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The Capitol Building

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Description: A view of the Capitol Building from the East front showing extended stone stairs, exterior columns, bas-relief, the dome and the stone plaza in front.
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Smithsonian Institute

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Description: A view of the Smithsonian Institute's 'Castle' building from a nearby lawn. The sprawling, crenelated, multi-part stone structure is bordered by some tree...
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Georgetown University

Date: 1912
Description: Seated statue of John Carrol, first Archbishop of Baltimore and founder of Georgetown University. The sculpture has a small pedestal and part of the stone...
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John Tyler

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Description: A painting of John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States, from the National Collection of Fine Arts of the Smithsonian Institute. John Tyler was ...
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"Independence"

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Description: A copy of a painting of a man sitting on a porch, entitled "Independence" by Frank Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899), a prominent 19th century American genre pai...
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The Spirit of Saint Louis

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Description: Indoor view of the Spirit of Saint Louis, the first airplane to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a non-stop flight, displayed in the Smithsonian Institute. The ...
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Memorial Continental Hall

Date: 1921
Description: A general view of the Disarmament Conference in Memorial Continental Hall from the balcony. Politicians sit around tables, and an audience gathers on the m...
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President General's Room

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Description: A general view of the President General's Room in Memorial Continental Hall. Tables and chairs lie in the foreground on a decorative rug with a fireplace a...
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Bas-relief Sculpture

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Description: View of a bas-relief sculpture on a pediment of a building. The top features two angels on each side of Mary and Jesus. Text below the sculpture reads, "...
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Wilkes County Courthouse

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Description: Interior of the Heard House, built in 1795. The room includes Civil War relics, portraits, and Confederate flags. In the corner two doors lead out of the r...
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Strayer Business College

Date: 1892
Description: A view of the student library and music room at Strayer Business College. Desks, chairs, and small bookcases with glass doors stand on patterned carpeting ...
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Statue of George Washington

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Description: View of a statue of George Washington in classical Roman guise by Horatio Greenough (1805-1852). The statue, commissioned in 1832 for the centennial of U.S...
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Statue of George Washington

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Description: View of a statue of George Washington in classical Roman guise by Horatio Greenough (1805-1852). The statue, commissioned in 1832 for the centennial of U.S...

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