The Truman Committee is shown meeting in the Senate Caucus Room, 1943.
The Truman Committee is shown meeting in the Senate Caucus Room, 1943.
Map showing states that gained and lost representatives due to reapportionment in the 1930 census.
Map showing states that gained and lost representatives due to reapportionment in the 1930 census.
Selective service, or the draft, used a lottery to call up men for military duty. Here, President Franklin D. Roosevelt watches Navy Secretary Frank Knox draw a number.
Selective service, or the draft, used a lottery to call up men for military duty. Here, President Franklin D. Roosevelt watches Navy Secretary Frank Knox draw a number.
Proposed design for the Lincoln Memorial on the Capitol grounds, by Daniel Burnham, ca. 1910.
Proposed design for the Lincoln Memorial on the Capitol grounds, by Daniel Burnham, ca. 1910.
Proposed design for a new Senate Chamber with windows, by Carrère & Hastings, 1924.
Proposed design for a new Senate Chamber with windows, by Carrère & Hastings, 1924.
Construction of the Rare Book Room addition, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, ca. 1931.Construction of the Rare Book Room addition, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, ca. 1931.
Construction of the Rare Book Room addition, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, ca. 1931.Construction of the Rare Book Room addition, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, ca. 1931.
The U.S.-controlled Panama Canal, completed in 1913, was a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The U.S.-controlled Panama Canal, completed in 1913, was a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Affluent society enjoyed luxurious surroundings like these grounds of a casino at Newport, Rhode Island.
Affluent society enjoyed luxurious surroundings like these grounds of a casino at Newport, Rhode Island.