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Washington, D. C. , May 29, 2009 -- President Obama at FEMA headquarters at a meeting of the Homeland Security Council, with him at the head of the table is the President of the Council, John O. Brennen. June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season and Mr. Obama was briefed by Federal Agencies and Departments that respond to Hurricanes. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Washington, D. C. , May 29, 2009 -- President Obama at FEMA headquarte...

The original database describes this as: Title: President Obama visits FEMA headquarters Production Date: 05/29/2009 Caption: Washington, D. C. , May 29, 2009 -- President Obama at FEMA headquarters at a mee... More

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 8/21/2009 [Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 8/21/2009 [Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "Temperance" located at second floor elevator, no. 9, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "Temperance" located at second floor elevator, no. 9, Depart...

Artist: Carl Paul Jennewein, 1935. Aluminum, dimensions: 36" x 19" x 16". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the... More

Sculpture "Justice" located at second floor elevator, no. 9, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "Justice" located at second floor elevator, no. 9, Departmen...

Artist: Carl Paul Jennewein, 1935. Aluminum, dimensions: 36" x 19" x 16". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the... More

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 8/21/2009 [Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 8/21/2009 [Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C.

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

[Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C.

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 8/21/2009 [Activities at the Bread for the City] Food Bank, Washington, D.C

Door latch decorations, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Door latch decorations, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

[Librarian's Room. Detail of mural. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Librarian's Room. Detail of mural. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffers...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Mural depicting baseball by Frederic C. Martin. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Mural depicting baseball by Frederic C. Martin. Library of Congress T...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Manuscript Book mural in Evolution of the Book series, John W. Alexander. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Manuscript Book mural in Evolution of the Book series, John W. Alexan...

Photo of one part of a six-part mural on the history of the book; after conservation of the mural. Depicts a monk illustrating a manuscript, with two monks in background. Mural marked at bottom left: Copyright ... More

Oil painting "Magna Charta" located in stairway of Great Hall, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

Oil painting "Magna Charta" located in stairway of Great Hall, Departm...

Public domain reproduction of artwork, 15th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Sculpture "Alaska snowshoe mail carrier," by Chaim Gross at the Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "Alaska snowshoe mail carrier," by Chaim Gross at the Ariel ...

Date: 1936; dimensions: 4' 1" x 1'7" x 1'; material: aluminum. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photograph... More

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Washington, D.C. Side elevation, German Renaissance]

[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Wash...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Senate Members Room. Detail of cherub carving on mantel. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Senate Members Room. Detail of cherub carving on mantel. Library of C...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front elevation (Modern/modified Renaissance)]

[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front elevation (Modern/modifie...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Washington, D.C. Side elevation, German Renaissance]

[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Wash...

Public domain image of palace, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Washington, D.C. Front elevation, German Renaissance]

[Library of Congress ("National Library"), Judiciary Square site, Wash...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a palace, villa, or large historic building, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Sec...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 3/17/2011 Press conference, Renaissance Street Hotel, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Shuan Donovan [among the participants]

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Michelangelo along the balustrade. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Michelangelo along the balustra...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+columns. View of mural between printers' marks of Francois Regnault and Simon Vostre. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+columns. View of mural between...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2007; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Westover Library/Reed School, 1644 N. McKinley Rd., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Westover Library/Reed School, 1644 N. McKinley Rd., N.W., Washington, ...

The library opened to the public on October 30, 2009. Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Print... More

Sculpture "Foot Postman, Colonial, 1691-1775 by Berta Margulies at the Ariel Rios Federal Building, Washington, D.C.

Sculpture "Foot Postman, Colonial, 1691-1775 by Berta Margulies at the...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a statue, monument, sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Mural "Arrival of mail in New Amsterdam," by Karl R. Free at the Ariel Rios Federal Building in Washington, D.C.

Mural "Arrival of mail in New Amsterdam," by Karl R. Free at the Ariel...

Date: 1938; dimensions: 7' x 13' 6". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photograp... More

Serving Table - Public domain dedication photo

Serving Table - Public domain dedication photo

Possibly made in Washington DC; Possibly made in Alexandria, Virginia, United States

The Dermott or tin case map of Washington 1797-8.

The Dermott or tin case map of Washington 1797-8.

Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Depths shown by soundings. "United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Office, Washington, May 4, 1888." Facsimile. Original version: [1798?]. Includes text h... More

Map of Georgetown : act of May 15, 1751.

Map of Georgetown : act of May 15, 1751.

Cadastral map showing lot numbers. Covers area bounded by 33rd, Prospect, Thomas Jefferson streets N.W., and the Potomac waterfront. Below title: Survey & plat completed February 27, 1752; 69 lots sold on March... More

[Great Hall. Bust of George Washington. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Bust of George Washington. Library of Congress Thomas Jef...

Exhibit caption: "The bronze bust of George Washington is a copy of a work by the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)." (Source: MyLOC.gov Great Hall exhibit, 2008) Forms part of the Library of Con... More

Part of Georgetown, Maryland / - Public domain old map

Part of Georgetown, Maryland / - Public domain old map

Cadastral survey map of area bounded by 33rd St., M St., Wisconsin Av. N.W., and the Georgetown waterfront, Washington D.C. Does not show ownership. Relief shown by hachures. Red ink, black ink, and blue wash. ... More

[Cadastral map of Beatty and Hawkins's addition to Georgetown, Washington D.C.].

[Cadastral map of Beatty and Hawkins's addition to Georgetown, Washing...

Public domain scan of a architecture diagram, settlement map, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Map of George Town, 1751. - Public domain vintage map

Map of George Town, 1751. - Public domain vintage map

Cadastral map showing lot numbers. "Taken from George Town journal of the Commissioners, 1751 to 1789." Blueprint. Includes note. LC copy mounted on cloth backing and annotated in black ink: A.C. Harmon 1931. A... More

[Property survey of tracts and land grants in part of Maryland near Tiber Creek, now central Washington D.C.].

[Property survey of tracts and land grants in part of Maryland near Ti...

Cadastral map covering tracts named Jamaca, Port Royal, Burns Neglect, Elenor, Gleenings, Gordons Meddows, Knock, Houp Yard, and Cern Abbey Mannor. "Beginning of 'Cern Abbey Mannor' being a resurvey on Duddingt... More

[Property survey of that part of Prince Georges County, Maryland, later to become central Washington D.C.].

[Property survey of that part of Prince Georges County, Maryland, late...

Cadastral survey of tracts identified as Duddington Manor, New Troy, Gordons Meadows, Gleanings, Elinor, Bealls Leveles, Duddington Pasture, etc. Photocopy of ms. survey map. Oriented with north to the right. O... More

Plat of Carrollsburg / Historic map, Library of Congress

Plat of Carrollsburg / Historic map, Library of Congress

Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers and some initials of proprietors. Alternate title in ink on verso: Plan of Carrollsburg that now forms a part of Washington City. Brown and red inks. Oriented with north... More

Map of landholdings in the part of Prince George's County (Md.) that is now central Washington D.C.

Map of landholdings in the part of Prince George's County (Md.) that i...

Shows landholdings as of "1784." Depths shown by soundings. Pen-and-ink (black and purple) on tracing linen. Title devised by cataloger. Probably traced by Joseph M. Toner from the original map by Beatty and Or... More

Inauguration of Washington at the Old City Hall 30th April 1789

Inauguration of Washington at the Old City Hall 30th April 1789

This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Colen.

[Site of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in relation to pre-1790 landholdings].

[Site of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in relation to pre...

Shows boundaries and names of original landholdings. Indicates "Approximate position of L. of C.--located by a later survey." "Traced from a map in 'Potomac Flats Case,' vol. VI." Lead pencil. Available also th... More

Goose Creek : Washington D.C. - Public domain old map

Goose Creek : Washington D.C. - Public domain old map

Covers Tiber Creek estuary in the area now occupied by the Mall. Shows proposed Washington D.C. street alignments. Pen-and-ink and brown wash. Originally drawn on 2 sheets. Watermark: J Whatman (with fleur-de-l... More

[Map of Carrollsburg showing its street and lot system with the later streets and lots of Washington D.C. superimposed] /

[Map of Carrollsburg showing its street and lot system with the later ...

Cadastral map showing lot and block numbers. Carrollsburg shown in red, Washington in green. India ink and watercolor. Soiled, missing small sections along edges, and mounted on cloth backing. Includes text and... More

The plot of Carroll'sburgh : [part of Washington D.C.].

The plot of Carroll'sburgh : [part of Washington D.C.].

Cadastral survey map showing lot numbers. Pen-and-ink. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Torn and fold-lined. Accompanied by index of lots: List of the original proprietors of the lots in Carrollsburg... More

Plan of part of the city of Washington on which is exhibited the division of lots : made under a commission from the High Court of Chancery of the state of Maryland and directed to Dan'l Carroll of Duddington, Thomas Peter, and Nicholas King.

Plan of part of the city of Washington on which is exhibited the divis...

Cadastral map showing block and lot numbers in the area of Northwest D.C. bounded by N, Ninth, G, and Fifteenth streets. Pen-and-ink, lead-pencil, and watercolor. Indexed for and color-coded to landowners' name... More

Hamburgh in red, the city in green : [Washington D.C.].

Hamburgh in red, the city in green : [Washington D.C.].

Partial cadastral map showing Washington D.C. street system superimposed on the earlier Hamburg street plan. Shows Hamburg lots and Washington block numbers and dimensions. Covers area bounded by 27th, H, and 1... More

[Dotted line map of Washington, D.C., 1791, before Aug. 19th].

[Dotted line map of Washington, D.C., 1791, before Aug. 19th].

Shows survey lines and proposed public squares parks. Relief shown by hachures. Title from LC G&M Div. preliminary map shelflist card. Ms. survey map drawn by P.C. L'Enfant. Oriented with north toward the upper... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

Photocopy of a facsim. of the 1791 L'Enfant plan. Original facsim. extensively annotated in ink by Lawrence Martin, chief, Division of Maps, Library of Congress. Includes text, indexed "References," and photoco... More

[Survey map of part of S.W. and S.E. Washington D.C.].

[Survey map of part of S.W. and S.E. Washington D.C.].

Covers area bounded by Q St. S.W./S.E., Anacostia River, S St. S.W., and Potomac River. Shows block outlines and numbers, street center-lines, base points, and dimensions. Does not show lots or land ownership. ... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

Public domain scan of a vintage map, plan, atlas, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," notes, descriptive index of ... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Lacks printer's statement. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts containing letters dated "Washington ... 1887," ... More

The Mall as proposed by Pierre L'Enfant 1790 : from the original : Washington D.C.

The Mall as proposed by Pierre L'Enfant 1790 : from the original : Was...

At head of title: Jan. 1st 1900. "To accompany annual report of Theo. A. Bingham, June 30th 1901, Col. U.S. Army." "Eng 57 1." LC copy fold-lined, halved, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil: Copi... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Lacks printer's statement. Facsim. of ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Printed in black only. Includes texts containing letters dated "... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : Washington D.C.

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

At upper right: Office, Commissioner of Public Buildings, D.C. Reduced-scale facsim. of earlier 1887 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey facsim. of the ms. L'Enfant plan. Original version: [1791]. Includes texts con... More

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

Title in left lower margin: Full-color facsimile of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's 1791 manuscript plan for the city of Washington. Full color facsim. of the earliest extant plan of Washington D.C. (The L'Enfant Pla... More

1791 map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out : showing the main roads (used by President Washington) as surveyed by Andrew Ellicott in 1791-2 and published in Paris, France, in 1815 /

1791 map of District of Columbia, before the city was laid out : showi...

Relief shown by hachures. Blueprint. LC Trails 96 Includes text. LC copy signed in ink at bottom: By Artemas C. Harmon. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of t[he] United States : projected agreeable to the direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of an act of Congress passed the sixteenth day of July, MDCCXC, "establishing the permanent seat on the bank of the Potowmac" : [Washington D.C.] /

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of ...

Map of the middle states of North America with part of Canada shewing the situation of the principal towns, viz. Columbia [i.e. Washington, D.C.], Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Newport, Rhode Island, Boston & Montreal, also their several communications with respect to Lake Ontario.

Map of the middle states of North America with part of Canada shewing ...

Item 32 in exhibit, "City of magnificent distances, the nation's capital," that was presented in 1991 at Library of Congress. Map incorrectly locates "Columbia" (Washington, D.C.) on Shenandoah River Available ... More

Topography of the federal city, 1791 : [Washington D.C.] /

Topography of the federal city, 1791 : [Washington D.C.] /

Public domain scan of a 17th-18th-century map, vintage, old, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government, after the year MDCCC.

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...

Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Facsim. of the Samuel Hill engraving of 1792. Original version: [Boston : s.n., 1792]. Includes text and notes. In center upper margin: Plate no. 2342. In... More

Plan of the city of Washington - Public domain old map

Plan of the city of Washington - Public domain old map

Printed from the same plate as the map appearing in The universal asylum, and Columbian magazine, Philadelphia, Mar. 1792. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes lat... More

This is a plat of the square where my house and lot stands on on [sic] D Street : 29 feet front runing [sic] 138 feet 5 1/2 inches to the alley ... forming a plat thus : [part of N.W. Washington D.C.] /

This is a plat of the square where my house and lot stands on on [sic]...

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government after the year MDCCC.

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...

Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Facsim. of the Samuel Hill engraving of 1792. Original version: [Boston : s.n., 1792]. Includes text and notes. In left upper margin: No. 3043 price 30 cen... More

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government, after the year MDCCC /

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...

Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Watermarks: Budgen, GR, [crown over fleur-de-lis]. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Includes text and notes. LC c... More

Sketch of Washington in embryo : viz., previous to its survey by Major L'Enfant, 1792 /

Sketch of Washington in embryo : viz., previous to its survey by Major...

Cadastral map showing landholdings in central Washington with owners' names. Facsim. of 1874 map compiled by E.F.M. Faehtz and F.W. Pratt. Original version: [Washington? : s.n.], 1874. Includes text. LC copy fo... More

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government after the year MDCCC.

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...

Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Facsim. of the Samuel Hill engraving of 1792. Original version: [Boston : s.n., 1792]. Map no. and price do not appear in upper margin. Includes text and n... More

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government, after the year MDCCC.

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...

Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also covers Georgetown. Facsimile. Original version: Engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance Philad'a 1792. [P... More

Thomas Jefferson to Washington, D.C., Commissioners, July 29, 1792

Thomas Jefferson to Washington, D.C., Commissioners, July 29, 1792

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government, after the year MDCCC.

Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by...

Shows block numbers and proposed government buildings. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also covers Georgetown. Facsimile. Original version: Engrav'd by Thackara & Vallance Philad'a 1792. [P... More

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