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Creative Expression White House

200 Years of Tourism: The White House

Colored print of the White House, a dirt road passes in the foreground.
Aquatint engraving of a rare early view showing the north façade of the White House without the portico which was added shortly later by Andrew Jackson. It also shows the terraces on the right and left sides added by Thomas Jefferson (AS 500).

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

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Civil War Creative Expression Presidents

Lincoln’s Legacy: An Unfinished Symphony

Black and white bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
Alexander Gardner (1821-1882), Abraham Lincoln, 1863. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 472. A limited edition photograph printed from the original glass plate c. 1990.

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.

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Collection Spotlight Presidents White House

Easter Egg Roll at the White House: A Time Capsule of America’s Racial and Religious History

Black and white photo of a man in a suit jacket and pants with a young girl in a dress and hat, in front of the White House.
Printed postcard showing the White House grounds on Easter Monday in 1898. Photo originally taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952). Albert H Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 957.

Emma Cieslik, M.A. ’23, Museum Studies