Capitol Collection (#36)

President Woodrow Wilson and his second wife, Edith Wilson, 1915
WOODROW AND EDITH WILSON. President Woodrow Wilson and his second wife, Edith Wilson, 1915

Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) closing the debate in the House of Representatives on the proposed impeachment
A. JOHNSON: IMPEACHMENT. Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) closing the debate in the House of Representatives on the proposed impeachment of President Andrew Johnson

Chief Justice Melville Fuller administering the oath of office at the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as the 26th
T. ROOSEVELT INAUGURATION. Chief Justice Melville Fuller administering the oath of office at the inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt as the 26th President of the United States on the steps of

Hannas Triumphal Approach. President William McKinley and Mark Hanna as cartooned by F. T
McKINLEY & HANNA, 1897. Hannas Triumphal Approach. President William McKinley and Mark Hanna as cartooned by F.T. Richards in Life Magazine, 18 February 1897

Seal of the Inauguration of the President & Vice President of the United States
U.s. Inaugural Seal. Seal of the Inauguration of the President & Vice President of the United States. Note: Seals of the Federal Government are Not in the Public Domain

The Death of John Quincy Adams in the Capitol building at Washington, D. C
JOHN Q. ADAMS (1767-1848): The Death of John Quincy Adams in the Capitol building at Washington, D.C. on 23 February 1848: lithograph, 1848, by Nathaniel Currier

The inauguration of Franklin Pierce as the 14th President of the United States on 4 March 1853: contemporary engraving
PIERCE INAUGURATION. The inauguration of Franklin Pierce as the 14th President of the United States on 4 March 1853: contemporary engraving

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, and President Harry S
AMERICANS IN BERLIN, 1945. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General George S. Patton, and President Harry S. Truman watching as the American flag is raised at Berlin, July 1945

President William McKinley and Admiral George Dewey at the U. S. Capitol reviewing stand during the homecoming
McKINLEY & DEWEY, 1899. President William McKinley and Admiral George Dewey at the U.S. Capitol reviewing stand during the homecoming celebration in Deweys honor, 3 October 1899

The Progress of Snobbery. American cartoon, 1884, satirizing President Chester Alan Arthurs love of luxury
C.A. ARTHUR CARTOON, 1884. The Progress of Snobbery. American cartoon, 1884, satirizing President Chester Alan Arthurs love of luxury and aristocratic trappings

ROOSEVELT INAUGURATION. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes administers the oath of office to president Franklin D. Roosevelt on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C

The Third Term Trap. Cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1875, supporting President Ulysses S
NAST: THIRD TERM, 1875. The " Third Term" Trap. Cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1875, supporting President Ulysses S. Grants disclaimer of seeking a third term

Journalist rushing to the telegraph office in the Capitol during the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson
JOHNSON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. Journalist rushing to the telegraph office in the Capitol during the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Wood engraving, 1868

(1808-1889). The inauguration of Davis as President of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama
JEFFERSON DAVIS (1808-1889). The inauguration of Davis as President of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Alabama, on February 18, 1861: colored engraving, 19th century

American cartoon, 1937, showing President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempting the impossible task of pulling his Supreme
SUPREME COURT REFORM. American cartoon, 1937, showing President Franklin D. Roosevelt attempting the impossible task of pulling his Supreme Court reform plan through the U.S. Senate

(1882-1945). 32nd President of the United States. Roosevelt speaking at his fourth inauguration, 20 January 1945
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945). 32nd President of the United States. Roosevelt speaking at his fourth inauguration, 20 January 1945

Insignia of the inauguration of the Republican party winners of the 1968 election: Richard Nixon, president
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1968. Insignia of the inauguration of the Republican party winners of the 1968 election: Richard Nixon, president, and Spiro Agnew, vice-president

Theodore Roosevelt, members of the Supreme Court and Diplomatic Corps arriving at the inaugural stand in Washington D
T. ROOSEVELT INAUGURATION. Theodore Roosevelt, members of the Supreme Court and Diplomatic Corps arriving at the inaugural stand in Washington D.C. 1905

Emancipation Proclamation
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. Oil on canvas, 1863, by A.A. Lamb

Nast: Grant Cartoon, 1876
NAST: GRANT CARTOON, 1876. The Crowning Insult to Him who Occupies the Presidential Chair : American cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1876, on the scapegoating of President Ulysses S

ROBERT LEE FROST (1874-1963). American poet. Reciting a poem at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. 20 January 1961

Johnson Impeachment, 1868
JOHNSON IMPEACHMENT, 1868. Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (1792-1868) closing the debate in the House of Representatives on the proposed impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, 2 March 1868

Roosevelt Cartoon, 1906
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1906. The Busy Showman. President Theodore Roosevelt as a circus ringmaster controlling Congress with his big stick. American cartoon by W.A. Rogers, 1906

Cleveland Cartoon, 1884
CLEVELAND CARTOON, 1884. President-elect Grover Cleveland, the Hercules of civil service reform, opposing the Tammany tiger of patronage. American cartoon, 1884, by Thomas Nast

Abraham Lincoln Statue
ABRAHAM LINCOLN STATUE. Bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French at Capitol Building, Lincoln, Nebraska

CIVIL WAR: UNION ARMY. Review of troops by General Andrew A. Humphreys along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D. C
CIVIL WAR: UNION ARMY. Review of troops by General Andrew A. Humphreys along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. May 1865. Photograph by Mathew Brady

CIVIL WAR: RICHMOND, 1865. View of the Capitol building (center) and the Custom House(left), in Richmond, Virgina following the Civil War. Photograph, April 1865

CIVIL WAR: U. S. CAPITOL. The Eighth Massachusetts Regiment quartered in the roofless rotunda of the United States
CIVIL WAR: U.S. CAPITOL. The Eighth Massachusetts Regiment quartered in the roofless rotunda of the United States Capitol during the early weeks of the American Civil War, 1861

GRANT INAUGURATION, 1873. President Ulysses S. Grant delivering his inaugural address on the east portico of the U. S
GRANT INAUGURATION, 1873. President Ulysses S. Grant delivering his inaugural address on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, 4 March 1873. Photograph by Mathew Brady, 1873

LINCOLN INAUGURATION. Abraham Lincoln arriving at the Capitol, in an open carriage with outgoing President James Buchanan, for his inauguration as 16th President of the United States on 4 March 1861

JEFFERSON: INAUGURATION. Thomas Jefferson hitching his horse before entering the Capitol, Washington, D. C
JEFFERSON: INAUGURATION. Thomas Jefferson hitching his horse before entering the Capitol, Washington, D.C. to deliver his first inaugural address, 1801. Wood engraving, 19th century

LINCOLNs INAUGURATION, 1865. The Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at Washington, D.C. on 4 March 1865. Photographed by Alexander Gardner

HARDING INAUGURATION, 1921. Crowds outside the Capitol in Washington, D. C. attending the inauguration of Warren G
HARDING INAUGURATION, 1921. Crowds outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C. attending the inauguration of Warren G. Harding as 29th President of the United States, 4 March 1921

CIVIL WAR: UNION ARMY. Parade of Union troops down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D. C. May 1865
CIVIL WAR: UNION ARMY. Parade of Union troops down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. May 1865. Photograph by Mathew Brady

WASHINGTON, D. C. 1861. Birds eye view of Washington, D. C. and the Capitol building with the unfinished new dome
WASHINGTON, D.C. 1861. Birds eye view of Washington, D.C. and the Capitol building with the unfinished new dome. Wood engraving from a contemporary American newspaper

CIVIL WAR: GAS GENERATORS. Union soldiers in Washington, D. C. 1863, with balloon gas generators used by Thaddeus S. C
CIVIL WAR: GAS GENERATORS. Union soldiers in Washington, D.C. 1863, with balloon gas generators used by Thaddeus S.C. Lowes Army Aeronautic Corps when surveying Confederate troop movements across

LINCOLNs INAUGURATION, 1861. President Abraham Lincoln giving his address at his first inauguration as President of the United States, 4 March 1861, in Washington, D.C

CIVIL WAR: RICHMOND, 1865. View of the burned district along the waterfront and the Capitol across the Canal Basin in Richmond, Virginia following the American Civil War. Photograph, 1865

CIVIL WAR: NASHVILLE, 1864. Confederate artillery on the steps of the Capitol at Nashville, Tennessee, before battle. Photograph by George Barnard, December 1864

MAP: CONFEDERATE STATES. The Days of Long Ago: Half Century Confederate Memorial. Collage by Fitzhugh Lee, c1910

ULYSSES S. GRANT (1822-1885). The first inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as 18th President of the United States at the Capitol in Washington D.C

WOODROW WILSON (1856-1924). 28th President of the United States. Wilson riding with President-elect Warren G. Harding to the latters inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 4 March 1921

LINCOLNs INAUGURATION. The Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, at Washington, D.C. on 4 March 1865. Wood engraving from a contemporary English newspaper

JAMES K. POLK: INAUGURATION. The inauguration of James K. Polk as the 11th President of the United States on 4 March 1845: contemporary English colored engraving

LINCOLN INAUGURATION, 1865. The second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D. C. 4 March 1865
LINCOLN INAUGURATION, 1865. The second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C. 4 March 1865. Contemporary American wood engraving

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1848. Martin Van Burren and Charles Francis Adams as Free Soil Party candidates for President and Vice President on an 1848 campaign poster. Lithograph by Nathaniel Currier

JAMES BUCHANAN, 1857. The Inauguration of James Buchanan as 15th President of the United States on 4 March 1857 at Washington, D.C. Wood engraving from a contemporary newspaper

HAYES INAUGURATION, 1877. Crowds attending the inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes as 19th President of the United States, 4 March 1877, on the east front grounds of the Capitol in Washington, D.C

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From the grandeur of Washington, D. C. 's U. S. Capitol Building to the historic Ha Penny walking bridge in Dublin, Ireland, and the captivating view of Havana's Capitol Building from above, capitol structures hold a significant place in our world. They symbolize power, democracy, and history. The Plan of Washington DC in 1793 laid out the foundation for this iconic city with its majestic capitol at its heart. Over time, it became a beacon of American democracy and an architectural masterpiece that continues to inspire awe. Traveling southward to Cuba's vibrant capital city, we find another stunning example of a capitol building standing tall amidst Havana's picturesque landscape. Its neoclassical design is reminiscent of times gone by when Cuba was a bustling hub in the Caribbean. But capitol buildings are not limited to national capitals alone; they can also be found across states and cities within countries. From Des Moines' state capitol serving as a backdrop against Iowa's skyline to Boise's charming late 1800s state capitol showcasing Idaho's rich heritage - these structures represent local governance and regional pride. Venturing back into history brings us to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia where the colonial capitol stands as a testament to America's early days. It serves as a reminder of our nation's struggle for independence and the birthplace of democratic ideals that continue to shape our society today. Beyond their physical presence lies their symbolic significance - places where pivotal moments occur. In Montgomery, Alabama on March 25th, 1965 Martin Luther King Jr. , alongside fellow activists marched towards justice from Selma towards the state capitol building. This powerful image captures Dr. King leading his followers on their journey towards equality and civil rights reform. Whether it be through architectural marvels or historical events etched into memory forevermore –capitols stand as enduring symbols representing democracy’s strength throughout time.