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Interior elevator detail, United States Commerce building, Washington,...

Architect: Cass Gilbert. Built 1922-1925. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More

Carol M. Highsmith - Supreme Court Interior, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency not held by the Library. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M.... More

Photographs of the Everett M. Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois

Images show exterior and interior views of courthouse in Chicago, Illinois. Details include courtrooms, halls, the lobby, the post office, and sculptural decoration.

Interior window and bench. Lawton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Designed by Architect Oscar Wenderoth, the three-story, neo... More

Interior postal lobby clock, Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building, Philade...

Architect: Harry Sternfeld. Art Deco style. Built in 1937. Limestone with granite base. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by t... More

Sculpture "Majesty of Justice" Great Hall, 2nd floor, Department of Ju...

Artist: Carl Paul Jennewein, 1935. Aluminum sculpture, dimensions: 12' 6" x 41". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided... More

Interior detail, Robert J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse...

Architect: James A. Wetmore. Built in 1931. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in... More

Courtroom detail, James T. Foley U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alba...

Built in 1931-1932. Art Deco style. Five-story building with 8' high sculptured marble frieze continuously wraps around the primary elevations. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Adm... More

Blair-Lee dining room, Blair House, located across from the White Hous...

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

Painting "Savoy" located in interior lobby of Joseph P. Addabbo Federa...

Artist: Richard Yarde, 1989. Mixed materials, dimensions: 12' x 9' 10" x 1'6". Joint project with William Bauer who designed and constructed the piece in his studio in Easthampton, MA (Source: L. Bauer, 2017) P... More

Courtyard, David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Miami, ...

Architect: Phineas E. Paist and Harold D. Steward. Mediterranean Renaissance Revival style. Built between 1931-1933. Primary material: Key Largo Coquina limestone. Photographed as part of an assignment for the ... More

[Main Reading Room. Interior of dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffe...

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

Elevator lobby, Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building, Philadelphia, Pennsy...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Photographs of the Apex Building in Washington, D.C.

Images show exterior and interior views of the art deco Apex Building, the Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C . Details include the atrium, doorways, metal grille work and stairways. The ... More

Photographs of the Everett M. Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois

Images show exterior and interior views of courthouse in Chicago, Illinois. Details include courtrooms, halls, the lobby, the post office, and sculptural decoration.

Photographs of the Strom Thurmond Federal Building and U. S. Courthous...

Images show exterior and interior views of federal building and courthouse in Denver, Colorado. Details include courtrooms, lobbies, plazas, stairs, and sculpture. Arrangement: Arranged by photographer-assigned... More

Photographs of the Federal Building and U.S. Post Office in Hilo, Hawa...

Images show exterior and interior views of tthe Federal Building and U.S. Post Office in Hilo, Hawaii. Details include the courtyard and decorative elements such as doorways, windows, metal grille work, and a ... More

Courtroom detail, John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, B...

Built in 1931-1933 by Architect Cram & Ferguson. The 16-story main mass rises to a height of 258' on Post Office Square. Restored by General Services Administration in 2009. Photographed as part of an assignmen... More

Photographs of the Elbert Parr Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals building, ...

Images show exterior and interior views of the the Elbert Parr Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals building in Atlanta, Georgia. Details include the courtroom, doors and windows, stairways, and decorative elements su... More

Photographs of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massach...

Images show exterior and interior views of federal building in Boston, Massachusetts. Details include the courtroom, lobby, atrium, plaza and architectural decoration including painting and sculpture. Arrangeme... More

Interior grill detail, James T. Foley U.S. Post Office and Courthouse,...

Built in 1931-1932. Art Deco style. Five-story building with 8' high sculptured marble frieze continuously wraps around the primary elevations. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Adm... More

Interior detail, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Providence, Rho...

Architect: Clarke & Howe. Beaux-Arts building built in 1904-1908. It is of steel frame construction, clad entirely in grey granite. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration.... More

Photographs of the Elbert Parr Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals building, ...

Images show exterior and interior views of the the Elbert Parr Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals building in Atlanta, Georgia. Details include the courtroom, doors and windows, stairways, and decorative elements su... More

Photographs of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massach...

Images show exterior and interior views of federal building in Boston, Massachusetts. Details include the courtroom, lobby, atrium, plaza and architectural decoration including painting and sculpture. Arrangeme... More

Photographs of the Everett M. Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois

Images show exterior and interior views of courthouse in Chicago, Illinois. Details include courtrooms, halls, the lobby, the post office, and sculptural decoration.

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the Whi...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Courtroom detail, John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, B...

Built in 1931-1933 by Architect Cram & Ferguson. The 16-story main mass rises to a height of 258' on Post Office Square. Restored by General Services Administration in 2009. Photographed as part of an assignmen... More

Interior stairway. The Joel Solomon Federal Building and U.S. Courthou...

Located in the central business district, it was built by Reuben Harrison Hunt in 1933. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information p... More

[Corrupt legislation mural by Elihu Vedder, Jefferson Building, Librar...

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.

Interior lobby, William O. Douglas Federal Building and U.S. Courthous...

Architect: James Knox Taylor. First constructed as the U.S. Post Office for North Yakima. Built in 1911-12. Second Renaissance Revival. First constructed as the U.S. Post Office for North Yakima. Photographed a... More

Lincoln room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washin...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Full view, fifth floor lobby, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Artist: Louis Bouche. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information and date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith A... More

Sculpture "Eagle; Justice Above All Else" at Jacob K. Javitz Federal B...

Artist: Theodore Roszak, 1970. Bronze. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photogr... More

Interior details at U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Galveston, Texas

Built in 1937 in the Art Deco style of architecture, the building is significant as a representation of the federal government in Galveston for over 60 years. Photographed as part of an assignment for the Gener... More

Interior lobby, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Laredo, Texas

Architect: James Knox Taylor. Built in 1906-1907 and 1933. The building originally housed the customs service. The 1930's expansion more than doubled the space to the rear of the building. Photographed as part ... More

Interior windows, U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Building begun in 1932 under the WPA program. Opened in 1934. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Ritter & Shay did the final major work. Title, date, and subject note... More

Exterior detail, William R. Cotter Federal Building, Hartford, Connect...

Public domain reproduction of art nouveau poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Courtroom, U.S. Courthouse, Toledo, Ohio

Architect: James A. Wetmore. Four story building designed in the Beaux Art Classicism style of architecture and clad in buff-colored limestone veneer. Built 1929-1932. Photographed as part of an assignment for ... More

Details from the "million dollar courthouse," the Theodore Levin Unite...

Courtroom is from the previous building built in 1896. It was disassembled and reassembled in the new building in 1932. It contains over 30 types of marble. Behind the bench is a frieze of 10 female figures dep... More

Courtroom ceiling, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Providence, R...

Architect: Clarke & Howe. Beaux-Arts building built in 1904-1908. It is of steel frame construction, clad entirely in grey granite. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration.... More

Interior lobby, John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Bos...

Built in 1931-1933 by Architect Cram & Ferguson. The 16-story main mass rises to a height of 258' on Post Office Square. Restored by General Services Administration in 2009. Photographed as part of an assignmen... More

Interior lobby stairs, Forest Service Building, Ogden, Utah

Architect: Hodgson & McClenahan. Built in 1933-34. Art Deco style originally built to provide offices for the U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Region. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Serv... More

[Interior detail. Moulding in area between west elevator lobby and mai...

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

Photographs of the John Minor Wisdom U. S. Court of Appeals Building i...

Images show exterior and interior views of courthouse in New Orleans, Louisiana. Details include courtrooms, halls, ceilings and sculptural decoration. Arrangement: Arranged by photographer-assigned number. The... More

Photographs of the Everett M. Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois

Images show exterior and interior views of courthouse in Chicago, Illinois. Details include courtrooms, halls, the lobby, the post office, and sculptural decoration.

Interior lamp, Federal Building, San Francisco, California

Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Built in 1934-36. Beaux Arts style. Part of the United Nations Plaza. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note pr... More

Details from the "million dollar courthouse," the Theodore Levin Unite...

At the requst of Chief Justice Arthur Tuttle, the courtroom from the previous building (built in 1896) was disassembled and stored during construction, then reassembled in the new building. It contains more tha... More

Interior mailbox. U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, Texas

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1936 by architectural firm McGhee Frazer Lippincot... More

Interior courtroom, Robert J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courtho...

Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photographs of the Byron G. Rogers Federal Building and U. S. Courthou...

Images show exterior and interior views of federal building and courthouse in Denver, Colorado. Details include courtrooms, windows, halls, stairs, sculpture and architectural decoration.

John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Boston, Massachuset...

Built in 1931-1933. Architect: Cram & Ferguson. Building consists of three towers rising above a five story base. It is 16 stories tall. The exterior is an excellent example of Art Deco institutional design. Ph... More

John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Boston, Massachuset...

Built in 1931-1933. Architect: Cram & Ferguson. Building consists of three towers rising above a five story base. It is 16 stories tall. The exterior is an excellent example of Art Deco institutional design. Ph... More

Interior window detail, U.S. Custom House, Houston, Texas

Architect: James Knox Taylor. Built in 1911. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs i... More

[Main Reading Room. Interior of dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffe...

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

Photographs of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massach...

Images show exterior and interior views of federal building in Boston, Massachusetts. Details include the courtroom, lobby, atrium, plaza and architectural decoration including painting and sculpture. Arrangeme... More

Photographs of the E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse ...

Images show exterior and interior views of U.S. federal building, post office and courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Details include the courtroom, lobby, and decoration includeing lamps, ceilings, and sculpture.

Architectural art "Lightfall" at building entrance to William J. Nealo...

Artist: Paul Housberg, 1999. Glass blocks. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Pho... More

Interior door, Robert C. McEwen U.S. Custom House, Ogdensburg, New Yor...

Built between 1909-1910. Master Carpenter: Daniel W. Church. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit lin... More

Interior light fixture. U.S. Courthouse, El Paso, Texas

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1936 by architectural firm McGhee Frazer Lippincot... More

Interior ceiling detail, United States Commerce building, Washington, ...

Architect: Cass Gilbert. Built 1922-1925. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More

John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Boston, Massachuset...

Built in 1931-1933. Architect: Cram & Ferguson. Building consists of three towers rising above a five story base. It is 16 stories tall. The exterior is an excellent example of Art Deco institutional design. Ph... More

Sculpture "Canon Law" at Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Artist: Carl Paul Jennewein, 1933. Plaster, dimensions: 36" x 20". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photog... More

Interior greenhouse, Forest Service Building, Ogden, Utah

Architect: Hodgson & McClenahan. Built in 1933-34. Art Deco style originally built to provide offices for the U.S. Forest Service Intermountain Region. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Serv... More

Details from the "million dollar courthouse," the Theodore Levin Unite...

Courtroom is from the previous building built in 1896. It was disassembled and reassembled in the new building in 1932. It contains over 30 types of marble. Behind the bench is a frieze of 10 female figures dep... More

Details from the "million dollar courthouse," the Theodore Levin Unite...

Courtroom is from the previous building built in 1896. It was disassembled and reassembled in the new building in 1932. It contains over 30 types of marble. Behind the bench is a frieze of 10 female figures dep... More

Interior details, James L. Whitten Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

Also known as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building, it was the first large Beaux-Arts building in Washington, D.C. Designed by Rankin, Kellogg and Crane architects, the L-shaped wings were... More

Interior office space, Sidney Yates Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1880; architect: James G. Hill. Credit line: Ph... More

Interior, U.S. Custom House, San Francisco, California

Beaux Arts building built in 1911 by architect Eames and Young. The street fronts are clad in ashlar granite from Raymond, California. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administrati... More

[Exterior view. Detail of bronze main entrance door showing winged wre...

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

Lobby, U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Photographed as part of an assignment for the U.S. General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Arc... More

[Main Reading Room. Semi-circular stained glass window in alcove by H....

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Great Hall. View from the second floor south corridor. Library of Con...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Interior back lobby, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Port Huron,...

Architect: Alfred B. Mullett. Built between 1873-1877. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Pho... More

Interior view of the LBJ suite of offices, J.J. Pickle Federal Buildin...

Built in 1965, the building houses a suite of offices, including the "LBJ Suite" used by President Lyndon B. Johnson during his term in office. Architect: Page-Southerland-Page and Brooks-Bar-Graeb. Photographe... More

Exterior bas-relief, Joseph P. Kinnerary U.S. Courthouse, Columbus, Oh...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title and date provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Print... More

Interior view of the LBJ suite of offices, J.J. Pickle Federal Buildin...

Built in 1965, the building houses a suite of offices, including the "LBJ Suite" used by President Lyndon B. Johnson during his term in office. Architect: Page-Southerland-Page and Brooks-Bar-Graeb. Photographe... More

Photographs of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Boston, Massach...

Images show exterior and interior views of federal building in Boston, Massachusetts. Details include the courtroom, lobby, atrium, plaza and architectural decoration including painting and sculpture. Arrangeme... More

Photographs of the U.S. post office and courthouse in Pittsburgh, Penn...

Images show exterior and interior views of U.S. post office and courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Details include the courtroom and lobby, murals, doors, windows, and stairways. Arrangement: Arranged by p... More

Photographs of the U.S. post office and courthouse in Pittsburgh, Penn...

Images show exterior and interior views of U.S. post office and courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Details include the courtroom and lobby, murals, doors, windows, and stairways. Arrangement: Arranged by p... More

Photographs of the E. Ross Adair Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse ...

Images show exterior and interior views of U.S. federal building, post office and courthouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Details include the courtroom, lobby, and decoration includeing lamps, ceilings, and sculpture.

Photographs of the John Minor Wisdom U. S. Court of Appeals Building i...

Images show exterior and interior views of courthouse in New Orleans, Louisiana. Details include courtrooms, halls, ceilings and sculptural decoration. Arrangement: Arranged by photographer-assigned number. The... More

Photographs of the John Minor Wisdom U. S. Court of Appeals Building i...

Images show exterior and interior views of courthouse in New Orleans, Louisiana. Details include courtrooms, halls, ceilings and sculptural decoration. Arrangement: Arranged by photographer-assigned number. The... More

Photographs of the federal building and courthouse in Oklahoma City, O...

Images show exterior and interior views of federal building and courthouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Details include courtrooms, the lobby, and architectural decoration. Arrangement: Arranged by photographer-... More

Photographs of the federal building and courthouse in Oklahoma City, O...

Images show exterior and interior views of federal building and courthouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Details include courtrooms, the lobby, and architectural decoration. Arrangement: Arranged by photographer-... More

Sculpture, no title, located in fifth floor lobby, Department of Justi...

Artist: Henry Kreis, 1933. Plaster, 48" x 88" x 1.5". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credi... More

White House interiors. East Room in White House, piano corner

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Interior staircase, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Laredo, Texas

Architect: James Knox Taylor. Built in 1906-1907 and 1933. The building originally housed the customs service. The 1930's expansion more than doubled the space to the rear of the building. Photographed as part ... More

Interior lobby, United States Commerce building, Washington, D.C.

Architect: Cass Gilbert. Built 1922-1925. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More

Mural showing Native American woman by artist Velino Herrara at the In...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The 7 story building is of steel frame construction, clad in granite and limestone. It consists of a north-south core which bisects... More

Interior detail, United States Commerce building, Washington, D.C.

Architect: Cass Gilbert. Built 1922-1925. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in t... More

Details from the "million dollar courthouse," the Theodore Levin Unite...

Courtroom is from the previous building built in 1896. It was disassembled and reassembled in the new building in 1932. It contains over 30 types of marble. Behind the bench is a frieze of 10 female figures dep... More

Interior lobby, Richard B. Anderson Federal Building, Port Angeles, Wa...

Originally a post office that was completed in 1933. General Services Administration took over the building in 1978 when the Post Office moved out. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services... More

Interior, U.S. Custom House, San Francisco, California

Beaux Arts building built in 1911 by architect Eames and Young. The street fronts are clad in ashlar granite from Raymond, California. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administrati... More

Interior atrium, Robert J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse...

Architect: James A. Wetmore. Built in 1931. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in... More

Courtroom detail, John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, B...

Built in 1931-1933 by Architect Cram & Ferguson. The 16-story main mass rises to a height of 258' on Post Office Square. Restored by General Services Administration in 2009. Photographed as part of an assignmen... More

Interior grill detail, Federal Building, San Francisco, California

Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Built in 1934-36. Beaux Arts style. Part of the United Nations Plaza. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note pr... More

Interior corridors, Clarkson S. Fisher Federal Building & U.S. Courtho...

Built in 1932 and designed by architect James Wetmore. The exterior of the Trenton Federal Building is a well executed design with a "Stipped Neo-Classical" form, with both Classical and Art Deco terra cotta de... More

Interior bas relief, U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Building begun in 1932 under the WPA program. Opened in 1934. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Ritter & Shay did the final major work. Title, date, and subject note... More

Interior stair detail, William R. Cotter Federal Building, Hartford, C...

Architect: Adams & Malfeldt & Prentice. Built in 1933. Stripped Classical/Art Deco style. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by... More