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Proposed design for the Lincoln Memorial on the Capitol grounds, by Daniel Burnham, ca. 1910.
Proposed design for the Lincoln Memorial on the Capitol grounds, by Daniel Burnham, ca. 1910.
The U.S.-controlled Panama Canal, completed in 1913, was a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The U.S.-controlled Panama Canal, completed in 1913, was a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Affluent society enjoyed luxurious surroundings like these grounds of a casino at Newport, Rhode Island.
Affluent society enjoyed luxurious surroundings like these grounds of a casino at Newport, Rhode Island.
The Ku Klux Klan used terrorism and violence against African-Americans to assert white supremacy.
The Ku Klux Klan used terrorism and violence against African-Americans to assert white supremacy.
Young Native Americans are shown at work on tribal lands, 1901.
Young Native Americans are shown at work on tribal lands, 1901.
Election scene at Washington, June 3, 1867, sketched by A.W. M’Callum.
Election scene at Washington, June 3, 1867, sketched by A.W. M’Callum.
Speaker Thomas B. Reed, by John Singer Sargent, 1891
Speaker Thomas B. Reed, by John Singer Sargent, 1891
