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For President: James K. Polk, of Tennessee. For Vice President: George...

A Democratic election ticket for the 1844 presidential campaign, issued sometime between May 29, when Polk received the Democratic nomination, and the November canvass. The ticket names the party's eight electo... More

General Leonidas Polk, C.S.A., American Civil War Photograph, Glass Ne...

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BOY CORN GROWERS, WALKER LEE DUNSON; J.R. CAMESON; J.J. POLK

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William Morris Log Cabin, Saluda, Polk County, North Carolina

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A black and white photo of a man climbing a ladder, Florida. Farm Secu...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a farmer, 1930s great depression, dust bowl era, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Green River Plantation, Polk County, North Carolina

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William K. Polk House, Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina

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Path through the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Preserve,...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

John Johnson House, Pedee, Polk County, OR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS OR-29 Building/structure dates: 1852 Initial Construction

Mountain Fork Bridge, Spanning Mountain Fork Creek at County Road 38, ...

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Mountain Fork Bridge, Spanning Mountain Fork Creek at County Road 38, ...

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Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 55-56, Des Moines, Pol...

Significance: Located on the south side of the parade ground, near the southeast corner, this two-story structure of Classical Revival style was completed on September 29, 1903, costing $59,806.94. Of brick jo... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 55-56, Des Moines, Pol...

Significance: Located on the south side of the parade ground, near the southeast corner, this two-story structure of Classical Revival style was completed on September 29, 1903, costing $59,806.94. Of brick jo... More

Florida Southern College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, McDonald & Johnson Av...

See HABS No. FL-323 for written data. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-82 Survey number: HABS FL-323-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1957 Initial Construction

Florida Southern College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, McDonald & Johnson Av...

See HABS No. FL-323 for written data. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-82 Survey number: HABS FL-323-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1957 Initial Construction

Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad, Dearborn Station Trainshed, 47 Wes...

Significance: The Dearborn Station Trainshed of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was an unusual and unique example of trainshed design, combining timber and wrought iron in the massive trusses that suppor... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 46, Des Moines, Polk Co...

Significance: This structure, completed on November 17, 1904, at a cost of $35,456.87, is one of the oldest surviving buildings at Fort Des Moines. Originally erected to house ten bachelor officers, the struct... More

East Locust Street Commercial District, Nielsen,Gehrke, & Hansen Cloth...

Significance: This building was first used as retail store and contributes to the last remaining cluster of Victorian commercial buildings in Des Moines. This Victorian Italianate commercial structure is in a ... More

S. S. Brinsmaid House, Grand Avenue & Thirty-sixth Street, Des Moines,...

Significance: Earliest known Prairie Style house in Iowa. Survey number: HABS IA-67

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Significance: Fort Des Moines is significant as the site of the army training camp for black officers during World War I, the first extensive attempt to education black officer candidates for the rigors of comb... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Significance: Fort Des Moines is significant as the site of the army training camp for black officers during World War I, the first extensive attempt to education black officer candidates for the rigors of comb... More

Windsor Purity Candy Company, 125-129 Second Avenue, Des Moines, Polk ...

Significance: The building was built by The Purity Candy Company, which reincorporated and added the name "Windsor" to the firm. The building was first used as a candy factory specializing in "Purity" chocolat... More

[Nashville, Tenn. Tomb of President James K. Polk]

Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Hood before Nashville. Continuing his policy of the offensive at any cost, Gen. John B. Hood brought his reduced army before the defenses of Nashvill... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 127, Des Moines, Polk C...

Significance: This structure followed plan 139Q in the Quartermaster General's Office. It cost $15,667.00 to erect and was completed on November 19, 1910, with brick walls, limestone and concrete water table f... More

Jose Amesti Casa, 516 Polk Street, Monterey, Monterey County, CA

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Southeast Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River at U.S. ...

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Southeast Fourteenth Street Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River at U.S. ...

2019 Woodland Avenue (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Significance: Constructed circa 1897 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design, eclectically influenc... More

Washington Primary School, 1436 Polk Street, Napa, Napa County, CA

Significance: The Washington Primary School is a heavily-modified 1909 school house near downtown Napa, California. It was designed by local Napa architect, Luther M. Turton. It served as a school building be... More

Florida Southern College, Emile E. Watson Administration Building, McD...

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T. G. Richmond House, Perrydale, Polk County, OR

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS OR-26 Building/structure dates: 1861 Initial Construction

Southwest Fifth Street Bridge, Spanning Raccoon River at Southwest Fif...

Significance: The Southwest Fifth Street Bridge ranks among Iowa's most significant vehicular spans. It is one of Iowa's few remaining pinned Pratt through trusses with three or more spans. As one of only thr... More

Reliance Bridge, Spanning Hiwassee River on State Route 315, Reliance,...

Significance: The Reliance is a representative example of the Pratt through truss. It is the only existing bridge in Tennessee known to have been built by the Roanoke Bridge Company. Also, it is a contributin... More

Reliance Bridge, Spanning Hiwassee River on State Route 315, Reliance,...

Significance: The Reliance is a representative example of the Pratt through truss. It is the only existing bridge in Tennessee known to have been built by the Roanoke Bridge Company. Also, it is a contributin... More

131-133 Second Avenue (Commercial Building), Des Moines, Polk County, ...

Significance: In 1903, the site was purchased by F.M. Hubbell and Sons, who held it until 1957. The building was first used by an auto company. Architecturally, the building is an example of the 1900's commer... More

Barney Sakulin Log House (Restoration), Old Fort Des Moines, Des Moine...

Survey number: HABS IA-106 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Barney Sakulin Log House (Restoration), Old Fort Des Moines, Des Moine...

Survey number: HABS IA-106 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Beersheba Inn, Polk House (Cottage), Armfield Avenue, Beersheba Sp...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

East Locust Street Commercial District, Garton Bakery & Confectionery,...

Significance: Built as a retail store; contributes to the last remaining cluster of Victorian commercial buildings in Des Moines. Survey number: HABS IA-143-B

860 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...

Significance: Constructed in 1891 and located near the Sherman Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne taste... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 86, Des Moines, Polk Co...

Significance: This stable barn likewise followed standardized plan 139 of the Quartermaster General. It stood on Thayer Street and was completed on September 29, 1903, making it the oldest of all the existing ... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 86, Des Moines, Polk Co...

Significance: This stable barn likewise followed standardized plan 139 of the Quartermaster General. It stood on Thayer Street and was completed on September 29, 1903, making it the oldest of all the existing ... More

Florida Southern College, Polk Science Building, McDonald & Johnson Av...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-82 Survey number: HABS FL-323-F Building/structure dates: ca. 1957 Initial Construction

Clegg Home, Valley Junction, Polk County, IA

Survey number: HABS IA-30-7 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Clegg Home, Valley Junction, Polk County, IA

Survey number: HABS IA-30-7 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 49, Des Moines, Polk Co...

Significance: The post chapel, erected between April and September 29, 1910, at a cost of $11,957.00 (including furniture), was built of brick joined in running bond with red-pigmented mortar on a foundation of... More

Court Avenue Bridge, Spanning Des Moines River, Des Moines, Polk Count...

Significance: The Court Avenue Bridge is a major river crossing for the city of Des Moines. Erected in 1918, it is an outstanding example of a structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, and economical multipl... More

Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moin...

Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercia... More

Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, 605 Locust Street, Des Moin...

Significance: The Equitable Life Assurance Company Building, designed in 1891 by a prominent Boston firm, exemplifies the late nineteenth century design and construction technology developed for large commercia... More

832 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...

Significance: Constructed in 1899 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne ... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 73, Des Moines, Polk Co...

Significance: Like most of the other stable buildings, Building No. 73 was based on plan 139 in the office of the Quartermaster General. Work on the structure was finished on February 24, 1905, and it cost $18... More

Florida Southern College, E. T. Roux Library, McDonald & Johnson Avenu...

See HABS No. FL-323 for written data. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-82 Survey number: HABS FL-323-D Building/structure dates: ca. 1957 Initial Construction

Florida Southern College, McDonald & Johnson Avenues, Lakeland, Polk C...

Significance: Florida Southern College is architect Frank Lloyd Wright's largest collection of buildings and their design covered the longest period of time. The College's president, Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, and Mr... More

Florida Southern College, McDonald & Johnson Avenues, Lakeland, Polk C...

Significance: Florida Southern College is architect Frank Lloyd Wright's largest collection of buildings and their design covered the longest period of time. The College's president, Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, and Mr... More

Marshall Field River Warehouse, 310 West Polk Street, Chicago, Cook Co...

Significance: The Marshall Field River Warehouse is a unique industrial structure that was designed by an important national architect for a prominent Chicago business. Its significance is derived from its desi... More

Marshall Field River Warehouse, 310 West Polk Street, Chicago, Cook Co...

Significance: The Marshall Field River Warehouse is a unique industrial structure that was designed by an important national architect for a prominent Chicago business. Its significance is derived from its desi... More

Marshall Field River Warehouse, 310 West Polk Street, Chicago, Cook Co...

Significance: The Marshall Field River Warehouse is a unique industrial structure that was designed by an important national architect for a prominent Chicago business. Its significance is derived from its desi... More

Marshall Field River Warehouse, 310 West Polk Street, Chicago, Cook Co...

Significance: The Marshall Field River Warehouse is a unique industrial structure that was designed by an important national architect for a prominent Chicago business. Its significance is derived from its desi... More

Marshall Field River Warehouse, 310 West Polk Street, Chicago, Cook Co...

Significance: The Marshall Field River Warehouse is a unique industrial structure that was designed by an important national architect for a prominent Chicago business. Its significance is derived from its desi... More

Marshall Field River Warehouse, 310 West Polk Street, Chicago, Cook Co...

Significance: The Marshall Field River Warehouse is a unique industrial structure that was designed by an important national architect for a prominent Chicago business. Its significance is derived from its desi... More

James H. & Lorraine B. Ford Double House, 1441-1443 East Grand Avenue,...

Significance: The James H. and Loraine B. Ford Double House possesses architectural significance on the local level by calling attention to the double house a new and little studied architectural form, which ... More

Fleming Building, Walnut & Sixth Streets, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Significance: Reflecting the regional influence of Chicago toward original architecture, the Fleming building typifies the Chicago style in massing, proportion and fenestration. Survey number: HABS IA-90 Buil... More

Sara Childress Polk [inaugural dress from First Ladies Collection], 9/...

Temporary Capitol (Second State Capitol), Site of Soldiers & Sailors M...

Survey number: HABS IA-30 The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which include... More

Workers in the canning plant during change of shift. Many of these are...

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A black and white photo of a man picking apples, Florida. Farm Securit...

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A black and white photo of a man in a tree, Florida. Farm Security Adm...

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Mills House, Tryon, Polk County, North Carolina

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Hog feeding pen. Passmore farm, Polk County, Iowa

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Terrace Hill, 2300 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

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Swampy section in the Polk County portion of Big Thicket National Pres...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Lyda Hill Texas Collection of Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Ben...

Significance: The bridge is a representative example of both the through Parker and Pratt trusses. It is also significant due to its local historical associations and its association with the Joliet Bridge and ... More

Dentville Road Bridge, Spanning Hiawassee River on Dentville Road, Ben...

Significance: The bridge is a representative example of both the through Parker and Pratt trusses. It is also significant due to its local historical associations and its association with the Joliet Bridge and ... More

Florida Southern College, Annie Pfeiffer Chapel, McDonald & Johnson Av...

See HABS No. FL-323 for written data. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-82 Survey number: HABS FL-323-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1957 Initial Construction

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Significance: Fort Des Moines is significant as the site of the army training camp for black officers during World War I, the first extensive attempt to education black officer candidates for the rigors of comb... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 127, Des Moines, Polk C...

Significance: This structure followed plan 139Q in the Quartermaster General's Office. It cost $15,667.00 to erect and was completed on November 19, 1910, with brick walls, limestone and concrete water table f... More

111 West Second Street (Alley Building), Crookston, Polk County, MN

Significance: In 1891, construction began on the commercial building located at 111 West Second St. The building materials and distinctive architectural style of the structure are unique to the area and set th... More

Jose Amesti Casa, 516 Polk Street, Monterey, Monterey County, CA

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Jose Amesti Casa, 516 Polk Street, Monterey, Monterey County, CA

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2019 Woodland Avenue (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Significance: Constructed circa 1897 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design, eclectically influenc... More

First Evangelical Lutheran Church, County Road R-38 & Northwest 166 Av...

Significance: The building is an excellent example of a frugal and simple church built by an immigrant Norwegian pastor, Osmund Sheldahl, for his flock. It survives virtually in its original condition. Survey... More

Crookston Commercial District, Main Street & Broadway between Fletcher...

Significance: The Crookston Commercial Historic District reflects the city's early period of growth, which was prompted by agriculture and the railroad industry. The district remains a large, and mostly intact... More

Washington Primary School, 1436 Polk Street, Napa, Napa County, CA

Significance: The Washington Primary School is a heavily-modified 1909 school house near downtown Napa, California. It was designed by local Napa architect, Luther M. Turton. It served as a school building be... More

Washington Primary School, 1436 Polk Street, Napa, Napa County, CA

Significance: The Washington Primary School is a heavily-modified 1909 school house near downtown Napa, California. It was designed by local Napa architect, Luther M. Turton. It served as a school building be... More

Washington Primary School, 1436 Polk Street, Napa, Napa County, CA

Significance: The Washington Primary School is a heavily-modified 1909 school house near downtown Napa, California. It was designed by local Napa architect, Luther M. Turton. It served as a school building be... More

Florida Southern College, Emile E. Watson Administration Building, McD...

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Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 61-62, Des Moines, Pol...

Significance: This double two-story unit, identical in construction to those discussed previously, fronted on Gruber Street and the south side of the parade ground. The structure cost $58,551.73 when completed... More

Barlow Granger House, Pioneer Park, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-2 Survey number: HABS IA-30-15

Southwest Fifth Street Bridge, Spanning Raccoon River at Southwest Fif...

Significance: The Southwest Fifth Street Bridge ranks among Iowa's most significant vehicular spans. It is one of Iowa's few remaining pinned Pratt through trusses with three or more spans. As one of only thr... More

Aquatic Park Bathhouse, Beach Street, West of Polk Street, San Francis...

Name changed from Maritime Museum to Aquatic Park Bathhouse on 7-29-02. See also HALS CA-113 (Aquatic Park) for documentation of the surrounding landscape. Significance: San Francisco's Aquatic Park was one of ... More

Barney Sakulin Log House (Restoration), Old Fort Des Moines, Des Moine...

Survey number: HABS IA-106 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old Beersheba Inn, Polk House (Cottage), Armfield Avenue, Beersheba Sp...

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Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building Nos. 63-64, Des Moines, Pol...

Significance: This structure stands to the west of the preceding building, along Gruber Street and fronting the south side of the Fort Des Moines parade ground. Built according to the Quartermaster General's P... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 86, Des Moines, Polk Co...

Significance: This stable barn likewise followed standardized plan 139 of the Quartermaster General. It stood on Thayer Street and was completed on September 29, 1903, making it the oldest of all the existing ... More

Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 58, Des Moines, Polk Co...

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Fort Des Moines Historic Complex, Building No. 58, Des Moines, Polk Co...

Des Moines Art Center, Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Significance: The earlier portion of the building is a major work of Eliel Saarinen near the end of his career. The construction of this building provided the City of Des Moines with an excellent art gallery. ... More

Florida Southern College, Polk Science Building, McDonald & Johnson Av...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-82 Survey number: HABS FL-323-F Building/structure dates: ca. 1957 Initial Construction

Florida Southern College, Polk Science Building, McDonald & Johnson Av...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-82 Survey number: HABS FL-323-F Building/structure dates: ca. 1957 Initial Construction

Clegg Home, Valley Junction, Polk County, IA

Survey number: HABS IA-30-7 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description