[Corrupt legislation mural by Elihu Vedder, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress]
Photo of semi-circular panel in five-part mural called "Government" shows man, woman, and child in classical garb, with woman seated and holding an unjust scale.
[Picture Writing mural in Evolution of the Book series, by John W. Alexander. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]
Photo of one part of a six-part mural on the history of the book; after conservation of the mural. Depicts an American Indian writing on hide with Indian woman in background.
[Egyptian hieroglyphics mural in Evolution of the Book series, by John W. Alexander. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]
Photo of one part of a six-part mural on the history of the book; after conservation of the mural. Depicts an Egyptian man using hammer and chisel to write on wall in hieroglyphics a picture of a woman. Woman m... more
[Great Hall. Detail of putti (hunter and mechanic) on staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]
Photo shows two putti: "a hunter, with his gun holding up by the ears a rabbit that he has just shot" and "a mechanic, with a cogwheel, a pair of pincers and a crown of laurel signifying the triumph of inventio... more