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| Date: | 09 04 1959 |
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| Description: | Senator Alexander Wiley posing with singer Paul Anka and senate page boys on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building. |
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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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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 05 1861 |
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| Description: | Lucius Fairchild's commission as captain in the 16th infantry regiment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. |
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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 ... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Merriman Smith, perched on a table with Dayton Moore in the press lounge. They are two correspondents who covered the White House. |
| Date: | 01 25 1961 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of President John F. Kennedy standing at a podium at his first press conference. |
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| Description: | An early printing press exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute. |
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| Description: | The United States Flag on a pole, waving. The United States Capitol stands in the background. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| 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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| 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... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Journalist Ruth Finney, one of the few women journalists who covered hard news in Washington D.C. Finney was married to columnist Robert S. Allen, but cont... |
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| Description: | Journalist Robert S. Allen seated in the garden behind his Washington, D.C. home as photographed in the rare Triak color photography process. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Snapshot of a break in the deliberations during the famous Roosevelt "Court Packing Case." Journalist Robert S. Allen, who was covering the story, can be s... |
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| Description: | A view of a marine barracks from across the grounds. Cannons are on the right, next to a flag pole. |
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| Description: | A view of the staff at the dining hall of the marine barracks. The staff wears white aprons and prepares to serve food, and tables are set on either side ... |
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| Description: | A large group of men looking at the camera, standing near their cots in a squad room of a marine barracks. A staircase leads upward on the left. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A view of a line of soldiers in the drill field, holding firearms. One officer stands in front of them, and another behind. Two large buildings in the back... |
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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, "... |
| Date: | 02 19 1965 |
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| Description: | Attorney General Nicholas Kastenbach administers the oath of office to Postmaster General John A. Gronouski at the White House. From left to right are John... |
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