BGuthrie Photos: USCHS -- Freedom Award (2018) to Architect of the Capitol -- Formal Presentation

USCHS -- Freedom Award (2018) to Architect of the Capitol -- Formal Presentation:

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Description of Pictures: Please join the U.S. Capitol Historical Society in recognizing the extraordinary agency that has carried the Capitol Building from conception to construction and beyond. In addition to recognizing the remarkable legacy of this historic institution, we will unveil the official portrait of retiring Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers. The portrait was done by the artist Gavin Glakas.
Program:
* Introduction -- Donald G. Carlson, Chairman, U.S. Capitol Historical Society
* Presentation of the Colors and Pledge of Allegiance -- United States Capitol Police Ceremonial Unit
* Portrait Unveiling -- The Honorable Roy Blunt, United States Senate, Missouri, Vice Chair, Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
* The Honorable Stephen Ayers -- 11th Architect of the Capitol
* Jeanne de Cervens, VP and Director, Federal Govt. Affairs
* Jean E. Bordewich
* The Honorable Christine Merdon, Acting Architect of the Capitol
* Donald G. Carlson, Chairman, U.S. Capitol Historical Society
* 2018 Freedom Award Presentation by Donald G. Carlson to:
-- Alan Hantman. 10th Architect of the Capitol
-- Stephen Ayers, 11th Architect of the Capitol
-- Christine Merdon, Acting Architect of the Capitol

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2018_DC_USCHS_Freedom2_181128: USCHS -- Freedom Award (2018) to Architect of the Capitol -- Formal Presentation (122 photos from 2018)
2018_DC_USCHS_Freedom_181128: USCHS -- Freedom Award (2018) to Architect of the Capitol -- Mingling Before and After (88 photos from 2018)

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. FREE2_181128_014.JPG: Donald G. Carlson (Chair, USCHS)
2. FREE2_181128_059.JPG: Presentation of the Colors and Pledge of Allegiance -- United States Capitol Police Ceremonial Unit
3. FREE2_181128_106.JPG: The Honorable Roy Blunt, United States Senate, Missouri, Vice Chair, Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
4. FREE2_181128_183.JPG: Ken Bowling, Chuck diGiacomantonio
5. FREE2_181128_197.JPG: On November 28, 2018, when the U.S. Capitol Historical Society bestowed the Freedom Award upon the Architect of the Capitol, this replica was presented to the Hon. Stephen T. Ayers in gratitude for his service as the 11th Architect of the Capitol.
6. FREE2_181128_201.JPG: On November 28, 2018, when the U.S. Capitol Historical Society bestowed the Freedom Award upon the Architect of the Capitol, this replica was presented to Christine A. Merdon in gratitude for her service as the Acting Architect of the Capitol.
7. FREE2_181128_202.JPG: On November 28, 2018, when the U.S. Capitol Historical Society bestowed the Freedom Award upon the Architect of the Capitol, this replica was presented to the Hon. Alan M. Hantman in gratitude for his service as the 10th Architect of the Capitol.
8. FREE2_181128_216.JPG: Portrait Unveiling: Christine Merdon, Stephen Ayers, Roy Blunt
9. FREE2_181128_252.JPG: Stephen Ayers
10. FREE2_181128_371.JPG: Painter Gavin Glakas
11. FREE2_181128_423.JPG: Jeanne de Cervens, VP and Director, Federal Govt. Affairs
12. FREE3_181128_025.JPG: Jean Parvin Bordewich
13. FREE3_181128_107.JPG: Laura McCulty Stepp
14. FREE3_181128_124.JPG: Chuck Beck (left)
15. FREE3_181128_164.JPG: The Honorable Christine Merdon, Acting Architect of the Capitol
16. FREE3_181128_271.JPG: Alan Hantman (center)
17. FREE3_181128_278.JPG: Casey Dinges
18. FREE3_181128_300.JPG: Alan Hantman, Christine Merdon, Stephen Ayers, Donald G. Carlson
19. FREE3_181128_304.JPG: Alan Hantman, Christine Merdon, Stephen Ayers
20. FREE3_181128_392.JPG: Alan Hantman, Christine Merdon, Stephen Ayers, Donald G. Carlson
21. FREE3_181128_402.JPG: Gavin Glakas, Stephen Ayers
22. FREE3_181128_431.JPG: Gavin Glakas's wife, Gavin Glakas, Stephen Ayers, Stephen Ayers' wife
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  - 2017_DC_SITES_Briefing_171005 Smithsonian Affiliations National Conference -- Briefing on the Hill @ Rayburn House Office Building
- Bowling, Ken appears on:
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  - 2019_DC_Levey_191002 USCHS -- Lunch Talk: Bob Levey ("Larry Felder, Candidate")
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  - 2019_DC_Brady_190403 USCHS -- Lunch Talk: John Brady (“USS Olympia and the World War I Unknown Soldier”)
  - 2018_DC_Chuck_XParty_181208 Personal -- Chuck's Christmas Party
  - 2018_DC_GWU_Waddell_181203 DC -- GWU -- Museum and Textile Museum -- Event: Painting L’Enfant’s Washington (w/Peter Waddell)
  - 2018_DC_Busch_181114 USCHS -- Lunch Talk: John Laurence Busch ("Steam Diplomacy: Sending a Subtle Message in Leutze's Westward Ho!")
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- Merdon, Christine appears on:
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