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Washington, D.C. Listening to the U.S. Army band play at a free concert in front of the Capitol

Washington, D.C. Listening to the U.S. Army band play at a free concer...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Capitol power plant. Coal hoppers alteration in boiler room of U.S. Capitol power plant I

U.S. Capitol power plant. Coal hoppers alteration in boiler room of U....

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a machine, industrial equipment, engine, generator, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Continental Hotel. Lobby and window of Continental Hotel with U.S. Capitol I

Continental Hotel. Lobby and window of Continental Hotel with U.S. Cap...

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

Louis Justement, architect. Capitol Power Plant, New Jersey Ave. and E St. II

Louis Justement, architect. Capitol Power Plant, New Jersey Ave. and E...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Statues and sculpture over the door of the gallery of House chamber, U.S. Capitol. Simon de Montfort medallion II

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

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

U.S. Capitol sculptures. Tourists viewing statue in U.S. Capitol V

U.S. Capitol sculptures. Tourists viewing statue in U.S. Capitol V

Picryl description: Public domain photo of antique sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Statues and sculpture over the door of the gallery of House chamber, U.S. Capitol. Solon medallion II

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

Statues and sculpture over the door of the gallery of House chamber, U.S. Capitol. Maimonides medallion I

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

Old negative number: 16. Public domain photograph - bust portrait sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Capitol exteriors. Statue of Freedom from telephoto I

U.S. Capitol exteriors. Statue of Freedom from telephoto I

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

Statues and sculpture in Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol. Lew Wallace I

Statues and sculpture in Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol. Lew Wallace I

Logbook annotation: Made for Potter Wax Museum, St. Augustine, Florida. 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 C... More

Statues and sculpture in Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol. Lew Wallace III

Statues and sculpture in Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol. Lew Wallace III

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Statues and sculpture in Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol. Robert Fulton III

Statues and sculpture in Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol. Robert Fulton II...

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Allegorical mural with Venus at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Allegorical mural with Venus at the 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

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking north across the top of the U.S. Capitol and its reflecting pool

Aerial view of Washington, D.C., looking north across the top of the U...

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

The Statue of Freedom at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

The Statue of Freedom at the 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. On May 9, 1993, after almost 130 years in place, the br... More

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the 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

Aerial view showing the west side of the U.S. Capitol and its reflecting pool, Washington, D.C.

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.

Interior of the original Capitol Children's Museum, Washington, D.C.

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, architecture, no copyright restrictions.

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

National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

National Statuary Hall Collection in the 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. The entire collection now consists of 100 statues contr... More

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the 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, Washington, D.C.

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

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the 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

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. - Drawing. Public domain image.

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. - Drawing. Public domain image.

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

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the 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

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the 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

National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

National Statuary Hall Collection in the 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. The entire collection now consists of 100 statues contr... More

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

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

Cherubs, U.S. Capitol art, Washington, D.C.

Cherubs, U.S. Capitol art, 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

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the 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

Dome ceiling, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

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

Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford that, since 1863, has crowned the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Originally named Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace. T... More

Picryl description: Public domain photogrpah of a Capitol building, architecture, no copyright restrictions.

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

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the 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

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Picryl description: Public domain image of an architectural element, dome, cathedral, classical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

In 1993, Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom was removed by helicopter from the U.S. Capitol dome for restoration. Washington, D.C.

In 1993, Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom was removed by helicopter...

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

[African American men walking on a sidewalk, probably on Capitol Hill, during the Million Man March in Washington, D.C.]

[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

[Conservator Larry Keck standing in front of Emanuel Leutze's mural "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way" in the U.S. Capitol]

[Conservator Larry Keck standing in front of Emanuel Leutze's mural "W...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-COLOR-1999-5277 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-COLOR-1999-5277, frame 23. Contact sheet or... More

[Aerial view of Capitol Hill featuring the Madison, Jefferson and Adams Buildings of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]

[Aerial view of Capitol Hill featuring the Madison, Jefferson and Adam...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Details on the Folger Shakespeare Library, East Capitol St. at intersection with 2nd St., NE, Washington, D.C.

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

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

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

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

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

Details on the Folger Shakespeare Library, East Capitol St. at intersection with 2nd St., NE, Washington, D.C.

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

Historic houses, North Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

Historic houses, North Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

Historic houses, North Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

Historic houses, North Capitol St., Washington, D.C.

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Pr... More

National Capitol columns at the United States National Arboretum located in NE, Washington, D.C.

National Capitol columns at the United States National Arboretum locat...

The National Capitol Columns originally supported the old East Portico of the United States Capitol (1828). The columns were removed during expansion of the Capitol in 1958, and placed at the National Arboretum... More

The Senate Chamber of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas

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"

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

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

Birds eye view of Sixth Street wharf, Washington, D.C.

Birds eye view of Sixth Street wharf, Washington, D.C.

Print shows the busy wharves in southwest Washington, DC, where wounded soldiers oftenarrived. In the foreground, the U.S.M. paddle steamboat "John Brooks" filled with Union soldeirs in the foreground, soldiers... More

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th cen...

On mount: Descriptive Views, by W. M. Chase. No. 1200. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

Official program - Woman suffrage procession, Washington, D.C. March 3, 1913 Dale

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

The U.S. Capitol. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

The U.S. Capitol. Washington DC sterescope card, 19th century.

Stereograph showing front view of U.S. Capitol with men standing next to columns by steps. E. Totherick, photo. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

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

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.

The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap / Wm. Charles, Sc.

The Hartford Convention or Leap no leap / Wm. Charles, Sc.

Charles's satire attacks the Hartford Convention, a series of secret meetings of New England Federalists held in December 1814. The artist caricatures radical secessionist leader Timothy Pickering and lampoons... More

630-656 East Capitol Street, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

630-656 East Capitol Street, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-81 Survey number: HABS DC-655 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76002127

View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lith. and print in colors by E. Sachse & Comp.

View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lit...

Bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. looking west with the U.S. Capitol in the foreground.

Joseph E. Baker - Grant & Wilson, portrait print

Joseph E. Baker - Grant & Wilson, portrait print

Print shows a campaign banner for the 1872 Republican national ticket. The armored figure of Liberty stands between portraits of presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant and running mate Henry Wilson. Grant's po... More

Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse, 1111 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse, 1111 North Capitol S...

Significance: The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse is significant for its role in the development and maintenance of Washington, DC's telephone network by the Chesapeake & Potomac (C&P) Telephon... More

Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse, 1111 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse, 1111 North Capitol S...

Significance: The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company Warehouse is significant for its role in the development and maintenance of Washington, DC's telephone network by the Chesapeake & Potomac (C&P) Telephon... More

[Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt, head-and-shoulders portraits cut in the shape of overlapping hearts with rose border; drawing of cupid in lower right and of the U.S. Capitol which is visible between the hearts]

[Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt, head-and-shoulders portraits c...

J209468 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by American Press Association. 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 C... More

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Islan...

Significance: The grey and stately ruin which crowns the highest ridge of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Island was once the home of General John Mason. Built in the last decade of the eighteenth century, this bui... More

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Islan...

Significance: The grey and stately ruin which crowns the highest ridge of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Island was once the home of General John Mason. Built in the last decade of the eighteenth century, this bui... More

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Islan...

Significance: The grey and stately ruin which crowns the highest ridge of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Island was once the home of General John Mason. Built in the last decade of the eighteenth century, this bui... More

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Islan...

Significance: The grey and stately ruin which crowns the highest ridge of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Island was once the home of General John Mason. Built in the last decade of the eighteenth century, this bui... More

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Islan...

Significance: The grey and stately ruin which crowns the highest ridge of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Island was once the home of General John Mason. Built in the last decade of the eighteenth century, this bui... More

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

General John Mason House, Analostan Island or Theodore Roosevelt Islan...

Significance: The grey and stately ruin which crowns the highest ridge of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Island was once the home of General John Mason. Built in the last decade of the eighteenth century, this bui... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Hall of Representatives - cornice, ceiling plan]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Hall of Representatives - cor...

Inscriptions on recto: "Copy full size delivered to Wm Blagden Augt 19th 1815." "delivered to W Blagden 1/2 size Feby 5th 1816" "30." Verso obscured by lining; piece missing. Forms part of Benjamin Henry La... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Reflected ceiling plan, rotunda - LC]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Reflected ceiling plan, rotun...

Date ca. 1818, per William Allen. Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).

Winslow Homer - Argument of the chivalry

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

The Capitol at Washington, mammoth plate negative

The Capitol at Washington, mammoth plate negative

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

The House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. / lith. by E. Sachse & Co.

The House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. / lith. b...

Interior view of the House of Representatives wing of the U.S. Capitol showing Congress in session and spectators in the gallery. Entered according to Act of Congress AD 1866 by Casimir Bohn Balto. in the Cler... More

Cycloramic view of the Capitol and Congressional Library at Washington, D.C.

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

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

[West front of the United States Capitol with cows in the foreground]

[West front of the United States Capitol with cows in the foreground]

Drawing shows the Tripoli Monument honoring American valor during the Barbary Wars of 1804. It was moved to the West Front of the Capitol in 1831 (and moved to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1860). The drawing also ... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Section, North Wing looking north]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Section, North Wing looking n...

Inscription on recto: "Section of the North Wing of the Capitol East and West looking North." Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).

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

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.).

Washington city north of Capitol in 1839

Washington city north of Capitol in 1839

Landscape drawing shows a horse with two ponies in a field north of the Capitol (not pictured). A house sits on a rise in the distance, upper right.

Washington city north of Capitol in 1839

Washington city north of Capitol in 1839

Landscape drawing shows a horse with two ponies in a field north of the Capitol (not pictured). A house sits on a rise in the distance, upper right.

[Design drawing for stoves in the Library at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.]

[Design drawing for stoves in the Library at the U.S. Capitol in Washi...

Inscribed: "Stoves in the Library at Washington." Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R).

Confederate State Capitol, Old Military Road  (State Highway), Washington, Hempstead County, AR

Confederate State Capitol, Old Military Road (State Highway), Washing...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1 Survey number: HABS AR-32-3 Building/structure dates: 1828- 1832 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1930 Subsequent Work

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Ground story - stairs, Supreme Court, vestibule]

[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

The Maples, 630 South Carolina Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

The Maples, 630 South Carolina Avenue Southeast, Washington, District ...

Significance: Maple Square: When George Washington with his architect-engineer, Major l'Enfant, was planning the capitol of the young republic, the site of "Maple Square was occupied by a pioneer log cabin. At... More

The Maples, 630 South Carolina Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

The Maples, 630 South Carolina Avenue Southeast, Washington, District ...

Significance: Maple Square: When George Washington with his architect-engineer, Major l'Enfant, was planning the capitol of the young republic, the site of "Maple Square was occupied by a pioneer log cabin. At... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. North wing - vestibule with colonnade section]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. North wing - vestibule with c...

Inscription on recto: "North Wing arcade and colonnade." Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Principal story - plan, elevation, section, detail]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Principal story - plan, eleva...

Inscriptions on recto: "Details of the North Wing of the Capitol on the Principal Floor. Scale 8 feet to an inch." "Fig. 1 Plan of the dome of the North Wing of the Capitol, showing the manner of carrying up ... More

City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard / painted by G. Cooke ; engd. by W.J. Bennett.

City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard / painted by G. Cooke ; e...

View, probably 1833, from Anacostia, showing Navy Yard and Capitol in center, Arsenal and White House at left. Library has two impressions. Reference copy in LOT 4386-A. After painting by G. Cooke. Entered acc... More

Maryland Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Maryland Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: Maryland Avenue was developed along the lines of L'Enfant's 1791 plan of the city, as a roadway with vistas to the Capitol. Because much of its historic character has been retained northeast of th... More

Maryland Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Maryland Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Significance: Maryland Avenue was developed along the lines of L'Enfant's 1791 plan of the city, as a roadway with vistas to the Capitol. Because much of its historic character has been retained northeast of th... More

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

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

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

President Roosevelt taking the oath of office, Mar. 4 1905

President Roosevelt taking the oath of office, Mar. 4 1905

Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to Theodore Roosevelt on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol. H57292 U.S. Copyright Office.

U.S. Capitol, Shelter, Capitol Grounds, Northeast of Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Capitol, Shelter, Capitol Grounds, Northeast of Capitol, Washingt...

Survey number: HABS DC-75 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 wa... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Inner house dome framing plan]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Inner house dome framing plan...

Inscriptions on recto: "Rise, on versed line of the dome..." "Mean & Radius of the blocking course of the Senate chamber..." Graphite sketch, section, in upper right hand corner. Notations include computation... More

Wrathful waiting - Drawing. Public domain image.

Wrathful waiting - Drawing. Public domain image.

Uncle Sam standing in front of United States Capitol carrying cane and wearing arm bandage "Blockaded ports." (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published... More

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Foundation plan]

Alexander Jackson Davis - [United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Fou...

Inscription on recto: Foundations of the first Capitol at Washington. The upper part was burnt by the English in 1812. This plan was prepared for a sett of engravings. 461880 Au[], 34.

Herd of bison, near Lake Jessie / Stanley del. ; Sarony, Major & Knapp Liths. 449 Broadway, N.Y.

Herd of bison, near Lake Jessie / Stanley del. ; Sarony, Major & Knapp...

Print shows a large herd of bison on a prairie. U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys 47th & 49th Parallels. General Report Plate X. Illus. from: U.S. Pacific railroad explorations and surveys, 47th & 49th Parallels. ... More

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

[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

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Cellar story, south wing]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Cellar story, south wing]

Inscriptions on recto: "For Wm Lenthall, Clerk of the Works." "Plan of the Cellar Story of the South Wing of the Capitol at Washington. BHenry Latrobe Furveyor of the public buildings April 1803." "The 3 st... More

Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Avenue, Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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, District of Columbia, DC

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, District of Columbia, DC

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

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