Category: Monuments

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Collection Spotlight Monuments

The Washington Monument Capstone

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.

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Creative Expression Monuments Presidents

Washington’s Legacy: A God Amongst Men

Bust portrait of George Washington, c. 1920 (AS 915-B).

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

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Creative Expression Monuments U.S. Capitol

The Tripoli Monument: A Forgotten Relic of Early D.C.

The Tripoli Monument sits on Capitol Hill with a view of DC in the background. Finely dressed visitors stand in the foreground.

Matthew Goetz, Ph.D. Candidate

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Architecture Collection Spotlight Monuments National Mall

The Original Washington Monument Design

E. Warren, “The Washington National Monument,” published by James Charles Armytage, c. 1855. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 2017.2.