From the Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies

Author: GW Museum

Civil War Creative Expression

America: Land of Civil War

Post author By GW Museum
Post date July 28, 2023

Mallory Kimmel, adjunct professor, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design

Creative Expression White House

Silent Sentinels and Scandalous Radicals: Suffragettes Take D.C.

Post author By GW Museum
Post date May 18, 2023

A black and white photograph showing women in long dresses marching with the American flag.

Lee Anne Spear, M.A. ’23, Museum Studies

Civil War Collection Spotlight

A City at War

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Post date April 25, 2023

Detailed depictions of streets and railroads connected to DC. Colorful shapes in the center indicate school districts, red dots indicate fortifications.

E. G. Arnold, “Topographical Map of the Original District of Columbia and Environs Showing the Fortifications Around the City of Washington,” published by G. Woolworth Colton, 1862. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 9.

Collection Spotlight Monuments

The Washington Monument Capstone

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Post date March 28, 2023

Colored print of six white men in blue suits placing the shiny capstone on top of the marble monument.

S. H. Nealy, “572 Feet High – Setting the Capstone on the Washington Monument,” Harper’s Weekly. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 182.

Creative Expression Local Culture

The D.C. harDCore Scene

Post author By GW Museum
Post date March 1, 2023

Black and white flyer with an image of four young, white men in the center. Large writing around the photo give details for an upcoming concert. — Flier for a concert featuring The Replacements and The 400 with D.J. Tom Berard at 9:30 Club, December 13. DC Punk Archive, Tom Berard Collection at the DC Public Library.

Alexis Pantoja, the George Washington University