The Mace of the House of Representatives symbolizes order and authority
The Mace of the House of Representatives symbolizes order and authority

The Last Speech on Impeachment, by T. R. Davis, Harper’s Weekly, March 21, 1868
The Last Speech on Impeachment, by T. R. Davis, Harper’s Weekly, March 21, 1868

Thomas Nast cartoon, Harper’s Weekly, March 15, 1873
Thomas Nast cartoon, Harper’s Weekly, March 15, 1873

The First Colored Senator and Representatives, Currier & Ives lithography, 1872
The First Colored Senator and Representatives, Currier & Ives lithography, 1872

Marble cutters working on column shafts, east front of the Capitol, 1860.
Marble cutters working on column shafts, east front of the Capitol, 1860.

Preliminary Design for a New Dome, by Thomas U. Walter, 1855
Preliminary Design for a New Dome, by Thomas U. Walter, 1855
