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[National, Washington, D.C.] / Morse & Tuttle, SC.

Engraving showing Capitol building; people walking or riding in carriages on Capitol grounds. T. U. Walter, Archt.

[Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol]

Photograph shows crowd of people viewing Lincoln's inauguration by the under-construction U.S. Capitol. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 1. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12... More

Ulysses S. Grant / engraved by William Sartain, Philadelphia.

Print shows Ulysses S. Grant, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, standing with right hand resting on desk, and the U.S. Capitol in the upper left background. Includes facsimile signature.

Flocking for Freedom, Washington, D.C.

Caricature of leading women suffragettes, including Anthony, Stanton, Stone, Walker, Cozzens & Hooker, leading a gaggle of geese toward the U.S. Capitol. Color lithograph by Joseph Keppler. Illus. in: Puck, 187... More

After the hold-up / Dalrymple. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows William L. Wilson standing in the street outside the White House, holding open a large carpet bag labeled "Wilson's Free List" which contains papers labeled "Free Wool", he has an umbrella labeled "... More

[Cairn mural in Evolution of the Book series, by John W. Alexander. Li...

Photo of one part of a six-part mural on the history of the book; after conservation of the mural. Depicts semi-clad men working at a cairn (mound of stones piled up as a memorial). Mural marked at bottom left:... More

Indiana Senator. Washington, D.C., June 11. Senator Sherman Minton, De...

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

The Capitol from the southeast, Washington, U.S.A

H89246 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1907 by H.C. White Co. No. 109. On mount: The "Perfec" Stereograph.

Liberty i.e. Freedom, the United States Capitol dome statue

Displayed with Asiatic art objects in rotunda of Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building. "G 8048" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072243. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

MONORAIL SUBWAY, CAPITOL TO SENATE. MAN WHO INSTALLED SYSTEM

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

Head of suffrage parade, Washington, D.C.

Women suffragists marching on Pennsylvania Avenue led by Mrs. Richard Coke Burleson (center on horseback); U.S. Capitol in background.

Nation-wide demonstrations were held on May 2nd in support of Federal ...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of large crowd of suffragists who took part in Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage procession of May 9, 1914, gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol (those... More

Coxey's army, 1914 on Capitol steps, Washington, D.C.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Photo Company collection is available ... More

WOMAN SUFFRAGE AT CAPITOL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

A crowd of people standing around a large building, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Students examining radio parts at...

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 includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More

[Charles Dawes at U.S. Capitol. Washington, D.C.]

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

[Crowd at Ulysses S. Grant Memorial at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Ku Klux Klan at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

Public domain photograph of large public building, square, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ku Klux Klan parade, Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 1926

Photo shows a bird's-eye view of a Ku Klux Klan march on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., with Franklin National Bank in the foreground and the U.S. Capitol in the background. Title from caption card and ... More

[Representative William D. Upshaw of Georgia, a leader of the drys, st...

The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was completed in the 1850s. Th... More

Vice President Curtis receives peace pipe from Chief Red Tomahawk, sla...

A man standing next to a woman in a dress. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ernest Kendall, teacher of U.S. Capitol pages. Mr. Kendall helping stu...

Public domain photograph of midcentury American portrait, 1940s-1950s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Congressional hog caller. Washington, D.C. June 9. The Capitol Plaza r...

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

Statues and sculpture over the door of the gallery of House chamber, U...

Old negative number: 13. Public domain scan - bust portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph - bust portrait sculpture, free to use, no copyright res... More

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

Picryl description: Public domain photogrpah of a Capitol building, ar...

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 includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More

Aerial view showing the west side of the U.S. Capitol and its reflecti...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[African American men walking on a sidewalk, probably on Capitol Hill,...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1995-834 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1995-834, frame 21. Contact sheet or negative slee... More

Details on the Folger Shakespeare Library, East Capitol St. at interse...

William Shakespeare books and illustrations The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Compl... More

The Senate Chamber of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas

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 P... More

United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. West elevation "High Dome"

Inscription on recto: West Elevation of the Capitol. Inscription on verso: Thornton's Plan West Elevation. Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.... More

Inauguration of President Polk - The Oath

View of crowd with umbrellas, in front of platform on east portico of U.S. Capitol, where Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administers the oath of office to James K. Polk. Illus. in: The illustrated London news, v.... More

Official program - Woman suffrage procession, Washington, D.C. March 3...

Cover of program for the National American Women's Suffrage Association procession, showing woman, in elaborate attire, with cape, blowing long horn, from which is draped a "votes for women" banner, on decorate... More

East front of the Capitol. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century...

Stereograph showing front view of U.S. Capitol and its grounds; scaffolding surrounding the Statue of Freedom atop Capitol dome. American and Foreign Stereoscopic Emporium, 501 Broadway, New York. No. 1294.

Frederick Law Olmsted Papers: Subject File, 1857-1952; Parks; Hartford...

Frederick Law Olmsted Papers: 1975 Addition, 1821-1924; Subject file; ...

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Winslow Homer - Argument of the chivalry

A dramatic portrayal, clearly biased toward the northern point of view, of an incident in Congress which inflamed sectional passions in 1856. The artist recreates the May 22 attack and severe beating of Massach... More

Cycloramic view of the Capitol and Congressional Library at Washington...

H43352 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright Deposit; Frederick W. Mueller; March 16, 1904.

United States Senate chamber / designed by J. Whitehorne ; engraved by...

Engraved from daguerreotype likenesses in the National Miniature Gallery of Anthony, Clarke & Co. (late Anthony, Edwards & Co.).

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Ground story - stairs, Suprem...

Inscriptions on recto: "Courtroom of the Supreme Ct." "Benjm. Henry Latrobe Surveyor of the Pblic Bldgs U States 1806." "Principal stairs" "Ground Story of the Capitol U.S." Reference copy available in LOT ... More

U.S. Capitol Washington, D.C., Washington DC

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. East elevation, low dome]

Inscription on recto: East Elevation of the Capitol. Inscription on verso: Modified plan after Hallett's discharge Thornton's East Elevation. Drawing no. 27. History of the United States Capitol / Glenn Brown. ... More

The City of Washington birds-eye view from the Potomac-looking north /...

Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. from above the Potomac River, looking north; prominent features listed below image.

[Letter from Isaac McCoy to his mother, Nancy McCoy, from Louisville, ...

Handwritten letter from Private Isaac McCoy of Co. A, 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, on pictorial lettersheet showing the U.S. Capitol building.

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). East front elevation, archi...

Referred to as "The Fancy Piece" by Hallet. Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-May 2012. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor's Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, ... More

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). East front elevation, archi...

Referred to as "The Fancy Piece" by Hallet. Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-May 2012. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor's Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, ... More

[United States Capitol ("Federal Capitol"), Washington, D.C. Cross sec...

Presentation drawing showing scheme "E" for cross section of the U.S. Capitol. Inscription on recto: E-1 A ground plan accompanied this which Doc. Thornton sent for together with the plan in pencil. Inscripti... More

United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Print shows the east front of the U.S. Capitol as seen from the south-east, with pedestrians and horsedrawn carriages on plaza in front. This print is probably a later reprint of no. 593. Conningham no. 5227a.... More

[Wet block in Congress meets to plan for wet legislation. Rep. John Ph...

Twenty-four men posed standing on steps of the U.S. Capitol. National Photo Company Collection.

Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbi...

Significance: One of Washington's largest and most famous memorials, this structure serves as the southern anchor of the city's monumental plan, the other elements of which include the Capitol, Washington Monum... More

The Capitol, Washington - Print, Library of Congress collection

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Orr, Louis.

Plan of base of dome - Public domain architectural drawing

U.S. Capitol (drawing). This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Portrait of The champions of liberty, Print

Print shows bust portraits of George Washington, facing slightly right, and Abraham Lincoln, facing left, in ovals, with the figure of Liberty seated between them and an eagle perched above her on the Emancipat... More

[Full view of U.S. Capitol from southwest]

Shows undeveloped Independence Avenue, S.W., and Capitol in background with flag at half-mast. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Wash... More

7th and Md. Ave., N.E. - Public domain portrait drawing

Drawing shows a few houses in the distance and a lamppost and iron or wooden picket fence in the foreground. The Capitol dome is visible through the trees, which are bare. The location is the northeast quadrant... More

Bird's eye view, Capitol & c., looking S.E., from Post Office

U.S. Capitol in background, seen from northwest. From the series: Metropolitan and suburban scenery, Washington, D.C., no. 1008. Title from caption on back of stereograph. Stereograph by W.M. Chase.

Female lobbyists at Washington, D.C. - a scene in the Marble Room of t...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, vol. 63 (1888 Feb. 4), p. 409.

South Carolina Solon. Washington, D.C., June 11. This new informal pic...

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

Frances Benjamin Johnston - Inauguration of Pres. McKinley

Reference copy in PRES FILE - McKinley, William Inauguration 1901. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[United States Capitol from Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Ford Motor Co., Lincoln at Capitol, [Washington, D.C.]

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Liberty / K. - Political cartoon, public domain image

Illustration shows a large man holding a cat-o'-nine-tails labeled "Schedules" and wearing a crown labeled "Monopoly" shaped like the dome of the U.S. Capitol building with the statue of freedom, sitting atop a... More

Arrival in Washington in March 1913 of Rosalie Jones' band of pilgrims...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of procession in street surrounded by large crowds of people.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. SUFFRAGETTES AT CAPITOL

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

Arrival Envoys from San F[rancisco]. Parade arriving at Capitol.

Title transcribed from item. A similar photograph was published in The Suffragist, vol. 3, no. 50 (December 11, 1915). Summary: Photograph of large crowd of suffragists on Capitol steps, some with banners, one ... More

Bomb explosion, U.S. Capitol, [Washington, D.C.], July 1915

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

CAPITOL, U.S. - A group of people standing in front of a building

Public domain photograph of official photograph, building on the background, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

R. Bartholdt, of Missouri, standing near Capitol, Washington, DC

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

J.H. Stephens (Tex.) and William Sulzer (N.Y.) standing outside Capito...

Two men standing next to each other on a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man with crutches; U.S. Capitol in background. Washington, D.C.]

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

A group of women carrying signs against America's support of the Engli...

Title from negative caption shelflist card. Portion of title devised by Library staff. Caption from caption list: Burning the British flag in the National Capitol by a group of women who term themselves "Friend... More

Mrs. Harriman, Mrs. J. Baiton - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from caption list: Mrs J.Borden Harriman, society leader and prominent horsewoman of the Capitol. Dat... More

U.S. Capitol paintings. Declaration of Independence, painting by John ...

Subject matter of painting mis-identified by Horydczak as the signing of the Constitution. Titles devised.

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Students examining radio parts at...

Item title devised. 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 1910s to th... More

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

A large crowd of people in a large room, 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 & E... More

U.S. Capitol exteriors. Dome of U.S. Capitol through trees at night

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Joseph Byrns with gavel at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

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

[Railroad tracks; U.S. Capitol in distance, Washington, D.C.]

Public domain historical photo, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alley dwellings between Pierce Street, L Street, First Street and Nort...

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 includes the U.S. Capitol building,... More

The Capitol of the United States, Washington, D.C.

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

Justice Black welcomed to Senate. Washington, D.C., June 15. As congre...

A black and white photo of three men in suits. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washington Votes; first time since 1874. Washington, D.C., April 30. I...

A group of people standing around a table. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Capitol paintings. George Washington with British soldiers at Yor...

Public domain photo of American art painting, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

A group of people sitting on the steps of a building. Office of War In...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aerial view of National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground ...

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

Carol M. Highsmith - 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

Carol M. Highsmith - U.S. Capitol building, 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

[Visitor viewing an exhibit in the U.S. Capitol of political cartoons,...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1999-474 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1999-474, frame 13. Contact sheet or negative slee... More

[President Bill Clinton, head-and-shoulders portrait, speaking into a ...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1993-763 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1993-763, frame 24. Contact sheet or negative slee... More

Row houses, East Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

East Capitol St. is a major street that divides the NE and SE quadrants of Washington, D.C. It runs due east from the U.S. Capitol to the DC-Maryland border. The western stretch of East Capitol St., which passe... More

Hubert H. Humphrey Building, located at the foot of Capitol Hill, Wash...

Designed by architect Marcel Breuer, it is the headquarters building of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, da... More

United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. West elevation "High Dome"

Inscription on recto: West Elevation of the Capitol. Inscription on verso: Thornton's Plan West Elevation. Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.... More

Frederick Law Olmsted Papers: Subject File, 1857-1952; Community desig...

The Presidents of the United States

Vignettes of head and shoulders portraits of the first twenty-five presidents of the United States; Capitol at Washington; and views of Yosemite Valley, Grand Falls, on Yellowstone River, Niagara Falls, Indepen... More

Architectural drawing for the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. ...

Competition drawing showing Capitol building, Senate room, conference room, and "Room of the Representants" as plan, with elevation sketch of east front on verso. UNIT title devised. Commonly identified as one ... More

Lincoln and his contemporaries - Public domain portrait drawing

Three scenes showing: Lincoln with Stanton, Seward, Sumner, Douglas, Seymore, and Chase, in 1858; Lincoln and six legislators, with the U.S. Capitol in background, in 1865; and Lincoln standing, with dome of th... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Floor plan, Supreme Court, ve...

Inscriptions on recto: "GROUND FLOOR of the CAPITOL U.S. 1817." "Those parts which are colored light red denote the Walls remaining, and carried up since the conflagration of 1814. Those of a deeper red, the ... More

Practical illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law / E.C. del.

A satire on the antagonism between Northern abolitionists on the one hand, and Secretary of State Daniel Webster and other supporters of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Here abolitionist William ... More

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). East front elevation, archi...

Referred to as "The Fancy Piece" by Hallet. Exhibited: Unbuilt Washington, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2011-May 2012. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor's Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, ... More

[Law Library of the Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washingto...

Photo shows the space that the Law Library occupied in the United States Capitol from 1860 to 1950. The space was the Supreme Court Chamber, 1859-60, and before that the Senate Chamber. Samuel Morse sent his fi... More