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[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Main ribs. Exterior brackets. Rendered plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and details] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, archt.

[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Main ribs. Exterior b...

Scaled and dimensioned. No. 1892. 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 ... More

[Civil war troops], Washington, D.C. during American Civil War

[Civil war troops], Washington, D.C. during American Civil War

Photograph showing Union soldiers with rifles at attention in front of the Capitol.

David and Goliath, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon

David and Goliath, Washington, D.C., Political Cartoon

The battle for the presidency between Greeley and incumbent Ulysses S. Grant is portrayed here in biblical terms. In a mountainous desert landscape Greeley, as David armed with a slingshot loaded with quill and... More

Wash., D.C., 1874. House of Representatives, U. S., 43rd Congress. Taken on the east portice, House wing of Capitol, February 20

Wash., D.C., 1874. House of Representatives, U. S., 43rd Congress. Tak...

Photograph shows members of the 43rd Congress of the House of Representatives standing on the steps of the Capitol; names of all 183 members are printed underneath the photograph. Entered according to Act of Co... More

Construction of the Northwest Court of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress

Construction of the Northwest Court of the Jefferson Building of the L...

Bird's-eye view; U.S. Capitol in background. No known restrictions on publication.

Puck magazine cover - Better than Klondike! / Dalrymple.

Puck magazine cover - Better than Klondike! / Dalrymple.

Print shows a bloated man labeled "Trusts" holding a gold mining pan with large gold nuggets, sitting by a stream labeled "Dingley Tariff" that flows from the U.S. Capitol building. Illus. from Puck, v. 42, no... More

Icon Dome of the U.S. Capitol, public domain photograph

Icon Dome of the U.S. Capitol, public domain photograph

Copyright by C.E. Bolles, Brooklyn, N.Y. 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 curre... More

The song of freedom / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

The song of freedom / Keppler. - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print shows Cuban General Máximo Gómez sitting on a horse, listening to an eagle perched on the U.S. Capitol building singing "the song of freedom". Caption: "I think I hear a little bird, who sings 'The peopl... More

United States Capitol, Washington DC

United States Capitol, Washington DC

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

The real objection to Smoot / Keppler.

The real objection to Smoot / Keppler.

Illustration shows an old man labeled "Mormon Hierarchy", wearing a coat of stitched together fragments of cloth labeled "Polygamy, Mormon Rebellion, Resistance to Federal Authority, Blood Atonement, Murder of ... More

"Let the gold dust twins do your work" / J.S. Pughe with acknowledgements.

"Let the gold dust twins do your work" / J.S. Pughe with acknowledgeme...

Illustration shows Nelson Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller as dark-skinned men wearing skirts labeled "Gold Dust"; Aldrich is standing on top of a replica of a building labeled "Stock Exchange" and holding up a ... More

Ford Motor Co. new Ford body [U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., in background]

Ford Motor Co. new Ford body [U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., in backg...

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"Goodness gracious! I must have been dozing!"

"Goodness gracious! I must have been dozing!"

Illustration shows President Taft sitting in a rocking chair, tangled in yarn from balls labeled "Conservation, Rail Road Legislation, Postal Savings Tax, Income Tax, [and] Corporation Tax" that have fallen ont... More

CHRISTMAS TREES. CHRISTMAS TREE AT CAPITOL

CHRISTMAS TREES. CHRISTMAS TREE AT CAPITOL

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Woman suffrage parade, Wash., D.C.

Woman suffrage parade, Wash., D.C.

Photograph shows parade and enormous crowd on Pennsylvania Ave. looking toward Capitol past old Post Office.

BRANDEGEE, FRANK BOSWORTH. REP. FROM CONNECTICUT, 1902-1905; SENATOR, 1905-1924. MARCUS SMITH, FALL, BRANDEGEE AT CAPITOL

BRANDEGEE, FRANK BOSWORTH. REP. FROM CONNECTICUT, 1902-1905; SENATOR, ...

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

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Student portrait from Capitol Radio Engineering Institute II

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Student portrait from Capitol Rad...

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Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Students in classroom at Capitol Radio Engineering Institute

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Students in classroom at Capitol ...

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

[National Woman's Party members walking with banners during the dedication ceremonies for the Alva E. Belmont House, 1922.]

[National Woman's Party members walking with banners during the dedica...

Title derived by Library of Congress staff. Summary: Photograph of National Woman's Party members marching in the street with banners, U.S. Capitol dome in the background.

Leading the Klu [sic] Klux Klan parade which was held in Washington, D.C. today; on the right is Mr. J.M. Fraser ... from Houston, Texas

Leading the Klu [sic] Klux Klan parade which was held in Washington, D...

Group parading on street with dome of U.S. Capitol in the background.

"The Flying Senators," Senator Frederick Hale of Maine, left, and Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut are called the "flying senators" on Capitol Hill because of their frequent use of the airplane to transact government business. This photograph was snapped at Bolling Field Washington, just before the Senators took off for Langley Field, Virginia Senator Bingham is an experienced pilot, having seen service with the Army Air Service during the World War

"The Flying Senators," Senator Frederick Hale of Maine, left, and Sena...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, aviator, 1910s-1920s, early 20th-century aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

U.S. Capitol paintings. Signing of the Constitution by H.C. Christy I

U.S. Capitol paintings. Signing of the Constitution by H.C. Christy I

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[Rose McConnell Long on subway car. U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

[Rose McConnell Long on subway car. U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Senate veterans. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, and Senator William Gibbs McAdoo of California, pictured as they walked from the Senate chamber to the House to hear President Roosevelt address the joint session

Senate veterans. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Senator Carter Glass, of Vi...

Two men in suits standing next to each other, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information... More

Cashier for [...] Capitol restaurant

Cashier for [...] Capitol restaurant

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Batista sees the Capitol for the first time. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Fulgencio Batista, the Cuban Army Sergeant who has risen to the heights of a Caribbean Dictator, arrived in Washington today. This is the first time the Cuban Dictator has set foot outside his native land in thirty seven years, General Malin Craig, the Chief of Staff is shown with him as they pass the Capitol, 111038

Batista sees the Capitol for the first time. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10...

A black and white photo of a car driving down a street, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc... More

U.S. Capitol paintings. Declaration of Independence, painting by John Trumbull in U.S. Capitol, detail II

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

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Eden renews friendship with Senator Pittman. Washington, D.C., Dec. 14. Anthony Eden today called upon Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, at his office in the Capitol. Both men declined to discuss their talk, saying that the 45-minute period was 'friendly talk' and that they were going over their last meeting in London during the economic conference in 1933, 12/14/38

Eden renews friendship with Senator Pittman. Washington, D.C., Dec. 14...

Two men sitting at a table in front of a bookcase. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Capitol paintings. Westward the course of empire takes its way, painted by Emanuel Leutze, in U.S. Capitol

U.S. Capitol paintings. Westward the course of empire takes its way, p...

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In 1993, Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom was lowered from atop the U.S. Capitol for renovation. Washington, D.C.

In 1993, Thomas Crawford's Statue of Freedom was lowered from atop the...

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 Capitol Hill featuring the U.S. Capitol, with the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building behind, Washington, D.C.]

[Aerial view of Capitol Hill featuring the U.S. Capitol, with the Libr...

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

United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.

United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Painting, "Dawn at the Alamo," by Henry Arthur McArdle, hanging in the Senate Chamber of the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas

Painting, "Dawn at the Alamo," by Henry Arthur McArdle, hanging in the...

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

Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol

Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol

An image looking up from the statue of George Washington in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building, showing Constantino Brumidi's fresco, the Apotheosis of Washington...More details at www.aoc.gov/capitol-bui... More

April Morning on Capitol Hill

April Morning on Capitol Hill

This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images is used th... More

Bartolomé de Las Casas - A painting of two men sitting at a table

Bartolomé de Las Casas - A painting of two men sitting at a table

Constantino Brumidi.Oil on plaster.1876.Senate wing.U.S. Capitol..Brumidi showed the priest at his desk with an Indian companion, looking out a window at the native peoples whose enslavement he denounced...This... More

Capitol Reflecting Pool - Prior to Grant Memorial Restoration

Capitol Reflecting Pool - Prior to Grant Memorial Restoration

The Capitol Reflecting Pool is located at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, DC. Six acres in size, it occupies over half of the area called Union Square. It is set into a plaza that includes, ... More

Capitol Steps - A large building with a flag on top of it

Capitol Steps - A large building with a flag on top of it

East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building looking North to South...This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising ... More

Restored Capitol Dome - The dome of a building lit up at night

Restored Capitol Dome - The dome of a building lit up at night

In 2016, the first comprehensive restoration of the Capitol Dome in more than half a century was completed. Full project details are at www.aoc.gov/dome ( http://www.aoc.gov/dome ) ..-----.This official Archite... More

A view of the Capitol after the conflagration of the 24th August 1814 / G. Munger del. ; W. Strickland sculp.

A view of the Capitol after the conflagration of the 24th August 1814 ...

Print shows a view from southeast of fire-damaged U.S. Capitol building, a result of the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, British general Robert Ross led his troops into Washington with strict orders to burn on... More

Washington--Capitol (east view) / Drawn from nature by Aug. Köllner ; lith. by Deroy ... printed by Cattier.

Washington--Capitol (east view) / Drawn from nature by Aug. Köllner ; ...

No. 185, no. 32. 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.... More

General Ulysses S. Grant. / S.S. Frizzell, del. ; F. Crow, col.

General Ulysses S. Grant. / S.S. Frizzell, del. ; F. Crow, col.

Print shows General Ulysses S. Grant standing in front of other soldiers and horses at the U.S. Capitol. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1868 by Chas. H. Crosby, in the Clerks Office of the Di... 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

"I summon you to comradeship in the Red Cross" - Woodrow Wilson / Harrison Fisher 1918 ; American Lithographic Co. N.Y.

"I summon you to comradeship in the Red Cross" - Woodrow Wilson / Harr...

Poster showing a young woman clutching an American flag as she calls out, with Red Cross symbol and U.S. Capitol in background. Copyright American Red Cross.

The Capitol, Washington, D.C. Washington DC. US Government facilities, 19th century.

The Capitol, Washington, D.C. Washington DC. US Government facilities,...

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

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Principle story - plan, Senate chamber & common vestibule]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Principle story - plan, Senat...

Inscriptions on recto: "PLAN of the PRINCIPAL STORY of the NORTH WIN[G of the C]APITOL U.S. as authorised to be built 1817." "FC de Krafft. Delin. " "D-1" "Scale 8 ft to an inch" "For the President of ... More

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Second floor plan]

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Second floor plan]

Inscription: C2 - the 2nd floor of Plan C1. Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Conservation control number 8-99-815.1

U.S. Supreme Court, First & East Capitol Streets Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Supreme Court, First & East Capitol Streets Northeast, Washington...

Significance: One of the last neoclassical federal buildings erected in the 1930's; designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert, perhaps best known as the architect of the Woolworth Building in New York. Survey ... More

Reconstruction / eng. by J.L. Giles, N.Y.  ; printed by F[rancis] Ratellier, 171 Broadway, N.Y.

Reconstruction / eng. by J.L. Giles, N.Y. ; printed by F[rancis] Rate...

Print shows a grand allegory of the reconciliation of North and South through the federal program of Reconstruction. Visionary in its breadth and scale, the work is a remarkable combination of religious and pat... More

View of Washington - Drawing. Public domain image.

View of Washington - Drawing. Public domain image.

Print showing bird's-eye view of the U.S. Capitol building with the Smithsonian and the Washington Monument in the distance.

A Monthly check to you for the rest of your life, beginning when you are 65 ... / Newman.

A Monthly check to you for the rest of your life, beginning when you a...

Purchase; (DLC/PP-1983:070). Promotional goal: U.S. G1. 1935. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical comme... More

A Monthly check to you for the rest of your life, beginning when you are 65 ... / Newman.

A Monthly check to you for the rest of your life, beginning when you a...

Purchase; (DLC/PP-1983:070). Promotional goal: U.S. G1. 1935. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical comme... More

U.S. Capitol, Statue of Freedom, Intersection of North, South, & East Capitol Streets & Capitol Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

U.S. Capitol, Statue of Freedom, Intersection of North, South, & East ...

Significance: The bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford is the crowning feature of the dome of the United States Capitol. The statue is a classical female figure of Freedom wearing flowing draperies. Her ... More

Kelly & Sons portrait of Abraham Lincoln and his family.

Kelly & Sons portrait of Abraham Lincoln and his family.

Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln and three sons. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Capitol dome construction], Washington, D.C.

[Capitol dome construction], Washington, D.C.

Photograph showing the dome of the Capitol under construction. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 49. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.

[Early photographic view of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol looking west-southwest]

[Early photographic view of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol looking ...

West-southwest view with Maryland Ave. SW and B Street SW (i.e., Independence Ave. SW) to the left, Maine Ave., 3rd, 4 1/2, and 6th streets SW to the center; view includes The Mall, Washington Armory, Armory Sq... More

The great November contest. Patriotism: versus Bummerism

The great November contest. Patriotism: versus Bummerism

The strongly racist character of the Democratic presidential campaign of 1868 is displayed full-blown in this elaborate attack on Reconstruction and Republican support of Negro rights. Horses with the heads of ... More

Portrait of Constantino Brumidi

Portrait of Constantino Brumidi

Constantino Brumidi (July 26, 1805 in Rome, Italy-February 19, 1880, Washington, DC). Brumidi was an Italian-American artist who painted the most important frescoes in the United States Capitol. Born in Italy,... More

U.S. commissioners and delegations of Sioux chiefs visiting Washington, October 13, 1888

U.S. commissioners and delegations of Sioux chiefs visiting Washington...

Group portrait of commissioners and Sioux Indians on steps of U.S. Capitol building. Copyright by C.M. Bell. Published in: Many nations: A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Indian and Alaska n... More

The return from exile / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

The return from exile / Dalrymple., Political Cartoon

Print shows William McKinley, as Napoleon I, riding a white horse labeled "Ohio" and carrying a sword labeled "McKinley", on the banks of a river, leading an army that includes Benjamin Harrison, Thomas B. Reed... More

Supreme Court Room - Drawing. Public domain image.

Supreme Court Room - Drawing. Public domain image.

Interior view of Supreme Court Room in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Wittemann Collection. No. 3 Albertype photogravure by the Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.

President McKinley presenting Admiral Dewey to the cheering crowds at the Capitol, Washington

President McKinley presenting Admiral Dewey to the cheering crowds at ...

74928 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by J.F. Jarvis. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; PI; Pres. I.; Shelf. Sources checked: Websters. Dew... More

Lobbyists taboo at Capitol. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Rep. Alfred M. Phillips Dem. of Stanford, Conn. looks over the sign that hangs on his office door, saying that as yet no lobbyists has passed his portals. He would recognize a lobbyist by his talk the Congressman states

Lobbyists taboo at Capitol. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. Rep. Alfred M. P...

A man in a suit standing in front of a door. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Capitol - Public domain politician photograph

U.S. Capitol - Public domain politician photograph

A black and white photo of the capitol building. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statue of Freedom Captiol Dome Capitol (plaster model)

Statue of Freedom Captiol Dome Capitol (plaster model)

A black and white photo of a statue in a building, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from negative or negative sleeve. Date based on date of negatives in same range. Gift; Harris & Ewing, I... More

[William Atkinson Jones, congressman from Virginia, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, on U.S. Capitol grounds]

[William Atkinson Jones, congressman from Virginia, full-length portra...

J149962 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by American Press Association, N.Y. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as ... More

Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congress pass the National woman suffrage amendment-- Feb. 1913. Corner Penn. Ave. and 15th St. where the Washington Hotel now stands.

Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congr...

Title transcribed from item. Summary: Photograph of street scene with crowds of people, bicyclist, trolleys and cars. Speakers on sidewalk platform at building at corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th St., Was... More

CAPITOL, U.S. VISITORS, ETC. WOMAN SUFFRAGE

CAPITOL, U.S. VISITORS, ETC. WOMAN SUFFRAGE

A large group of people standing in front of a building, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, In... More

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. MARCH ON CAPITOL

WOMAN SUFFRAGE. MARCH ON CAPITOL

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

Oldsmobile Sales Co., Capitol, [Washington, D.C.]

Oldsmobile Sales Co., Capitol, [Washington, D.C.]

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U.S. Capitol paintings. Declaration of Independence, painting by John Trumbull in U.S. Capitol, detail III

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. Exterior of Capitol Radio Engineering Institute II

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Exterior of Capitol Radio Enginee...

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

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Exterior of Capitol Radio Engineering Institute II

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Exterior of Capitol Radio Enginee...

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Senator from California. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Appearing in the best of health, Senator William Gibbs, Democract of California, has arrived in Washington to await the opening gong of the next session of Congress. He is pictured in an informal pose in his office at the Capitol

Senator from California. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Appearing in the b...

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

[Native American with beads and woman. U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

[Native American with beads and woman. U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

A couple of women standing next to each other on a sidewalk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roger Williams honored. The laying of the wreath on the statue of Roger Williams in Statuary Hall of the Capitol in celebration of the tercentennary of his banishment from Massachusetts. The wreath was placed by former governor Norman Stanley Case of Rhode Island

Roger Williams honored. The laying of the wreath on the statue of Roge...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a cemetery, memorial, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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

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

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Capitol's busiest policeman. Washington, D.C., April 27. Besides being an arm of the law a Capitol policeman has to also act as an infromation bureau. Frank Foley, officer on duty at the entrance of the Senate office building from 8-4, kept a record today of the number of questions asked him. At the end of his day's hitch the total showed 1,568 questions asked, and answered correctly and with a smile, if we must believe Mr. Foley. Miss Mildred Aikten, of Brooklyn, N.Y., is the pretty sightseer in this picture, receiving directions from officer Foley, 4/27/1937

Capitol's busiest policeman. Washington, D.C., April 27. Besides being...

A man and a woman are sitting at a desk. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Batista sees the Capitol for the first time. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Fulgencio Batista, the Cuban Army Sergeant who has risen to the heights of a Caribbean Dictator, arrived in Washington today. This is the first time the Cuban Dictator has set foot outside his native land in thirty seven years, General Malin Craig, the Chief of Staff is shown with him as they pass the Capitol, 11/10/38

Batista sees the Capitol for the first time. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10...

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1930s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Capitol paintings. Mercury fresco in U.S. Capitol IV

U.S. Capitol paintings. Mercury fresco in U.S. Capitol IV

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Former Cuban Army Sergeant visits Capitol. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. Colonel Fulgencio Batista, the Cuban Army Sergeant who is now the boss of the Island of Cuba. Shown as he waved to the crowds that welcomed him to the Nations Capitol, for his first visit outside the Island in thirty seven years, 101038

Former Cuban Army Sergeant visits Capitol. Washington, D.C., Nov. 10. ...

A black and white photo of two men in a car, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. Gen... More

Senator-elect from California. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. In deep study appears Senator-Elect Sheridan Downey, of California, as he surveys the Senate chamber where he will sit on January 3, 12/13/38

Senator-elect from California. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. In deep stud...

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

Washington High School Cadets as they pass the Capitol in the Army Day Parade. April 1940

Washington High School Cadets as they pass the Capitol in the Army Day...

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Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Television studio at Capitol Radio Engineering Institute V

Capitol Radio Engineering Institute. Television studio at Capitol Radi...

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

U.S. Capitol interiors. House chamber in U.S. Capitol, remodeled

U.S. Capitol interiors. House chamber in U.S. Capitol, remodeled

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

U.S. Capitol interiors. House chamber rostrum in U.S. Capitol, remodeled

U.S. Capitol interiors. House chamber rostrum in U.S. Capitol, remodel...

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

U.S. Capitol interiors. Senate chamber in U.S. Capitol

U.S. Capitol interiors. Senate chamber in U.S. Capitol

Picryl description: Public domain image of a public building, auditorium, hall, commons, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mr. Gorbachev visits 51492, Washington DC

Mr. Gorbachev visits 51492, Washington DC

Photograph shows former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev (center), waving, as he walks with Librarian of Congress James H. Billington (right) on the U.S. Capitol grounds across the street from the Library of ... More

Three African American women singing and walking in a street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, the day of the Million Man March in Washington, D.C.

Three African American women singing and walking in a street in the Ca...

Photograph by "DS." Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1995-851 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1995-851, frame 17. Contact sh... More

The Peace Monument, Washington, D.C.

The Peace Monument, Washington, D.C.

The Peace Monument, originally known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, sits on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Peace Circle at First Street, N.W., and Pennsylvania Avenue. Execute... 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.

The lamb from the slaughter - A cartoon of a man and a woman with crutches

The lamb from the slaughter - A cartoon of a man and a woman with crut...

Cartoon shows Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, escorting a battered figure on crutches (drawn as a rolled up scroll and labeled "Peace Treaty") out of a room labeled "Opera... More

Capitol Construction January 1856

Capitol Construction January 1856

S.E VIEW OF THE CAPITOL AFTER REMOVAL OF THE OLD DOME. .One of the columns of the New dome put up temporarily to ascertain the effect of the sculptural [effect] of the [corinthian] capital. Steam engine for ho... More

Thomas Jefferson Statue

Thomas Jefferson Statue

The statue of Thomas Jefferson by Pierre-Jean David d’Angers located in the Capitol Rotunda was the first full-length portrait statue placed in the Capitol. Its bronze medium was unusual in early 19th-century A... More

Timucuan Village - A painting on the ceiling of a building

Timucuan Village - A painting on the ceiling of a building

EverGreene Painting Studios.Oil on Canvas.1993-1994. .Three Native Americans of northern Florida's Timucuan tribe are depicted near their village...-----.This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is bei... More

The flag that has waved one hundred years--A scene on the morning of the fourth day of July 1876 / Fabronius ; E.P. & L. Restein's oilchromo, Philadelphia. ; National Chromo Co. pub., Philadelphia.

The flag that has waved one hundred years--A scene on the morning of t...

People raising American flag, with U.S. Capitol in background. 12892G U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.M. Munyon.

[Civil War envelope showing (on back) U.S. Capitol building with message "2d Connecticut Battery -- Capt. John W. Sterling"

[Civil War envelope showing (on back) U.S. Capitol building with messa...

Addressed to Mrs. S. C. Sniffen, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Conn.; postmarked Washington, D.C.; bears 1 cent stamp. Notation on back: Nov. 8, 1862. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of:... 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

[Native American chiefs Frank Seelatse and Chief Jimmy Noah Saluskin of the Yakama tribe posed, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, with the U.S. Capitol behind them]

[Native American chiefs Frank Seelatse and Chief Jimmy Noah Saluskin o...

National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). In album: v. 1, p. 9, no. 40873. Another copy in LOT 12337-1.

N.E. view of the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. / Drawn & engraved by Henry Sartain.

N.E. view of the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. / Drawn & eng...

Print shows view of the recently completed U.S. Capitol Building. Below the image appear (left) firms and individuals involved in the building of the original building and (right) those firms and individuals re... More

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