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Main Building of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary. Office of Information
Department of Agriculture. Office of the Secretary. Office of Information, Main Building of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Circa 1895
The Department of Agriculture Building was the original headquarters of the United States Department of Agriculture located on the National Mall…
Tags: Agriculture, Architecture, Department of Agriculture, Historic, Washington D.C.
Palmer Mural, Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington DC, William C. Palmer
William C. Palmer, Palmer Mural, Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington DC, Library of Congress, 1937
Mail Coach Attacked by Bandits William C. Palmer painted two 7′ x 13’6″ murals for the Ariel Rios Federal Building. “Covered Wagon Attacked by…
Tags: Ariel Rios Federal Building, Art, Palmer Mural, Washington D.C., William C. Palmer
Mayor Richard H. Sylvester, Washington, DC Chief of Police, Bain News Service
Bain News Service, Mayor Richard H. Sylvester, Washington, DC Chief of Police, Library of Congress, between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915
Richard Sylvester implemented many police procedures that we still use today. He was the one to coin the ‘third degree’ phrase we commonly use today,…
Tags: Law Enforcement, Police, Richard Sylvester, Third Degree, Washington D.C.
Stone of Hope - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Monument, Master Lei Yixin
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.
The White House, 1846, John Plumbe
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…
First Memorial in the United States Capital Honoring Women's Military Service, Glenna Goodacre
Glenna Goodacre, First Memorial in the United States Capital Honoring Women's Military Service, US Library of Congress, November 11, 1993
This is the first memorial to be placed in the nation's capital in honor of the military service of women. It is on the grounds of the Vietnam…
Tags: Military Service, Public Architecture, Washington D.C., Women
The Three Soldiers, Vietnam Veterans War Memorial, Washington, D.C., Statue: Frederick Hart
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.
The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., Henry Bacon (Architect) & Daniel Chester French (Sculptor)
Henry Bacon (Architect) & Daniel Chester French (Sculptor), The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., Lincoln Statue Unveiling: 1920.
The Lincoln Memorial was one outcome of the 1901 Senate Park Commission, which sought to reimagine Washington D.C.’s National Mall as a grand display…
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln, Public Architecture, Washington D.C.