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- "Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C." - During the 1909 centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Congress found itself in the embarrassing position of lacking plans to honor Lincoln in the nation's capital. In 1911, a Commission was formed to create an appropriate tribute. The resulting Lincoln Memorial, dedicated in 1922, idealizes Lincoln's memory in a Greek-temple-like structure that symbolizes the democratic principles for which Lincoln stood.
- 1922-1925
- Collections - Artifact
"Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C."
During the 1909 centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Congress found itself in the embarrassing position of lacking plans to honor Lincoln in the nation's capital. In 1911, a Commission was formed to create an appropriate tribute. The resulting Lincoln Memorial, dedicated in 1922, idealizes Lincoln's memory in a Greek-temple-like structure that symbolizes the democratic principles for which Lincoln stood.
- "Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C." - In 1911, Congress formed a Commission to create an appropriate tribute to Abraham Lincoln in the nation's capital. The commissioners determined that this tribute should be a symbolic rather than literal representation. Sculptor Daniel Chester French's statue idealized Lincoln's memory by revealing his "essential nobility." After delays in completing the statue, the Lincoln Memorial was finally dedicated in 1922.
- 1930-1945
- Collections - Artifact
"Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C."
In 1911, Congress formed a Commission to create an appropriate tribute to Abraham Lincoln in the nation's capital. The commissioners determined that this tribute should be a symbolic rather than literal representation. Sculptor Daniel Chester French's statue idealized Lincoln's memory by revealing his "essential nobility." After delays in completing the statue, the Lincoln Memorial was finally dedicated in 1922.
- "House Where Abraham Lincoln Died, Washington, D.C." - Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Shocked theatergoers moved the mortally wounded President across the street to the Petersen House where Lincoln died the next morning. The boardinghouse continued to attract curious visitors well after the tragic event. The building served as a home, office, and museum, before it was purchased by the National Park Service in 1933.
- 1893-1925
- Collections - Artifact
"House Where Abraham Lincoln Died, Washington, D.C."
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Shocked theatergoers moved the mortally wounded President across the street to the Petersen House where Lincoln died the next morning. The boardinghouse continued to attract curious visitors well after the tragic event. The building served as a home, office, and museum, before it was purchased by the National Park Service in 1933.
- U. S. Wireless Station, Fort Myer, Virginia, circa 1914 -
- circa 1914
- Collections - Artifact
U. S. Wireless Station, Fort Myer, Virginia, circa 1914
- Postcard, "Library of Congress and Annex, Washington, D.C.," circa 1940 - United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- circa 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, "Library of Congress and Annex, Washington, D.C.," circa 1940
United States lawmakers established the Library of Congress in 1800. For nearly 100 years, the growing library occupied limited space in the U.S. Capitol. Congress eventually authorized the construction of a permanent building in 1886, and the structure opened in 1897. Since its founding, the Library of Congress has become one of the world's largest repositories of recorded knowledge.
- "Greetings from Washington D.C." -
- Collections - Artifact
"Greetings from Washington D.C."
- "Lincoln Memorial from Across the Potomac, Washington, D.C." -
- Collections - Artifact
"Lincoln Memorial from Across the Potomac, Washington, D.C."
- "Washington City from Potomac Park, Washington, D.C." -
- Collections - Artifact
"Washington City from Potomac Park, Washington, D.C."