Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866 (1974), by Allyn Cox
The 1866 civil rights bill, which prohibited discrimination on the bases of race or previous condition of slavery, prefigured the 14th amendment to the Constitution. In the foreground of the mural, former slave... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Albany, 1754
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors At the old Stadt Huys in Albany, New York, colonial representatives devised a plan for a union of the colonies. The plan was ultima... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Annapolis, 1783
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors The next congressional meeting place was the State House in Annapolis, Maryland. It was here that George Washington resigned his com... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Baltimore, 1776
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors The Congress moved to Baltimore, Maryland, a safer haven during the war than Philadelphia, after the Declaration of Independence. It... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who served as the U.S. Capitol's architect from 1803 to 1811 and from 1815 to 1817, built the Capitol's south... More
Flickr - USCapitol - British Burn the Capitol, 1814
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops burned the Capitol and almost all other public buildings in Washington. The Capitol, shown ablaze in the background, ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Capitol Cornerstone Ceremony - 1793
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 The Capitol's first cornerstone was laid on September 18, 1793, by President Washington in a Masonic ceremony. The ceremony was preceded by a parade and followed by celebration... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Capitol Site Selection, 1791
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 After Congress selected an area along the Potomac River for the site of the new federal city, President Washington chose French engineer Pierre Charles L'Enfant to lay out the ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Charles Bulfinch
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors Between 1818 and 1829 the Capitol's center section and first dome were constructed under ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 The 1866 civil rights bill, which prohibited discrimination on the bases of race or previous condition of slavery, prefigured the 14th amendment to the Constitution. In the for... More
Flickr - USCapitol - David Lynn
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors During his tenure as Architect of the Capitol, from 1923 to 1954, David Lynn built the second House and Senate office buildings (now ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Edward Clark
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors Edward Clark, the longest-serving architect to date (1865-1902), completed the porticoes of the new wing extensions and oversaw const... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Elliott Woods
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors Elliott Woods, who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1902 to 1923, constructed the first House and Senate office buildings (now... More
Flickr - USCapitol - First Capitol Inauguration, 1829
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Andrew Jackson, the first president to be inaugurated outdoors at the Capitol, is shown taking the oath from Chief Justice John Marshall. This ceremony on the east front portic... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Frederick Law Olmsted
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors Frederick Law Olmsted designed and carried out the landscaping of the Capitol Grounds in the late 19th century. For more information ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - George M. White
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors George M. White, who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1971 until 1995, constructed the Library of Congress Madison building, t... More
Flickr - USCapitol - J. George Stewart
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors The extension of the U.S. Capitol's East Front and construction of the Rayburn House Office Building were highlights of Architect of ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - John Trumbull (1)
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors John Trumbull painted four scenes related to the Revolutionary War for the Capitol Rotunda. This official Architect of the Capitol ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - New Dome Symbolizes Union, 1863
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Thomas U. Walter, who was hired as architect of the Capitol extensions in 1851, also designed the building's new cast-iron dome. In this mural Walter (center, in dark coat and ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - New York, 1765
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors The Old City Hall in New York was the meeting place for delegates from nine colonies, who drew up a Declaration of Rights. This of... More
Flickr - USCapitol - New York, 1785
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors The Congress returned to New York's old City Hall in 1785, 20 years after the meeting of state delegates in that building. Here, in ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Old House Chamber, 1838
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 The first House chamber in the Capitol was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. After the House moved to its present chamber in 1857, this room was designated National Statuary ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Philadelphia, 1774
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors The first Continental Congress met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they agreed to suspend trade with Great ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Philadelphia, 1775
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors On July 4, 1776, delegates to the second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia's State House,... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Philadelphia, 1790
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors Following passage of the "Residence Act," which required the government to move to a new city on the Potomac River in 1800, Congres... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Pierre Charles L'Enfant
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed the new federal city, Washington, D.C. This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, n... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Princeton, 1783
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors In the summer of 1783 Congress moved to Princeton, New Jersey, where it met in Nassau Hall of the College of New Jersey (now Princet... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Rotunda During Civil War, 1862
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 For about six weeks in the fall of 1862 the Rotunda (as well as other chambers and hallways) was used as an emergency hospital. Among the nurses who served here were Dorothea D... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Thomas Crawford
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors Thomas Crawford designed the House and Senate bronze doors, the Senate pediment sculpture, and the Statue of Freedom that stands atop... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Thomas U. Walter
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House Wing, Cox Corridors Architect Thomas U. Walter served at the U.S. Capitol from 1851 to 1865; he constructed the House and Senate wing extensions and the ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Trenton, 1784
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors In November and December 1784 the Congress met in the French Arms tavern in Trenton, New Jersey. This official Architect of the Ca... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Washington, 1800
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors Only the north (Senate) wing of the U.S. Capitol Building was ready for the Congress by 1800. As construction continued on the rest ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Washington, 1814. Painting, National Gallery of A...
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors In August 1814, during the War of 1812, invading British troops burned the U.S. Capitol and other buildings in Washington. That fall... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Washington, 1815
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors Between 1815 and 1819, as the U.S. Capitol was being repaired, Congress met in a temporary structure known as the Brick Capitol. T... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Washington, 1829
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors The U.S. Capitol Building and Grounds were first completed by Charles Bulfinch in 1829. This image shows the building's East Front. ... More
Flickr - USCapitol - Washington, 1867
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors The expansion of the nation led to the growth of the Congress, and by 1850 the Capitol Building was much too small. Over a period of... More
Flickr - USCapitol - York, 1777
Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors After leaving Baltimore the Congress met briefly in Philadelphia but soon moved to York, Pennsylvania, where it met for nine months ... More
Icon Washington laying cornerstone, public domain photograph
Washington laying cornerstone at U.S. Capitol by Allyn Cox The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol buildi... More
1829 Inauguration of President Andrew Jackson
Inauguration of U.S. President Andrew Jackson, the first inauguration to take place at the East Portico at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. March 4, 1829
British Burn The Capitol Cox Mural
British Burn the Capitol, 1814, a painting by Allyn Cox in the Hall of Capitols, a corridor in the House side of the United States Capitol. It depicts the burning of Washington during the War of 1812. Cox had... More