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"Congress: A Historical Tapestry of Power, Politics, and Progress" Step into the world of Congress, where knotty problems on Capitol Hill are tackled with wit and wisdom

Background imageCongress Collection: French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. French Commission To U.S
French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. North of Florida Avenue, Meridian Hill, with Henderson's Castle at right. U.S. Capitol dome in left distance

Background imageCongress Collection: French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. French Commission To U.S
French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. North of Florida Avenue, Meridian Hill, with Henderson's Castle at right. U.S. Capitol dome in left distance

Background imageCongress Collection: Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Anti-war protesters at the U.S. Capitol rallying against President Wilson's speech to Congress asking for a declaration of war

Background imageCongress Collection: Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pacifists, 2 Apr 1917. Anti-war protesters at the U.S. Capitol rallying against President Wilson's speech to Congress asking for a declaration of war

Background imageCongress Collection: Pacifists On Capitol Steps, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists On Capitol Steps, 1917

Pacifists On Capitol Steps, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pacifists On Capitol Steps, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pacifists On Capitol Steps, 1917

Background imageCongress Collection: Pacifist Demonstration On East Steps of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 2 Apr 1917

Pacifist Demonstration On East Steps of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 2 Apr 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pacifist Demonstration On East Steps of U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 2 Apr 1917. Shows crowd demonstration with peace delegations

Background imageCongress Collection: 'The Church Congress at Ryhl, North Wales and Views in the Neighbourhood; Participents, 1891

'The Church Congress at Ryhl, North Wales and Views in the Neighbourhood; Participents, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Church Congress at Ryhl, North Wales and Views in the Neighbourhood; Participents, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageCongress Collection: Clark, Champ, portrait photograph, 1912 Apr. 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Clark, Champ, portrait photograph, 1912 Apr. 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Clark, Champ, portrait photograph, 1912 Apr. 1

Background imageCongress Collection: Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917

Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1917. Preparations for the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as US President - temporary wooden stands

Background imageCongress Collection: Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913

Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Inaugural Stands at Capitol, 1913. Preparations for the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as US President - temporary wooden stands

Background imageCongress Collection: Inaugural Ceremony - Entire East Front of Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Inaugural Ceremony - Entire East Front of Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Inaugural Ceremony - Entire East Front of Capitol, 1913. Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as US President, Washington DC - packed crowds watch the ceremony

Background imageCongress Collection: Inaugural Ceremony - Crowds Collecting, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Inaugural Ceremony - Crowds Collecting, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Inaugural Ceremony - Crowds Collecting, 1913
Inaugural Ceremony - Crowds Collecting, 1913. Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as US President. Capitol Building, Washington, DC

Background imageCongress Collection: 'Meeting of the Delegates to the Peace Congress at Rome, 1891. Creator: Unknown

'Meeting of the Delegates to the Peace Congress at Rome, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'Meeting of the Delegates to the Peace Congress at Rome, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Background imageCongress Collection: Rev. James Shera Montgomery, Chaplian [sic] of The House... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rev

Rev. James Shera Montgomery, Chaplian [sic] of The House... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rev
Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D.D. Chaplain of The House of Representatives - left of The 2 Ministers in Center; W.T.C.U. Group at Capitol, 1917

Background imageCongress Collection: Rev. James Shera Montgomery, Chaplian [sic] of The House... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rev

Rev. James Shera Montgomery, Chaplian [sic] of The House... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Rev
Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D.D. Chaplain of The House of Representatives - left of The 2 Ministers in Center; W.T.C.U. Group at Capitol, 1917

Background imageCongress Collection: Opening of The 64th Cong. 1915, Cong. Mann Introducing Speaker Clark, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Opening of The 64th Cong. 1915, Cong. Mann Introducing Speaker Clark, 1915. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Opening of The 64th Congress 1915, Congressman Mann Introducing Speaker Clark, 1915. James Robert Mann (standing in front of flag, to the right) introduces Speaker of the House James Beauchamp Clark

Background imageCongress Collection: National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Hydroaeroplane or Flying Boat Exhibited... 1917

National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Hydroaeroplane or Flying Boat Exhibited... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Hydroaeroplane or Flying Boat Exhibited Near House Office Building, 1917

Background imageCongress Collection: National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Biplane 2 Engines, with Floats, Exhibited... 1917

National Aero Coast Patrol Commn. - Curtiss Biplane 2 Engines, with Floats, Exhibited... 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
National Aero Coast Patrol Commission - Curtiss Biplane 2 Engines, with Floats, Exhibited at S.O.B. [Senate Office Building?], 1917

Background imageCongress Collection: Hier le fusil a aiguille, eux demain... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Hier le fusil a aiguille, eux demain... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Hier le fusil a aiguille, eux demain... 19th century

Background imageCongress Collection: Baseball, Congressional - Lafferty of Oregon And Webb of North Carolina, 1911

Baseball, Congressional - Lafferty of Oregon And Webb of North Carolina, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional - Lafferty of Oregon And Webb of North Carolina, 1911

Background imageCongress Collection: Baseball, Congressional, Front Row: Lafferty of Oregon; Sidney Anderson of Minnesota... 1911

Baseball, Congressional, Front Row: Lafferty of Oregon; Sidney Anderson of Minnesota... 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional, Front Row: Lafferty of Oregon; Sidney Anderson of Minnesota; Longworth of Ohio; 2 Unidentified. Rear Row: Farr of Pennsylvania; Miller of Minnesota; 2 Unidentified, 1911

Background imageCongress Collection: Baseball, Congressional - Longworth, Nicholas, Rep. from Ohio, 1903-1913, 1915-, 1911

Baseball, Congressional - Longworth, Nicholas, Rep. from Ohio, 1903-1913, 1915-, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional - Longworth, Nicholas, Rep. from Ohio, 1903-1913, 1915-, 1911

Background imageCongress Collection: Baseball, Congressional - Lafferty, Abraham Walter, Rep. from Oregon, 1911-1915, 1911

Baseball, Congressional - Lafferty, Abraham Walter, Rep. from Oregon, 1911-1915, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional - Lafferty, Abraham Walter, Rep. from Oregon, 1911-1915, 1911

Background imageCongress Collection: Baseball, Congressional - Byrnes of South Carolina And Billy Wilson of Illinois, 1911

Baseball, Congressional - Byrnes of South Carolina And Billy Wilson of Illinois, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional - Byrnes of South Carolina And Billy Wilson of Illinois, 1911

Background imageCongress Collection: Baseball, Congressional - Lafferty, Abraham Walter, Rep. from Oregon, 1911-1915, 1911

Baseball, Congressional - Lafferty, Abraham Walter, Rep. from Oregon, 1911-1915, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Baseball, Congressional - Lafferty, Abraham Walter, Rep. from Oregon, 1911-1915, 1911

Background imageCongress Collection: Special Committee On The Investigation of The U.S. Steel Corp. January 12, 1912

Special Committee On The Investigation of The U.S. Steel Corp. January 12, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
House of Representatives Committees - Special Committee On The Investigation of The U.S. Steel Corp. January 12, 1912. Popularly Called Steel Trust Investigating Committee Or Stanley Committee

Background imageCongress Collection: Special Committee On The Investigation of The U.S. Steel Corp, January 12, 1912

Special Committee On The Investigation of The U.S. Steel Corp, January 12, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
House of Representatives Committees - Special Committee On The Investigation of The U.S. Steel Corp. January 12, 1912. Popularly Called Steel Trust Investigating Committee Or Stanley Committee

Background imageCongress Collection: Daughters of American Revolution - Opening of Mothers Congress In Memorial Continental Hall, 1910

Daughters of American Revolution - Opening of Mothers Congress In Memorial Continental Hall, 1910. [Washington, D.C.]

Background imageCongress Collection: Harding Inauguration, 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Harding Inauguration, 1921

Harding Inauguration, 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Harding Inauguration, 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Harding Inauguration, 1921. [Inauguration of President Warren G. Harding, East Portico of the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.]

Background imageCongress Collection: French Commission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

French Commission, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. French Commission, between 1910 and 1920
French Commission, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageCongress Collection: Gov. Workers Home, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gov

Gov. Workers Home, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Gov. Workers Home, between 1910 and 1920
Gov. Workers Home, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageCongress Collection: French Vases being presented to U.S. Senate, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

French Vases being presented to U.S. Senate, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
French Vases being presented to U.S. Senate, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageCongress Collection: Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. American politician and colleagues with war trophies posing by The Rescue sculpture, Capitol Building, Washington, D.C

Background imageCongress Collection: Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Senator Thompson & German war relics, c1914-1920. American politician and colleagues with war trophies posing by The Rescue sculpture, Capitol Building, Washington, D.C

Background imageCongress Collection: Both Your Houses, Oakland, CA, 1936. Creator: Unknown

Both Your Houses, Oakland, CA, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Both Your Houses, Oakland, CA, 1936. "Both Your Houses" - Maxwell Anderson's Pulitzer Prize Winning Play - Congress Cuts Capers - Prop. U.S. Gov't....Auditorium Theatre'

Background imageCongress Collection: Pan American Congress, 5th at Santiago, Chile - U.S. Delegation: Joseph R. Lamar; W.J... 1914

Pan American Congress, 5th at Santiago, Chile - U.S. Delegation: Joseph R. Lamar; W.J... 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pan American Congress, 5th at Santiago, Chile - U.S. Delegation: Joseph R. Lamar; W.J. Bryan; F.W. Lehmann; H. Percival Dodge, 1914

Background imageCongress Collection: John Jefferson Whitacre, Member of Congress, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

John Jefferson Whitacre, Member of Congress, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
John Jefferson Whitacre, Member of Congress, between 1913 and 1917. American businessman and politician John J. Whitacre

Background imageCongress Collection: French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. French Commission To U.S
French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. North of Florida Avenue, Meridian Hill, with Henderson's Castle at right. U.S. Capitol dome in left distance

Background imageCongress Collection: French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. French Commission To U.S
French Commission To U.S. - Procession Down 16th Street, 1917. North of Florida Avenue, Meridian Hill, with Henderson's Castle at right. U.S. Capitol dome in left distance

Background imageCongress Collection: People on Capitol steps, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. People on Capitol steps

People on Capitol steps, between 1913 and 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. People on Capitol steps
People on Capitol steps, between 1913 and 1918

Background imageCongress Collection: Capitol, U.S. group on steps, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Capitol, U.S

Capitol, U.S. group on steps, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Capitol, U.S
Capitol, U.S. group on steps, between 1913 and 1917

Background imageCongress Collection: Photographer at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Photographer at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Photographer at U.S
Photographer at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. between 1913 and 1917. Man using a plate camera on a tripod. American politician Joseph Gurney Cannon on left

Background imageCongress Collection: War Savings Committee, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

War Savings Committee, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. War Savings Committee, between 1910 and 1920
War Savings Committee, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageCongress Collection: Parade On Pennsylvania Ave, between 1910 and 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Parade On Pennsylvania Ave, between 1910 and 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Parade On Pennsylvania Ave, between 1910 and 1921

Background imageCongress Collection: Parade On Pennsylvania Ave - Huge Flag, between 1910 and 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Parade On Pennsylvania Ave - Huge Flag, between 1910 and 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Parade On Pennsylvania Ave - Huge Flag, between 1910 and 1921

Background imageCongress Collection: Crowd At U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Crowd At U.S

Crowd At U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Crowd At U.S
Crowd At U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1921

Background imageCongress Collection: President Woodrow Wilson addressing Joint Session of Congress, between 1910 and 1920

President Woodrow Wilson addressing Joint Session of Congress, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
President Woodrow Wilson addressing Joint Session of Congress, between 1910 and 1920. Women permitted to watch from the public gallery

Background imageCongress Collection: Opening of 60th Congress, Dec. 2, 1907. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Opening of 60th Congress, Dec. 2, 1907. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Opening of 60th Congress, Dec. 2, 1907. Photograph showing House Speaker Cannon taking oath, with young Charles Lindbergh and his father barely visible in the chamber. LC-J691-70



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"Congress: A Historical Tapestry of Power, Politics, and Progress" Step into the world of Congress, where knotty problems on Capitol Hill are tackled with wit and wisdom. In a 1942 American cartoon by Dr. Seuss for PM, we witness the challenge of raising taxes without losing a single vote – a true balancing act. From the commissioning of John Paul Jones as a US Navy captain to Union Station in Portland, Maine, these historical landmarks remind us of the significance that Congress holds in shaping our nation's destiny. Travel back to 1903 at the Second Congress of the Marxist Russian Bolshevik Meeting where Vladimir Lenin stands tall amidst revolutionary fervor. Fast forward to 1872 when history was made with the first colored senators and representatives taking their seats in Congress during the 41st session. The intricate web continues with an exploration of Europe through an 1815 map held within Library of Congress' vast collection. Here we find Minerva - symbolizing peace - depicted as The Mosaic Minerva. Delve deeper into history as Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, and Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin stand united at the 8th Congress of the Russian Communist Party in 1919. Their presence echoes moments that shaped nations forever. Witness how even religious events found their place within congressional relevance; Budapest's Eucharistic Congress is immortalized through a captivating poster from 1938. As we journey further back in time to London's British Museum in 1874, The Rosetta Stone reminds us not only of ancient civilizations but also how knowledge transcends borders and empowers humanity. And who can forget Buffalo Bill's Wild West show? An emblematic display capturing America's spirit while entertaining audiences worldwide underlined by Gustav Geley’s artistry. Congress embodies more than just legislation; it represents our collective past woven together by diverse threads. It serves as both guardian and catalyst for progress – an institution that shapes the course of nations and champions the ideals we hold dear.