildings, it was designed by one of the city's most noted architects, Waddy Wood. Interesting example of the blending of traditional Classical motifs with ... More
U.S. Department of the Interior, Eighteenth & C Streets Northwest, Was...
Significance: One of Washington's major governmental buildings, it was designed by one of the city's most noted architects, Waddy Wood. Interesting example of the blending of traditional Classical motifs with ... More
U.S. Department of the Interior, Eighteenth & C Streets Northwest, Was...
Significance: One of Washington's major governmental buildings, it was designed by one of the city's most noted architects, Waddy Wood. Interesting example of the blending of traditional Classical motifs with ... More