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Henry Morrison Flagler, Florida East Coast Railway Advert, Lee Standiford, 1913

The Florida East Coast Railway (reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I…

Tags: Florida, Florida East Coast Railway, Public Architecture

James Womer: Poster;, James Hoban, Public Architect and Developer. Architect of the White House., The White House, 1981: Poster

"Do nothing- Or, take history into our own hands and like few generations are given the chance, bend it, bend it in the service of a better day."  -…

Tags: James Hoban, Public Architecture, Washington D.C., White House

Jet Lowe: East Photograph; Staff Artist, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Completing a Great Work - The Brooklyn Bridge, Library of Congress, 1982: East; 1883: In Progress

"There can be little doubt that in many ways the story of bridge building is the story of civilization. By it we can readily measure an important part…

Tags: Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY, Public Architecture

John Plumbe, The White House, 1846, The White House, 1846

This image represents the earliest known photograph of the White House. It was taken by entrepreneurial photographer and gallerist John Plumbe in…

Tags: Public Architecture, Washington D.C., White House

Master Lei Yixin, Stone of Hope - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Monument, National Park Service, 2011

"Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of…

Tags: Civil Rights, MLK, Public Architecture, Washington D.C.

National Archives, U.S. Post Office & Courthouse, U.S. Postal Service & Courthouse, 1901

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, is located on the southwest corner of Meeting and Broad Streets in an area known as…

Tags: Courthouse, Historic Places, Post Office, Postal Service, Public Architecture, South Carolina

R.W. Johnston Studios, View of Arch "A" - Oberlin, Ohio, Library of Congress, c 1909

Photograph of the Oberlin College (View of the Arch) "Both the college and the town of Oberlin were founded in 1833 by a pair of Presbyterian…

Tags: Ohio, Public Architecture

Rudulph Evans: Statue; John Russell Pope: Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington D.C., US Library of Congress, Statute and Memorial: 1943. Photograph taken in 1983.

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the 3rd…

Tags: Jefferson, Public Architecture, Thomas Jefferson, Washington D.C.

Statue: Frederick Hart, The Three Soldiers, Vietnam Veterans War Memorial, Washington, D.C., US Library of Congress, Statue: 1984.

This heroic bronze statue entitled The Three Soldiers is one of the most visited monuments in Washington, D.C. It is situated in the Vietnam Veterans…

Tags: Public Architecture, Soldiers, Vietnam, Washington D.C.

Tom Shaefer, Miami Freedom Tower, National Parks Service, 2010

The Freedom Towers were designed by Schultze and Weaver. It hosted The Miami News newspaper headquarters and printing facility from 1925 to 1957. The…

Tags: Florida, Freedom Tower, Miami, Public Architecture