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
The Ku Klux Klan used terrorism and violence against African-Americans to assert white supremacy.
The Ku Klux Klan used terrorism and violence against African-Americans to assert white supremacy.
Young Native Americans are shown at work on tribal lands, 1901
Young Native Americans are shown at work on tribal lands, 1901
Election scene at Washington, June 3, 1867, sketched by A.W. M’Callum.
Election scene at Washington, June 3, 1867, sketched by A.W. M’Callum.
Speaker Thomas B. Reed, by John Singer Sargent, 1891
Speaker Thomas B. Reed, by John Singer Sargent, 1891
