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East Grand Stair, Senate wing
East Grand Stair, Senate wing
Liberty, by Constantino Brumidi, ca. 1860
Liberty, by Constantino Brumidi, ca. 1860
Marble cutters working on column shafts, east front of the Capitol, 1860.
Marble cutters working on column shafts, east front of the Capitol, 1860.
National Statuary Hall, ca. 1890
National Statuary Hall, ca. 1890
The Capitol, engraving, by Wilfred Jones, 1848
The Capitol, engraving, by Wilfred Jones, 1848
The atom bomb—here tested on Bikini Island, 1946
The atom bomb—here tested on Bikini Island, 1946
Traders opened the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri to the Southwest in 1822
Traders opened the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri to the Southwest in 1822
In Virginia and other Southern states
In Virginia and other Southern states
In 1839, African captives on the slave ship Amistad mutinied
In 1839, African captives on the slave ship Amistad mutinied
The cotton gin made large-scale production of cotton profitable, leading to the expansion of slavery
The cotton gin made large-scale production of cotton profitable, leading to the expansion of slavery
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