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- "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.
- "Country Club, Newport, R.I.," circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
- Collections - Artifact
"Country Club, Newport, R.I.," circa 1935
- Postcard, Aerial View of Greenfield Village, 1940 - Auto magnate Henry Ford established the Edison Institute as a teaching institution in 1929. Ford finally relented to persistent demands to open his museum and historical village to the public in 1933. Greenfield Village, shown here in 1940, grew and changed over time, but the central green, flanked by a church and town hall, remained at its heart.
- August 09, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Postcard, Aerial View of Greenfield Village, 1940
Auto magnate Henry Ford established the Edison Institute as a teaching institution in 1929. Ford finally relented to persistent demands to open his museum and historical village to the public in 1933. Greenfield Village, shown here in 1940, grew and changed over time, but the central green, flanked by a church and town hall, remained at its heart.
- 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.