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Antietam National Cemetery, Shepherdstown Pike (State Route 34), Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Antietam National Cemetery, Shepherdstown Pike (State Route 34), Sharp...

Significance: On September 17, 1862, over 23,000 men and boys were killed or wounded during the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland. In early 1864, Maryland State Senator Lewis P. Frey introduced legi... More

Antietam National Cemetery, Shepherdstown Pike (State Route 34), Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Antietam National Cemetery, Shepherdstown Pike (State Route 34), Sharp...

Significance: On September 17, 1862, over 23,000 men and boys were killed or wounded during the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland. In early 1864, Maryland State Senator Lewis P. Frey introduced legi... More

Antietam National Cemetery, Shepherdstown Pike (State Route 34), Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD

Antietam National Cemetery, Shepherdstown Pike (State Route 34), Sharp...

Significance: On September 17, 1862, over 23,000 men and boys were killed or wounded during the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland. In early 1864, Maryland State Senator Lewis P. Frey introduced legi... More

Thomas Rutland House, 207 Hanover Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD

Thomas Rutland House, 207 Hanover Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Coun...

Significance: The home of Anthony Stewart, an Annapolis merchant, who was forced by patriots to burn his brigantine the "Peggy Stewart" because he had paid the tea tax on his cargo. The home of Daniel of St. Th... More

Latham Building, 221-225 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Latham Building, 221-225 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: The Latham Building was built as a three-story office and residence by Milton Slocum Latham, lawyer, District Attorney, Congressional Representative, Governor of California, and U.S. Senator. The... More

Latham Building, 221-225 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Latham Building, 221-225 J Street, Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA

Significance: The Latham Building was built as a three-story office and residence by Milton Slocum Latham, lawyer, District Attorney, Congressional Representative, Governor of California, and U.S. Senator. The... More

108 Central (Commercial Building), 108 Central Avenue, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

108 Central (Commercial Building), 108 Central Avenue, Great Falls, Ca...

Significance: Paris Gibson founded the city of Great Falls, played a notable role in the development of the state of Montana, and was a United States Senator for the state of Montana. It was he that caused thi... More

108 Central (Commercial Building), 108 Central Avenue, Great Falls, Cascade County, MT

108 Central (Commercial Building), 108 Central Avenue, Great Falls, Ca...

Significance: Paris Gibson founded the city of Great Falls, played a notable role in the development of the state of Montana, and was a United States Senator for the state of Montana. It was he that caused thi... More

Frank Billings Kellogg House, 633 Fairmont Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN

Frank Billings Kellogg House, 633 Fairmont Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey ...

Significance: Built for Frank B. Kellogg, while he was an attorney with Davis, Kellogg & Severance; later he served as U.S. senator, Secretary of State under Calvin Coolidge, co-sponsor of the Kellogg-Briand Pa... More

Peter Burr House, Vicinity of State Route 9 & Ridge Road, Shenandoah Junction, Jefferson County, WV

Peter Burr House, Vicinity of State Route 9 & Ridge Road, Shenandoah J...

Significance: One of the oldest extant buildings in the state. Very rare example of early homestead of which all other examples are of stone rather than wood. Home of Peter Burr, an early settler to the area ... More

Our nation's choice--General James Abram Garfield, Republican candidate for President, General Chester A. Arthur, Republican Candidate for Vice-President

Our nation's choice--General James Abram Garfield, Republican candidat...

Campaign poster showing head-and-shoulders portraits of James Garfield and Chester A. Arthur, with text and patriotic images including an American eagle and men gathered around flag.

Samuel Gilbert Hathaway House, Solon Road (State Route 41), Cortland, Cortland County, NY

Samuel Gilbert Hathaway House, Solon Road (State Route 41), Cortland, ...

Significance: The home of Major General Samuel Gilbert Hathaway (or Hatheway), a New York state senator in New York and a United States Congressman. Survey number: HABS NY-5592

[James M. Priest, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated at desk]

[James M. Priest, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated at ...

Vice President of Liberia under Daniel Bashiel Warner, 1864-1867; third president of Liberia, 1867. Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Written on back of plate: James M. Priest, Senator from Sinoe... More

McKee-Smalls House, 511 Prince Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

McKee-Smalls House, 511 Prince Street, Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC

Significance: Robert Smalls (1839-1915) was an important black lawmaker who fought for black rights in the years following the end of the Civil War. He had served in the South Carolina Legislature and the U.S. ... More

Bryant House, 116 Wilson Street, Bement, Piatt County, IL

Bryant House, 116 Wilson Street, Bement, Piatt County, IL

Significance: Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas met at this site to discuss the format for the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-58, FN-... More

Jefferson College, North Street, Washington, Adams County, MS

Jefferson College, North Street, Washington, Adams County, MS

Significance: Jefferson College dates from 1802 and was the scene of several important events during the early years of the nation. Mississippi's first constitution was written and signed in the old Methodist ... More

Two's company three's a crowd! / Keppler.

Two's company three's a crowd! / Keppler.

Illustration shows a woman labeled "Votes for Women" holding a paper labeled "The Ballot", parting a curtain on a darkened room where two men labeled "Honest Graft" and "Political Boss" are sitting, huddled ove... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 miles West of city of Burley, Idaho, Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, ID

Milner Dam & Main Canal: Twin Falls Canal Company, On Snake River, 11 ...

Significance: Milner Dam and its canal system have national significance in agricultural history as a rare successful example of state-supervised private irrigation development provided for in Senator Joseph M.... More

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, Intersection of Kelbaker & Kelso Cima Roads, Kelso, San Bernardino County, CA

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, Intersection of Kelbaker & Kelso Cima Ro...

Significance: Construction of the railway line between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, via Las Vegas, began in 1901 with the formation of the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad Company by prominent ... More

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, Intersection of Kelbaker & Kelso Cima Roads, Kelso, San Bernardino County, CA

Union Pacific Railroad Depot, Intersection of Kelbaker & Kelso Cima Ro...

Significance: Construction of the railway line between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, via Las Vegas, began in 1901 with the formation of the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad Company by prominent ... More

David Davis Mansion, Monroe & Davis Streets, Bloomington, McLean County, IL

David Davis Mansion, Monroe & Davis Streets, Bloomington, McLean Count...

Significance: Built by Judge David Davis, an associate of Abraham Lincoln in law and politics for more than twenty years, member of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1877), and U.S. Senator (1877-1883). Un... More

David Davis Mansion, Monroe & Davis Streets, Bloomington, McLean County, IL

David Davis Mansion, Monroe & Davis Streets, Bloomington, McLean Count...

Significance: Built by Judge David Davis, an associate of Abraham Lincoln in law and politics for more than twenty years, member of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1877), and U.S. Senator (1877-1883). Un... More

David Davis Mansion, Monroe & Davis Streets, Bloomington, McLean County, IL

David Davis Mansion, Monroe & Davis Streets, Bloomington, McLean Count...

Significance: Built by Judge David Davis, an associate of Abraham Lincoln in law and politics for more than twenty years, member of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1877), and U.S. Senator (1877-1883). Un... More

John Witherspoon House, 166 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, Mercer County, NJ

John Witherspoon House, 166 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, Mercer County...

Significance: Georgian stone farmhouse with simple Delaware Valley interior detailing. built as summer residence and eventually retirement home by John Witherspoon, signer of Declaration of Independence for New... More

Watkins-Coleman House, 5 East Main Street, Midway, Wasatch County, UT

Watkins-Coleman House, 5 East Main Street, Midway, Wasatch County, UT

Significance: This is one of the early polygamist adobe houses in Utah, maintained in excellent condition throughout its existence. Family home of former Senator Arthur V. Watkins of Utah. Unprocessed Field n... More

Watkins-Coleman House, 5 East Main Street, Midway, Wasatch County, UT

Watkins-Coleman House, 5 East Main Street, Midway, Wasatch County, UT

Significance: This is one of the early polygamist adobe houses in Utah, maintained in excellent condition throughout its existence. Family home of former Senator Arthur V. Watkins of Utah. Unprocessed Field n... More

Ralston Hall, Ralston Avenue, Belmont, San Mateo County, CA

Ralston Hall, Ralston Avenue, Belmont, San Mateo County, CA

Significance: One of the grandiose creations of a grandiose personality - William Chapman Ralston. Utilizing a modest villa, property of Count Cipriani in the 1850s and early 1860s, Ralston created a veritable ... More

General William Floyd House, Washington Avenue & Wavecrest Drive, Mastic Beach, Suffolk County, NY

General William Floyd House, Washington Avenue & Wavecrest Drive, Mast...

Significance: General William Floyd, the son of the original builder was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was born here in 1734 and lived at the manor until he moved to his upstate holdings at We... More

General William Floyd House, Washington Avenue & Wavecrest Drive, Mastic Beach, Suffolk County, NY

General William Floyd House, Washington Avenue & Wavecrest Drive, Mast...

Significance: General William Floyd, the son of the original builder was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was born here in 1734 and lived at the manor until he moved to his upstate holdings at We... More

Beauvoir, 200 West Beach Road, Biloxi, Harrison County, MS

Beauvoir, 200 West Beach Road, Biloxi, Harrison County, MS

Significance: From 1877 until his death, this was the residence of Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), President of the Confederacy. Davis spent the last twelve years of his life at Beauvoir writing The Rise and Fall ... More

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

Goodwood Plantation, Old Kitchen, Tallahassee, Leon County, FL

1992 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Goodwood Plantation was established near Tallahassee, Florida by Hardy Croom on a section of the Lafayette Grant in 1836. Following his death in 1837, his br... More

[Alfred Francis Russell, three-quarter length portrait, full face, seated at desk]

[Alfred Francis Russell, three-quarter length portrait, full face, sea...

Russell was born in Kentucky and moved to Liberia in 1833. Vice President of Liberia from 1878 to 1883. Became President in 1883. Photographer unidentified. Written on back of plate: A.F. Russell, Senator fro... More

Stewart-Nye House, 108 North Minnesota Street, Carson City, Carson City, NV

Stewart-Nye House, 108 North Minnesota Street, Carson City, Carson Cit...

Significance: One of Carson City's earliest homes, the Stewart-Nye House is a substantial stone building. Its first noted occupant was William M. Steward, first United States Senator from Nevada, who sold it t... More

[Portrait of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, officer of the United States government]

[Portrait of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, officer of the United Sta...

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

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Lindenwald, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY

Significance: Lindenwald, in Kinderhook, New York, was the home of Martin Van Buren from 1839-1862. Van Buren served as the State Senator, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, Ambassador to the Court of St. J... More

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Birthplace, 83 Beals Street, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Birthplace, 83 Beals Street, Brookline, Norfol...

Significance: The birthplace (May 19, 1917) and boyhood home of John F. Kennedy, U.S. representative and senator and 35th President of the United States. Assassinated November 22, 1963. Survey number: HABS MA... More

MacDill Air Force Base, Bounded by City of Tampa North, Tampa Bay South, Old Tampa Bay West, & Hillsborough Bay East, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Bounded by City of Tampa North, Tampa Bay Sout...

See HABS FL-384-A through FL-384-AY for additional information. Significance: The period of significance of MacDill Air Force Base is 1939 to 1945. The Base, along with seven other installations, was planned t... More

MacDill Air Force Base, Bounded by City of Tampa North, Tampa Bay South, Old Tampa Bay West, & Hillsborough Bay East, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL

MacDill Air Force Base, Bounded by City of Tampa North, Tampa Bay Sout...

See HABS FL-384-A through FL-384-AY for additional information. Significance: The period of significance of MacDill Air Force Base is 1939 to 1945. The Base, along with seven other installations, was planned t... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, Fairfax County, Virginia

Significance: Gunston Hall is one of the most important examples of Georgian architecture in America. Built c. 1755-59, the house is noted especially for its unexcelled interior woodwork by William Buckland. ... More

A group of vultures waiting for the storm to "Blow Over" - "Let Us Prey" / Th Nast.

A group of vultures waiting for the storm to "Blow Over" - "Let Us Pre...

Illustration shows William "Boss" Tweed and members of his ring, Peter B. Sweeny, Richard B. Connolly, and A. Oakey Hall, weathering a violent storm on a ledge with the picked-over remains of New York City. Cap... More

Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial candidates at the White House, Washington, D.C.

Photographs of President Ronald Reagan with Republican senatorial cand...

Images show U.S. President Ronald Reagan meeting individually with Republican candidates to support their 1986 election campaigns. They are usually posed shaking hands or talking in the Oval Office and within t... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, OH

Adena, Saint Margaret's Cemetery vicinity, Chillicothe, Ross County, O...

Significance: This house, built 1806-1807, was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe and was the home of Thomas Worthington, first United States Senator from Ohio and sixth Governor of that state. It was... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, Davidson County, TN

The Hermitage, U.S. Highway 70 North (4580 Rachel's Lane), Nashville, ...

Significance: The Hermitage and five hundred acres of adjoining land were bought by the State in 1856. It is believed that the brick building was begun in 1818. There is no record of the architect. ... Much f... More

The congress or the necessary politicians, British Cartoon Print

The congress or the necessary politicians, British Cartoon Print

Print shows two men sitting in a privy, one uses pieces of the "Resolution[s] of the [C]ongress" to clean himself, while the other intently reads "P[amphlet En]titled Taxation [No] Tir[anny]", suggesting that w... More

L'assemblée nationale: - or - grand co-operation meeting at St. Ann's Hill. Respectfully dedicated to the admirers of "A Broad-Bottom'd Administration" / Js. Gillray, invt. & fect., British Cartoon Print

L'assemblée nationale: - or - grand co-operation meeting at St. Ann's ...

Print shows a reception given by Charles James Fox and wife for various groups and friends of the Prince of Wales, all opposed to the government. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Divisio... More

Honorable John Black Packer of PA - Public domain portrait photograph

Honorable John Black Packer of PA - Public domain portrait photograph

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

Honorable Adam John Glossbrenner of PA.

Honorable Adam John Glossbrenner of PA.

A man sitting in a chair with a cane. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Honorable Glenni W. Scofield of PA - Public domain monumental decor print

Honorable Glenni W. Scofield of PA - Public domain monumental decor pr...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, glass side: Schofield Cab C. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.... More

Portrait photo of Senator Patterson, Glass Negative, 1860s

Portrait photo of Senator Patterson, Glass Negative, 1860s

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Sen. Patterson. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

Honorable Thomas Swan, Glass Negative, 1860s

Honorable Thomas Swan, Glass Negative, 1860s

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Hon. Thos. Swan; Thomas Swan Gov. Maryland. Governor of Md. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collectio... More

Honorable Rufus B. Bullock - Public domain portrait print

Honorable Rufus B. Bullock - Public domain portrait print

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Bollock. Gov. of GA. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

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