Category: National Mall

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Collection Spotlight National Mall

Special Series: The National Mall

Illustration of an aerial view of the Capital building

By Allie Richmond, M.A. ‘26, Art History  

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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.

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Renwick’s Castle on the National Mall

A colored woodcut lithograph depicting the Smithsonian Institute Castle from the National Mall in 1855, with throngs of pedestrians walking in the foreground. The image is labeled “View of the Smithsonian Institute - Washington City.”

“View of the Smithsonian Institute – Washington City,” Harper’s Weekly, c. 1855. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 51.