Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
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E PLURIBUS UNUM —
OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

Images of the Era 1851-1877

 

At Gettysburg, in 1863, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War ended the Confederate army’s northward advance.

Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

 
History of Congress and the Capitol