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2016_AL_Montgomery_CapC9AL -- Montgomery -- Capital Complex
2016_AL_Montgomery_Cap63AL -- Montgomery -- State Capitol
2016_AL_Montgomery_CapI85AL -- Montgomery -- State Capitol -- Interior
2017_AZ_Phoenix_CComplex1AZ -- Phoenix -- State Capitol Complex
2017_AZ_Phoenix_Cap40AZ -- Phoenix -- State Capitol Museum
2017_AZ_Phoenix_Cap_Grat17AZ -- Phoenix -- State Capitol Museum -- Gratitude Train
2017_AZ_Phoenix_CapI211AZ -- Phoenix -- State Capitol Museum -- Inside
2017_AZ_Phoenix_Cap_Mil55AZ -- Phoenix -- State Capitol Museum -- USS Arizona and others
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapGC58CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Govt Complex
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapGC40CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Govt Complex
2000_CA_Sacramento_CapPk4CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPk61CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPk43CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkFF28CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- California Firefighters' Memorial
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPkFF11CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- California Firefighters' Memorial
2000_CA_Sacramento_CapPkVet5CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- California Veterans Memorial
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkVet38CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- California Veterans Memorial
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPkVet17CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- California Veterans Memorial
2000_CA_Sacramento_CapPkCW5CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Civil War Memorial Grove
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkCW28CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Civil War Memorial Grove
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPkCW9CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Civil War Memorial Grove
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkGGP29CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Golden Gate Plaza (Zone of Public Gathering / Zone of Discovery / Zone of Transformation)
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkJS19CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Junipero Serra Tribute
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPkJS6CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Junipero Serra Tribute
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkMex6CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Mexican American Memorial
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPkMex6CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Mexican American Memorial
2000_CA_Sacramento_CapPkPOM5CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Peace Officers Memorial
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkPOM37CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Peace Officers Memorial
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPkPOM16CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Peace Officers Memorial
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkUCB7CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- USS California Bell
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPkUCB1CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- USS California Bell
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkVN97CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Vietnam War Memorial
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPkVN54CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- Vietnam War Memorial
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapPkWP38CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- World Peace Rose Garden
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapPkWP57CA -- Sacramento -- Capitol Park -- World Peace Rose Garden
2014_CA_Sacramento_Cap_191566CA -- Sacramento -- State Capitol -- Exhibit: California Invites the World
California Invites the World: 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition

1915 Panama Pacific Exposition exhibit posterThe late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were the golden age for the great world’s fair expositions. The 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) was no...
2000_CA_Sacramento_CapX63CA -- Sacramento -- State Capitol -- Exterior
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapX61CA -- Sacramento -- State Capitol -- Exterior
2018_CA_Sacramento_CapX45CA -- Sacramento -- State Capitol -- Exterior
2000_CA_Sacramento_CapI50CA -- Sacramento -- State Capitol -- Interior
2014_CA_Sacramento_CapI126CA -- Sacramento -- State Capitol -- Interior
1998_CAN_Ottawa_Parliament260Canada -- Ontario -- Ottawa -- Parliament
2011_DC_DT101_11021773Capitol -- Domestic Terrorism 101
Domestic Terrorism 101

WMAL, The Heritage Foundation, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Westminster Institute invite you to a panel discussion to explore the various aspects of the growing threat of domestic terrorism: counter-terrorism, home-grown plots, staying ahead of the threat, Sharia...
2006_CO_Denver_Cap84CO -- Denver -- State Capitol
2002_CT_Old_Hartford14CT -- Hartford -- Old State House
2001_CT_Hartford_Cap137CT -- Hartford -- State Capitol
2009_DC_Dangerous_091029156DC -- DC Labor Filmfest @ US Capitol -- Daniel Ellsberg ("The Most Dangerous Man in America")
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Presented by the DC Environmental Film Festival and The Impact Arts + Film Fund, The Project On Government Oversight
1971: America is embroiled in a dirty war based on lies. A president is abusing the power of his office,...
2017_DC_Combat_Int_17040597DC -- Dirksen Senate Office Bldg -- Combat Integration Update Briefing
In 2013, the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the repeal of the rule that prohibited women from being assigned to combat jobs and combat units. The Services were directed to develop and complete integration implementation plans by the end of 2015. The Services are...
2019_DC_Iran1988_19091224DC -- Exhibit: Iran 1988 Massacre @ U.S. Capitol
Iran: 1988 Massacre
Ongoing Human Rights Violations
US Capitol Ground [sic]
September 12, 2019
#1988IranMassacre
#NoImpunity4Mullahs
#FreeIran
2016_DC_Democracy_Spring_16041119DC -- Exhibit: #DemocracySpring @ U.S. Capitol
News reports varied their estimates of the crowd -- "hundreds", "300+", "400+" and even "thousands". From the democracyspring.org website:
Now is the time to take mass nonviolent action on a historic scale to save our democracy. Following a ten-day, 140-mile march from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia...
2018_DC_DALCA_18061310DC -- Rally: DALCA (Fix DACA, but mostly for Indian immigrants) @ U.S. Capitol
Very pro-Trump group including GOP reps. One sign said RHC 58%: Clear GC Backlog in 5 Yrs. We will pay $25B for the Wall. It sounded a lot like screw the others who are here for health and safety reasons but please keep up here for economic ones.

This was an odd protest. This group is protesting an...
2017_DC_Capitol_Fight415_1702159DC -- Rally: FIght for $15 @ U.S. Capitol
2018_DC_Parkland_1Month_180314106DC -- Rally: Gun control one month after Parkland Shooting @ U.S. Capitol
Speakers in the Congressional Solidarity Walk-Out included Chris Van Hollen, Al Green, Steny Hoyer, Bernie Sanders, Ted Deutch, Jamie Raskin, Eleanor Holmes Norton, John Lewis, and lots of students. There were also others who spoke before I got there.
2009_DC_March_For_Babies_0904264DC -- Rally: March for Babies @ U.S. Capitol
This was a March of Dimes event that I passed through on my way to see Roz Chast. Unfortunately, I don't know how to actually pass through something without taking pictures so...
2019_DC_NDC_1909183DC -- Rally: New Democrat Coalition @ U.S. Capitol
I got there after the event so just a few speakers were hanging around.
2009_DC_Health_09091376DC -- Rally: Pro-health care @ U.S. Capitol
This was a small response to the scary anti-health care demonstration the previous day. Organizers of the pro-health care demonstration say there will be a bigger pro-health care demonstration in October.

Personal commentary: I didn't take any pictures of the previous day's anti-health care protest....
2019_DC_Gun_Violence_190925257DC -- Rally: Rally to End Gun Violence @ U.S. Capitol
Join us, Pastor Pfleger, Chicago families, and other gun violence prevention activists at the National Rally to #EndGunViolence to pressure Congress to pass gun safety laws on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 from 1:00 to 3:30pm on the West Lawn at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC---after the 10am House...
2017_DC_Taxes_17121910DC -- Rally: Tax Cut for the Rich protest (tail end) @ U.S. Capitol
2016_DC_Intersection_16052619DC -- Russell Senate Office Bldg -- Event: Intersection of Religious Freedom and Freedom of Expression
The Intersection of Religious Freedom and Freedom of Expression
The Impact of Blasphemy Laws Abroad
Recent years have seen a rise in the passage and enforcement of blasphemy laws in countries including Pakistan, Sudan and Saudi Arabia. Please join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and the Senate...
2021_DC_Losers_Sicknick_21011071DC -- Trump Losers Revolt -- Drive-By Salute to Officer Brian Sicknick, killed during the Trump Losers March
2015_DC_2nd_InaugM_150304100DC -- U.S. Capitol -- 150th Anniversary Lincoln's Second Inaugural -- Miscellaneous
Lincoln's Second Inaugural to be Commemorated at United States Capitol:
Actor Stephen Lang to Read Lincoln’s Immortal Inaugural Address

The Illinois State Society and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation (ALBF) will co-sponsor an official ceremony and reception in Statuary Hall of the...
2015_DC_2nd_InaugP_150304127DC -- U.S. Capitol -- 150th Anniversary Lincoln's Second Inaugural -- Presentation
150th Anniversary Commemoration President Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Statuary Hall – United States Capitol

SPONSORED BY:
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation
Illinois State Society of Washington, DC

PROGRAM
Welcoming Remarks:
* Harold Holzer, Chair, Abraham Lincoln...
2021_DC_Capitol_Doc_2112126DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Carol Anderson filming documentary
I ran into a film crew interviewing Carol Anderson by the Capitol for a history documentary.
2011_DC_Dalai_11070965DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Dalai Lama (A Talk for World Peace)
July 9th - A Talk for World Peace

July 9, 2011 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet, one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders, will be making a HISTORIC VISIT to Washington, DC in July 2011. During this time, he will be conferring the Kalachakra for World Peace for the first time in the...
2007_DC_Dalai_07101750DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Dalai Lama (w/Nancy Pelosi and Richard Gere)
The International Campaign for Tibet is honored to announce a public address by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on October 17, 2007 following his receipt of the Congressional Gold Medal in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Congress has passed a resolution permitting the International Campaign for Tibet to sponsor a...
2017_DC_Taylor_17051622DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Elizabeth Dowling Taylor ("Original Black Elite")
"The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era"
Please join us on Tuesday, May 16 for the Senate Library Book Talk featuring Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Fellow, Elizabeth Dowling Taylor.
Taylor's latest work is a cultural biography covering the life of one of the...
2024_02_08F6_Cap_Gaza1DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Gaza protest sign
2019_DC_Lincoln_RoomD_190501169DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Lincoln Room Dedication
Dedication of the Lincoln Room in the Capitol.
A unanimous House Resolution set aside the former mail room of the original House of Representatives chamber to honor Congressman Abraham Lincoln. This room was just a few feet behind Lincoln's desk on the House floor in what is now Statuary Hall. Lincoln...
2015_DC_Lincoln_VisitsC_15120363DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Lincoln Visits the Capitol for Illinois Statehood Day
On behalf of the Illinois State Society of Washington DC and the Abraham Lincoln Association, we invite you to celebrate Illinois Statehood Day with a visit by Illinois’s greatest citizen, Abraham Lincoln (in the person of renowned Lincoln presenter George Buss from Freeport, Illinois).
When Abraham...
2023_DC_Little_Amal_230919138DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Little Amal visits the Capitol
Little shoes, big journeys
Little Amal walks through a sea of emergency blankets. A river of shoes appears, evoking the stories of millions of children on the move who seek safety within and across borders. Amal brings them to the feet of U.S. Representatives.
In partnership with The Laboratory for...
2017_DC_Love_Out_Loud_17112917DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Love Out Loud event
"Love Out Loud" is a Teleflora Flower Delivery promotion for holiday flowers. They set up a display near the Capitol and every one of one thousand holes in the display was filled with flowers were available first-come first-served to anyone who wanted them. The sign said:
Start here.
This wall is an...
2021_DC_Capitol_Evans94DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Officer William Evans makeshift memorials and drive-by salute
The makeshift memorials were on the site where Officer William Evans was killed on April 2 by a nutjob ramming the Capitol entrance. Note to crazies: If voices tell you to kill someone, take yourself out first. The drive-by salute on 3rd Street was on April 7.
2023_DC_Yellowstone1923_23051780DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Panel: Native American Board School & "1923" viewing
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
With Co-Chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus Rep. Tom Cole and Rep. Sharice Davids
Presents
Paramount’s Critically Acclaimed Drama Series 
“Yellowstone” & “1923”
Join members of the cast and crew of Paramount Network's #1 TV show “Yellowstone”...
2020_DC_Literally_2005041DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Protester: Literally Anyone Else protester
2020_DC_Lock_Him_Up_20020511DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Protest: Lock Him Up
This was an early protest outside of the capitol that happened on the day that the Senate ignored their oath of impartiality as well as overwhelming impeachment evidence and voted pretty much on party lines to exonerate Trump for the "perfect call" and the cover-up following it.
2019_DC_Sen_Graveyard_19112111DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Protest: Senate Graveyard: Where the House Bills Go to Die
2021_DC_No_Fear_210711207DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Rally: No Fear: A Rally In Solidarity with the Jewish People
NO FEAR: A Rally In Solidarity with the Jewish People
Antisemitism isn’t taking a summer vacation.
SO NEITHER CAN WE
On July 11 in Washington, D.C, Alliance for Israel, the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, B'nai Brith International, the Israel Forever Foundation, Jewish National...
2019_DC_FireDrillFridays_191101193DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Rally: #FireDrillFridays w/Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Eve Ensler, and Rosanna Arquette -- (1 of 2) Rally
A group of powerhouse women including Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, and many others just got arrested on Capitol Hill calling for climate action.
Every Friday from now through January, Jane Fonda and other allies will participate in #FireDrillFridays to demand that our elected leaders take bold action...
2019_DC_FireDrillFridays3_191101143DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Rally: #FireDrillFridays w/Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Eve Ensler, and Rosanna Arquette -- (2 of 2) March and Arrest @ Hart SOB
A group of powerhouse women including Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, and many others just got arrested on Capitol Hill calling for climate action.
Every Friday from now through January, Jane Fonda and other allies will participate in #FireDrillFridays to demand that our elected leaders take bold action...
2017_DC_Capitol_SForRel_1705167DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Senate Foreign Relations gathering
2018_DC_Graham_1802287DC -- U.S. Capitol -- State tribute for Billy Graham
The outdoor lines only. I wasn't interested in seeing him lying in state.
2019_DC_Cummings_1910234DC -- U.S. Capitol -- State tribute for Elijah Cummings
Setting up the line barriers for the viewing. I didn't go to the actual viewing.
2018_DC_Bush_18120450DC -- U.S. Capitol -- State tribute for George H.W. Bush
The line to get in for the viewing was about 3 hours.
2007_DC_Ford_07010113DC -- U.S. Capitol -- State tribute for Gerald Ford
I didn't go to the funeral parade for the ex-President. I just did the two-hour wait at the Capitol to see him lying in state in the rotunda. They didn't allow photos there so these are just of the people waiting to get in.
2020_DC_Lewis_200728103DC -- U.S. Capitol -- State tribute for John Lewis
Due to Covid-19, this state tribute was on the steps of the Capitol and you weren't allowed into the building itself, nor could you get anywhere close to the casket itself. I was expecting horrible lines but it went fairly quickly.
2005_DC_Parks_05103024DC -- U.S. Capitol -- State tribute for Rosa Parks
The line to get in was about 5 hours.
2019_DC_Capitol_Tour_1911062DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Tour from Steve Livengood
2024_02_08F3_Cap_Ukraine6DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Ukrainian protest
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2011_DC_Harvest_110616132DC -- U.S. Capitol -- "The Harvest" premier (w/Eva Longoria)
Join actor Eva Longoria at a reception and special screening of the documentary "The Harvest."
Actor and activist Eva Longoria, executive producer of "The Harvest / La Cosecha," U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, and MALDEF to announce push for stronger child labor laws for farmworkers.
THE HARVEST/LA...
1981_DC_Capitol_Grounds4DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2005_DC_Capitol_Grounds5DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2006_DC_Capitol_Grounds7DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2007_DC_Capitol_Grounds1DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2008_DC_Capitol_Grounds13DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2009_DC_Capitol_Grounds9DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2012_DC_Capitol_Grounds6DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2015_DC_Capitol_Grounds2DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2016_DC_Capitol_Grounds8DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2017_DC_Capitol_Grounds7DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2018_DC_Capitol_Grounds10DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2021_DC_Capitol_Grounds8DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2023_DC_Capitol_Grounds4DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
2024_02_13A4_Capitol_Grounds2DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds
1997_DC_CapitolX29DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (1997)
Tree: Black Hills Spruce from Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota
2001_DC_CapitolX17DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2001)
2001 -- White Spruce -- 72 feet (22 m) -- Ottawa National Forest -- Michigan -- Known as "The Tree of Hope," the tree was lit by Dennis Hastert at 5 pm on December 11 in a ceremony on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol. The tree was hand picked by Architect of the Capitol landscape architect Matthew...
2002_DC_CapitolX16DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2002)
2002 -- Douglas Fir -- 70 feet (21 m) -- Umpqua National Forest -- Oregon -- The tree was lit by Dennis Hastert on December 12 in a ceremony including performances by the United States Navy Band, the Umpqua Singers from Umpqua Community College, and the Congressional Chorus. Decorated with 6,000...
2003_DC_CapitolX15DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2003)
2003 -- Engelmann Spruce -- 70 feet (21 m) -- Boise National Forest -- Idaho -- The tree was lit by Dennis Hastert on December 11 in a ceremony on the West Front Lawn including performances by the United States Army Band, the Snake River High School Chamber Choir from Blackfoot, Idaho, and the...
2005_DC_CapitolX11DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2005)
2005 -- Engelmann Spruce -- 65 feet (20 m) -- Santa Fe National Forest -- New Mexico -- The tree was lit by Dennis Hastert, assisted by eight-year-old Steven Castillo from Santa Fe, at 5 pm on December 8 in a ceremony including music performed by the United States Marine Band. Felled in early November,...
2006_DC_CapitolX17DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2006)
2006 -- Pacific Silver Fir -- 65 feet (20 m) -- Olympic National Forest -- Washington -- The tree was lit by Dennis Hastert, assisted by eight-year-old Micah Joe from Bremerton, at 5 pm on December 6. Felled in early November, the tree arrived at the West Front Lawn of the Capitol on November 27. 3,000...
2007_DC_CapitolX6DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2007)
2007 -- Balsam Fir -- 55 feet (17 m) -- Green Mountain National Forest -- Vermont -- A 55-foot fir, the tree was decorated exclusively with LEDs and some 4,500 ornaments crafted and donated by the people of Vermont reflecting the theme Bringing an Old Fashioned Holiday to the Nation.”[9]
2008_DC_CapitolX61DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2008)
2008 -- Subalpine Fir -- 70 feet (21 m) -- Bitterroot National Forest -- Montana -- The tree was decorated with more than 5,000 ornaments displaying the theme "Sharing Montana's Treasures" by showcasing the state's heritage, historical events, and natural resources. The ornaments were crafted and...
2009_DC_CapitolX57DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2009)
2009 -- Blue Spruce -- 85 feet (26 m) -- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests -- Arizona -- Joined by Kaitlyn Ferencik, from Canyon Ridge Elementary School in Surprise, Arizona, Nancy Pelosi lit the tree in a ceremony on December 8. The tree was felled in early November, and delivered to Washington on...
2010_DC_CapitolX44DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2010)
2010 -- Engelmann Spruce -- 67 feet (20 m) -- Bridger-Teton National Forest -- Wyoming -- Lit by Nancy Pelosi on December 7. Decorated with approximately 5,000 ornaments, showcasing the tree's theme "Wyoming: Forever West," made by people from across Wyoming. The entire tree was decorated using strands...
2011_DC_CapitolX119DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2011)
2011 -- Sierra White Fir -- 63 feet (19 m) -- Stanislaus National Forest -- California -- Lit by John Boehner on December 6. Decorated with approximately 3,000 ornaments, showcasing the tree's theme "California Shines," made by people from across California. The entire tree was decorated using strands...
2012_DC_CapitolX10DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2012)
2012 -- Engelmann Spruce -- 73 feet (22 m) -- White River National Forest -- Colorado -- The 2012 theme 'Celebrating Our Great Outdoors' will be highlighted in the decoration of the tree. It is expected to be lit by Speaker John Boehner during a ceremony in early December.
2013_DC_CapitolX26DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2013)
2013 -- Engelmann Spruce -- 88 feet (27 m) -- Colville National Forest -- Washington -- Second-tallest tree ever used at the Capitol; theme is "Sharing Washington's Good Nature"; lit 5 pm Tues., Dec. 3; decorated with 5,000 handmade children's ornaments; passed through TX, AR, TN, VA, PA, & MD.
2015_DC_CapitolX42DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2015)
2015 -- Lutz Spruce -- 74 feet (23 m) -- Chugach National Forest -- Alaska -- The first Capitol Christmas Tree from Alaska.
2016_DC_CapitolX11DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2016)
2016 -- Engelmann Spruce -- 84 feet (26 m) -- Payette National Forest -- Idaho -- The tree will be lit at a public ceremony on Dec. 6. Thousands of LED lights and 6,000 ornaments made by children in Idaho will hang on the tree. The ornaments represent things relevant to Idaho, including salmon and pine...
2017_DC_CapitolX106DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2017, plus tail-end shots from 2016)
2017 -- Engelmann Spruce -- 79 feet (24 m) -- Kootenai National Forest -- Montana

2016 -- Engelmann Spruce -- 84 feet (26 m) -- Payette National Forest -- Idaho -- The tree will be lit at a public ceremony on Dec. 6. Thousands of LED lights and 6,000 ornaments made by children in Idaho will hang on...
2019_DC_CapitolX57DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2019)
2020_DC_CapitolX18DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2020)
2021_DC_CapitolX101DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2021)
2022_DC_CapitolX79DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2022)
2023_12_14E2_CapitolX12DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2023)
2023_DC_CapitolX1DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Christmas Tree (2023)
2001_DC_Garfield_Mem4DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- James A. Garfield Monument
2005_DC_Garfield_Mem10DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- James A. Garfield Monument
2007_DC_Garfield_Mem8DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- James A. Garfield Monument
2009_DC_Garfield_Mem14DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- James A. Garfield Monument
2012_DC_Garfield_Mem18DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- James A. Garfield Monument
2016_DC_Garfield_Mem2DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- James A. Garfield Monument
2017_DC_Garfield_Mem1DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- James A. Garfield Monument
1997_DC_Peace_Mon10DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
1999_DC_Peace_Mon2DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2005_DC_Peace_Mon10DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2006_DC_Peace_Mon10DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2008_DC_Peace_Mon7DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2010_DC_Peace_Mon2DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2013_DC_Peace_Mon11DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2016_DC_Peace_Mon3DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2017_DC_Peace_Mon5DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2018_DC_Peace_Mon3DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2020_DC_Peace_Mon13DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2021_DC_Peace_Mon6DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2023_12_14E5_Peace_Mon11DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Peace Monument (Civil War Sailors Monument) (1st and Penn, NW)
2006_DC_Capitol_SenatePk4DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2009_DC_Capitol_SenatePk19DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2011_DC_Capitol_SenatePk9DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2013_DC_Capitol_SenatePk10DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2015_DC_Capitol_SenatePk10DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2017_DC_Capitol_SenatePk13DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2018_DC_Capitol_SenatePk3DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2019_DC_Capitol_SenatePk5DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2021_DC_Capitol_SenatePk29DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2022_DC_Capitol_SenatePk21DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2023_DC_Capitol_SenatePk22DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Senate Park (Fountain, Reflecting Pool)
2014_DC_Capitol_Signs9DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Signs
2015_DC_Capitol_Signs4DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Signs
2016_DC_Capitol_Signs8DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Signs
2017_DC_Capitol_Signs32DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Signs
2018_DC_Capitol_Signs17DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Signs
2020_DC_Capitol_Signs8DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Signs
1979_DC_Grant_Mem1DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
1997_DC_Grant_Mem43DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
1998_DC_Grant_Mem19DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
1999_DC_Grant_Mem16DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2000_DC_Grant_Mem6DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2002_DC_Grant_Mem7DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2004_DC_Grant_Mem2DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2005_DC_Grant_Mem8DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2006_DC_Grant_Mem9DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2007_DC_Grant_Mem1DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2008_DC_Grant_Mem15DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2009_DC_Grant_Mem51DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2010_DC_Grant_Mem15DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2011_DC_Grant_Mem22DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2012_DC_Grant_Mem48DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2015_DC_Grant_Mem35DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2016_DC_Grant_Mem23DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The scaffolding's finally down!
2017_DC_Grant_Mem33DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2018_DC_Grant_Mem21DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
I wanted to get some shots of the Capitol tree in the background. The Capitol dome worked out pretty well too.
2020_DC_Grant_Mem6DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
I didn't realize they had put up duck ramps around the reflecting pool.
2021_DC_Grant_Mem4DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2022_DC_Grant_Mem5DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
Ducks.
2023_12_14E3_Grant_Mem4DC -- U.S. Capitol Grounds -- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
2008_DC_Capitol_VC48DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
Finally, it's open! The visitor center for the capitol cost twice as much to build as the entire Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum annex out at Dulles) did.
2009_DC_Capitol_VC44DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
2011_DC_Capitol_VC36DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
2012_DC_Capitol_VC18DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
2013_DC_Capitol_VC8DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
2016_DC_Capitol_VC1DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
2017_DC_Capitol_VC8DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
2019_DC_Capitol_VC30DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
Guide Steve Livengood said that the Washakie statue was his favorite so I decided to photograph it a bit.
2022_DC_Capitol_VC107DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
2023_DC_Capitol_VC5DC -- U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (Emancipation Hall)
1956_DC_Capitol3DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
1971_DC_Capitol1DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
1979_DC_Capitol8DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
1980_DC_Capitol4DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
1981_DC_Capitol1DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
1997_DC_Capitol74DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
1998_DC_Capitol27DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
1999_DC_Capitol52DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2000_DC_Capitol43DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2001_DC_Capitol1DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2002_DC_Capitol41DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
The view of the Capitol from the Mall is still largely unobstructed. The opposite side, however, is cluttered by the construction of the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) which was pushed along after that idiot shot his way into the building in the 1990's. The CVC will end up being a below-ground facility so...
2003_DC_Capitol5DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2004_DC_Capitol9DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2005_DC_Capitol8DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2006_DC_Capitol18DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2007_DC_Capitol16DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2008_DC_Capitol85DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
Including some of my favorite pictures of the year -- the US Grant Monument with the Capitol behind it on a foggy night.
2009_DC_Capitol107DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
Including after a snowfall.
2010_DC_Capitol10DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2011_DC_Capitol46DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2012_DC_Capitol27DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
Including several photos of (unknown) groups.
2013_DC_Capitol26DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
Full moon rises.
2014_DC_Capitol21DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2015_DC_Capitol13DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2016_DC_Capitol67DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2017_DC_Capitol80DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2018_DC_Capitol17DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2019_DC_Capitol20DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2020_DC_Capitol57DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
Including half-staff flag for RBG. The child president had not done that at the White House.
2021_DC_Capitol99DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2022_DC_Capitol45DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2023_12_14E1_Capitol4DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2023_DC_Capitol52DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
Including scaffolding around the liberty statue.
2024_02_03A3_Capitol6DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2024_02_13A2_Capitol14DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior)
2024_03_13B3_Capitol5DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) (Partially reviewed)
2018_DC_CapitolX55DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) -- Christmas Tree (2018)
2018 -- Noble Fir -- 82 feet (25 m) -- Willamette National Forest -- Oregon
The tradition of the Capitol Christmas Tree, or "The People’s Tree," began in 1964 when Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John W. McCormack (D-MA) placed a live Christmas tree on the Capitol lawn. This tree lived...
2009_DC_Capitol_GrpPhoto10DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) -- Group photos
2012_DC_Capitol_GrpPhoto6DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) -- Group photos
Including several photos of (unknown) groups.
2016_DC_Capitol_GrpPhoto4DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) -- Group photos
2017_DC_Capitol_GrpPhoto2DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) -- Group photos
2018_DC_Capitol_GrpPhoto4DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) -- Group photos
Two group photographs including one with Congressman Jim Costa.
2019_DC_Capitol_GrpPhoto2DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) -- Group photos
I have no idea what group this was but people were posing...
2020_DC_Capitol_GrpPhoto4DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) -- Group photos
2021_DC_Capitol_GrpPhoto3DC -- U.S. Capitol (exterior) -- Group photos
2002_DC_Capitol_Models8DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Capitol Grounds Models
2007_DC_Capitol_Models3DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Capitol Grounds Models
2019_DC_Capitol_Models100DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Capitol Grounds Models
2022_DC_Capitol_Models45DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Capitol Grounds Models
2007_DC_Capitol_C7DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Crypt
2008_DC_Capitol_C18DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Crypt
2011_DC_Capitol_C12DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Crypt
2013_DC_Capitol_C32DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Crypt
2014_DC_Capitol_C16DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Crypt
2016_DC_Capitol_C28DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Crypt
2017_DC_Capitol_C18DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Crypt
2022_DC_Capitol_EH283DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Exhibition Hall
I had never spent much time in the exhibition hall because they didn't allow photography. When I popped in this time, though, people had their iPhones out and no one was stopping them. I asked a visitor services person about the no-photo rule and she said it was currently being reevaluated. She said...
2024_02_13A3_Capitol_I_SRRm8DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- House Reception Room [Sam Rayburn Room]
2007_DC_Capitol_Westward5DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- House Westward Expansion Corridor Murals
2011_DC_Capitol_Westward134DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- House Westward Expansion Corridor Murals
Steve Livengood, Chief Guide, US Capitol Historical Society, gave me a tour of the murals in the House wing of the Capitol. I had read about the new Westward Expansion Corridor in the Society's quarterly publication and asked how I could see them since they weren't on a regular tour route. Steve...
2017_DC_Capitol_Westward6DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- House Westward Expansion Corridor Murals
2023_DC_Capitol_Westward33DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- House Westward Expansion Corridor Murals
1997_DC_Capitol_I4DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
1999_DC_Capitol_I18DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2007_DC_Capitol_I10DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2008_DC_Capitol_I5DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2011_DC_Capitol_I16DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2012_DC_Capitol_I17DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2013_DC_Capitol_I9DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2015_DC_Capitol_I5DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2016_DC_Capitol_I24DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2017_DC_Capitol_I112DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2018_DC_Capitol_I16DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2019_DC_Capitol_I14DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2022_DC_Capitol_I66DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
2023_DC_Capitol_I69DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Miscellaneous areas
1999_DC_Capitol_NSH6DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2002_DC_Capitol_NSH11DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2007_DC_Capitol_NSH29DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2008_DC_Capitol_NSH36DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2011_DC_Capitol_NSH23DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2012_DC_Capitol_NSH16DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2013_DC_Capitol_NSH78DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
Including the new Rosa Parks statue.
2014_DC_Capitol_NSH32DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2015_DC_Capitol_NSH3DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2016_DC_Capitol_NSH27DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2017_DC_Capitol_NSH57DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2019_DC_Capitol_NSH30DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
Steve Livengood took us to see the Sam Houston statue up close after a USCHS talk by Jacquelyn Delin McDonald about the statue's artist Elisabet Ney.
2022_DC_Capitol_NSH36DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2023_DC_Capitol_NSH8DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- National Statuary Hall
2022_DC_Capitol_OSC27DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Old Senate Chamber (1819-1859) / Supreme Court Chamber (1860-1935)
2002_DC_Capitol_SC2DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Old Supreme Court Chamber (1810-1860)
2007_DC_Capitol_SC6DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Old Supreme Court Chamber (1810-1860)
2008_DC_Capitol_SC5DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Old Supreme Court Chamber (1810-1860)
2012_DC_Capitol_SC16DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Old Supreme Court Chamber (1810-1860)
2016_DC_Capitol_SC20DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Old Supreme Court Chamber (1810-1860)
1997_DC_Capitol_R16DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
1999_DC_Capitol_R32DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2002_DC_Capitol_R27DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2007_DC_Capitol_R30DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2008_DC_Capitol_R47DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2011_DC_Capitol_R37DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2012_DC_Capitol_R32DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2013_DC_Capitol_R130DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2014_DC_Capitol_R62DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2015_DC_Capitol_R17DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2016_DC_Captiol_R69DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2017_DC_Capitol_R65DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2019_DC_Capitol_R42DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2022_DC_Capitol_R72DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Rotunda
2012_DC_Capitol_Brumidi82DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Senate Brumidi Corridor
2017_DC_Capitol_Brumidi254DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Senate Brumidi Corridor
Halls of the Senate
Discover the beautifully decorated Senate corridors in this intimate look at the work of Italian-born artist Constantino Brumidi. 30-minute tour to an area not visited on the Capitol Tour.
1999_DC_Capitol_Amateis13DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Amateis Doors
2011_DC_Capitol_Amateis2DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Amateis Doors
2017_DC_Capitol_Amateis13DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Amateis Doors
2023_DC_Capitol_Amateis4DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Amateis Doors
2015_DC_Capitol_LincolnRm18DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Lincoln Room
2019_DC_Capitol_LincolnRm33DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Lincoln Room
1997_DC_Capitol_Erie5DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Painting: Battle of Lake Erie
1999_DC_Capitol_Erie7DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Painting: Battle of Lake Erie
2017_DC_Capitol_Erie7DC -- U.S. Capitol (interior) -- Special: Painting: Battle of Lake Erie
Battle of Lake Erie, by William Henry Powell, 1865
The frame of this monumental painting is made from 20- and 30-foot long pieces of wood. The painting itself commemorates the moment when Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry transferred his flag from his damaged flagship at the Battle of Lake Erie during the...
2007_DE_Dover_OCap13DE -- Dover -- Old State House
2013_DE_Dover_OCap38DE -- Dover -- Old State House
2023_DE_Dover_OCap66DE -- Dover -- Old State House
2007_DE_Dover_Cap8DE -- Dover -- State Capitol
2013_DE_Dover_Cap73DE -- Dover -- State Capitol
2023_DE_Dover_Cap5DE -- Dover -- State Capitol
1998_GA_Atlanta_Cap45GA -- Atlanta -- State Capitol
2006_GA_Atlanta_Cap40GA -- Atlanta -- State Capitol
2004_HI_Honolulu_Cap18HI -- Honolulu -- State Capitol
2007_IL_Springfield_OCap93IL -- Springfield -- Old State Capitol
2009_IL_Springfield_OCap86IL -- Springfield -- Old State Capitol
2009_IL_Springfield_Cap55IL -- Springfield -- State Capitol
2008_IN_CorydonSHS87IN -- Corydon State History Site
2007_IN_Indianapolis_Cap43IN -- Indianapolis -- State Capitol
2012_IN_Indianapolis_Cap13IN -- Indianapolis -- State Capitol
2017_IN_Indianapolis_Cap44IN -- Indianapolis -- State Capitol
2012_IN_Indianapolis_CapI161IN -- Indianapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior
2017_IN_Indianapolis_CapI61IN -- Indianapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior
2017_IN_Indianapolis_CapIP23IN -- Indianapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior Images -- Panel Exhibit
Benjamin Harrison in the "War Between the States" and Vice Presidents from Indiana
2014_TN_McBrayer_14052927Investiture Ceremony for W. Neal McBrayer @ Nashville State Capitol
Investiture Ceremony for W. Neal McBrayer as Judge of the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Middle Section.
2010_KY_Frankfort_OSCap37KY -- Frankfort -- Old State Capitol
2008_KY_Frankfort_Cap18KY -- Frankfort -- State Capitol
Some late night shots. I never got a chance to visit the town during daylight.
2007_LA_Baton_Cap51LA -- Baton Rouge -- State Capitol
2013_LA_Baton_Cap137LA -- Baton Rouge -- State Capitol
2007_LA_Baton_CapV28LA -- Baton Rouge -- State Capitol -- Views from observation deck
2013_LA_Baton_CapV29LA -- Baton Rouge -- State Capitol -- Views from observation deck
2001_MA_Boston_Cap29MA -- Boston -- State Capitol
2002_MA_Boston_Cap2MA -- Boston -- State Capitol
2019_MA_Boston_Cap16MA -- Boston -- State Capitol
1999_MD_Annapolis_CapBJDK9MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Baron Johann de Kalb Statue
2003_MD_Annapolis_CapBJDK3MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Baron Johann de Kalb Statue
2004_MD_Annapolis_CapBJDK2MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Baron Johann de Kalb Statue
2008_MD_Annapolis_CapBJDK2MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Baron Johann de Kalb Statue
2011_MD_Annapolis_CapBJDK3MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Baron Johann de Kalb Statue
2013_MD_Annapolis_CapBJDK6MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Baron Johann de Kalb Statue
1999_MD_Annapolis_Cap13MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Exterior Images
2003_MD_Annapolis_Cap5MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Exterior Images
2004_MD_Annapolis_Cap12MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Exterior Images
2008_MD_Annapolis_Cap15MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Exterior Images
The capitol was closed for renovations while I was there.

From http://www.choosemaryland.org/pressroom/pressreleases/StateHouseVisitorsCenter.html :

State House Visitors Center closing during renovations
New exhibit, local tourism office provide alternate visitor experience

BALTIMORE Tue, Apr...
2011_MD_Annapolis_Cap17MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Exterior Images
2013_MD_Annapolis_Cap21MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Exterior Images
2017_MD_Annapolis_Cap13MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Exterior Images
1999_MD_Annapolis_CapI22MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2003_MD_Annapolis_CapI17MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2004_MD_Annapolis_CapI6MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2011_MD_Annapolis_CapI36MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2013_MD_Annapolis_CapI45MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2015_MD_Annapolis_CapI228MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2017_MD_Annapolis_CapI168MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
1999_MD_Annapolis_CapRT3MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Roger B. Taney Sculpture
2003_MD_Annapolis_CapRT3MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Roger B. Taney Sculpture
2004_MD_Annapolis_CapRT3MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Roger B. Taney Sculpture
2008_MD_Annapolis_CapRT3MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Roger B. Taney Sculpture
2011_MD_Annapolis_CapRT2MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Roger B. Taney Sculpture
2013_MD_Annapolis_CapRT8MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Roger B. Taney Sculpture
2017_MD_Annapolis_CapRT4MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Roger B. Taney Sculpture
After the Confederate memorial had been removed.
1999_MD_Annapolis_CapTMM5MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Thurgood Marshall Memorial
2003_MD_Annapolis_CapTMM2MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Thurgood Marshall Memorial
2004_MD_Annapolis_CapTMM2MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Thurgood Marshall Memorial
2008_MD_Annapolis_CapTMM12MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Thurgood Marshall Memorial
2011_MD_Annapolis_CapTMM12MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Thurgood Marshall Memorial
2013_MD_Annapolis_CapTMM4MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Thurgood Marshall Memorial
2001_ME_Augusta_Cap16ME -- Augusta -- State Capitol
1998_MI_Lansing_Cap79MI -- Lansing -- State Capitol
2001_MI_Lansing_Cap93MI -- Lansing -- State Capitol
1998_MS_Jackson_OCap10MS -- Jackson -- Old Capitol Museum
2013_MS_Jackson_OCap213MS -- Jackson -- Old Capitol Museum
1998_MS_Jackson_Cap48MS -- Jackson -- State Capitol
2013_MS_Jackson_Cap60MS -- Jackson -- State Capitol
2013_MS_Jackson_CapI72MS -- Jackson -- State Capitol -- Interior Shots
2017_DC_NHC_CWMon_17102372National History Center -- Congressional Briefing on the History of Civil War Monuments @ Rayburn House Office Bldg
The National History Center invites you to attend our
Congressional Briefing on the History of Civil War Monuments
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2044
The recent violence in Charlottesville accelerated debate about Confederate monuments in public spaces across the US. While some regard these...
2019_DC_NHC_Guns_19030860National History Center -- Congressional Briefing on the History of Gun Rights @ Rayburn House Office Bldg
The National History Center invites you to attend our briefing on the
History of gun rights and regulations in the U.S.
History stands at the heart of the debate about the right to bear arms. So how have Americans used the regulatory powers of government to reduce gun violence in the past? This...
2018_DC_NHC_Trade_18062949National History Center -- Congressional Briefing on the History of U.S. Trade Policy @ Cannon House Office Bldg
The National History Center invites you to attend our
Congressional Briefing on the History of U.S. Trade Policy
The president's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and threats to impose other protectionist measures have sparked renewed controversy over US trade policy. But debates over free trade...
2017_DC_NHC_EO_17021757National History Center -- History of Executive Orders @ Rayburn House Office Bldg
The History of Executive Orders:
The National History Center will hold a Congressional briefing on the history of executive orders in the Rayburn House Office Building.
How does the flurry of executive orders issued by President Trump in his first few weeks in office compare to previous presidents’...
2019_DC_NHC_Reforms_19020644National History Center -- How Congress Reforms Itself @ Cannon House Office Bldg
The National History Center invites you to attend our briefing on
How Congress Reforms Itself: Historical Perspectives on Rules Changes
As recent changes in the Senate's filibuster rule have shown, the rules that govern the two bodies of Congress are not fixed: they have repeatedly undergone revision...
2001_NC_Raleigh_Cap68NC -- Raleigh -- State Capitol
2015_NC_Raleigh_Cap100NC -- Raleigh -- State Capitol
2007_NC_Raleigh_Cap51NC -- Raleigh -- State Capitol -- Exterior shots
2007_NC_Raleigh_CapI47NC -- Raleigh -- State Capitol -- Interior shots
2007_NC_Raleigh_SLBVw15NC -- Raleigh -- State Legislative Bldg -- Views from...
2007_NC_Raleigh_SLB34NC -- Raleigh -- State Legislative Building
2001_NH_Concord_Cap41NH -- Concord -- State Capitol
2011_NJ_Trenton_Cap14NJ -- Trenton -- State Capitol
2016_NJ_Trenton_Cap14NJ -- Trenton -- State Capitol
2017_NJ_Trenton_Cap8NJ -- Trenton -- State Capitol
2017_NJ_Trenton_CapI99NJ -- Trenton -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2017_NJ_Trenton_Dreamers5NJ -- Trenton -- State Capitol -- (Small) Dreamers protest
2014_NV_Carson_Cap54NV -- Carson City -- State Capitol
2014_NV_Carson_USA_140716126NV -- Carson City -- State Capitol -- Miss USA visit
Miss USA 2014, Nia Sanchez from Nevada came for a visit.
2014_NV_Carson_CapL28NV -- Carson City -- State Legislature
2001_NY_Albany_Cap85NY -- Albany -- State Capitol
After Saratoga, I hightailed it to Albany to tour the state capital. It was 4pm on Labor Day and I figured a tourist spot like this would still be open. Wrong. The building and everything else in the governmental complex including their state museum was completely closed. From the outside , however,...
2008_NY_Albany_Cap164NY -- Albany -- State Capitol
I finally got to tour the inside of this building. Quite impressive! The "million dollar staircase" and the "war room" artwork was fascinating.
2007_OH_Columbus_Cap60OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol
2012_OH_Columbus_Cap51OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol
2017_OH_Columbus_Cap66OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol
2012_OH_Columbus_CapI36OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol -- Internal Images
2017_OH_Columbus_CapI64OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol -- Internal Images
2012_OH_Columbus_CapOSM40OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol -- Ohio Statehouse Museum (Ground Floor)
2017_OH_Columbus_CapOSM131OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol -- Ohio Statehouse Museum (Ground Floor)
2007_OH_Columbus_CapOVP16OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol -- Ohio Veterans Plaza
2012_OH_Columbus_CapOVP11OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol -- Ohio Veterans Plaza
2017_OH_Columbus_CapOVP29OH -- Columbus -- State Capitol -- Ohio Veterans Plaza
2000_OK_OKCity_Cap35OK -- Oklahoma City -- State Capitol
2005_PA_Harrisburg_Cap84PA -- Harrisburg -- State Capitol
2007_PA_Harrisburg_Cap165PA -- Harrisburg -- State Capitol
2014_PA_Harrisburg_Cap286PA -- Harrisburg -- State Capitol
2005_PA_Harrisburg_CapC16PA -- Harrisburg -- State Capitol Complex
2007_PA_Harrisburg_CapC8PA -- Harrisburg -- State Capitol Complex
2014_PA_Harrisburg_CapC25PA -- Harrisburg -- State Capitol Complex
1956_RI_Providence_Cap1RI -- Providence -- State Capitol
2001_RI_Providence_Cap80RI -- Providence -- State Capitol
Yet another state capitol under construction. I almost got a guided tour this time but a busload of fourth graders came in and my expected tour guide suddenly was tied up.

It's a little tiny state but the capitol was, as always, impressive. They actually had the original King's charter for the...
2018_DC_RFK_Human_180605237Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Awards (2018) @ Russell Senate Office Bldg
Robert F. Kennedy 2018 Human Rights Award
Mrs. Robert Francis Kennedy & The Board Of Directors Of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Invite You To Honor The Youth Activists Of Today
* Color of Change
* The International Indigenous Youth Council
* March for Our Lives
* United We Dream
Recipients Of...
2007_SC_Columbia_Cap81SC -- Columbia -- State Capitol
2007_SC_Columbia_AAHM42SC -- Columbia -- State Capitol -- African American History Monument
2007_SC_Columbia_CapI54SC -- Columbia -- State Capitol -- Interior views
1997_TN_Nashville_Cap37TN -- Nashville -- State Capitol
1998_TN_Nashville_Cap36TN -- Nashville -- State Capitol
2004_TN_Nashville_Cap33TN -- Nashville -- State Capitol
2007_TN_Nashville_Cap119TN -- Nashville -- State Capitol
2014_TN_Nashville_Cap99TN -- Nashville -- State Capitol
1865_TN_Nashville_Cap_Hist2TN -- Nashville -- State Capitol -- Historical Images
2003_UT_Salt_Council_Hall3UT -- Salt Lake City -- Council Hall
2006_UT_Salt_Council_Hall3UT -- Salt Lake City -- Council Hall
2016_UT_Salt_Council_Hall10UT -- Salt Lake City -- Council Hall
2003_UT_Salt_Cap15UT -- Salt Lake City -- State Capitol
2006_UT_Salt_Cap8UT -- Salt Lake City -- State Capitol
2016_UT_Salt_Cap66UT -- Salt Lake City -- State Capitol
2016_UT_Salt_CapI10096UT -- Salt Lake City -- State Capitol -- Centennial Exhibit
2003_UT_Salt_CapI18UT -- Salt Lake City -- State Capitol -- Interior
2016_UT_Salt_CapI230UT -- Salt Lake City -- State Capitol -- Interior
2015_VA_Richmond_SafetyC_15060545VA -- Richmond -- Safety Officer Wreath Laying Ceremony
2015_VA_Richmond_CapEC55VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Exhibit: Eye on the Capitol
Eye on the Capitol
Beginning April 2, 2015, the Virginia General Assembly will showcase a new exhibition in the gallery of the Capitol Extension, accessed by the public from the Bank Street entrance. Called Eye on the Capitol, this exhibit was developed in partnership with the Capitol Square...
2012_VA_Richmond_CapSD27VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Exhibit: Struggle to Decide
The Struggle to Decide: Virginia's Secession Crisis
An exhibition presented by the Library of Virginia
Monday, December 13, 2010—Saturday, October 29, 2011 [but apparently held over quite awhile since I saw it in June, 2012]
In the aftermath of the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president in...
1997_VA_Richmond_CapI18VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2007_VA_Richmond_CapI69VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2012_VA_Richmond_CapI262VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2015_VA_Richmond_CapI3VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
1997_VA_Washington_VAMon5VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Virginia Washington Monument
1999_VA_Washington_VAMon15VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Virginia Washington Monument
2005_VA_Washington_VAMon11VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Virginia Washington Monument
2007_VA_Washington_VAMon19VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Virginia Washington Monument
2012_VA_Washington_VAMon28VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol -- Virginia Washington Monument
1997_VA_Richmond_Cap8VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol Complex
1999_VA_Richmond_Cap58VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol Complex
They had the Christmas tree on display on the porch of the capitol.
2005_VA_Richmond_Cap11VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol Complex
2007_VA_Richmond_Cap18VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol Complex
2012_VA_Richmond_Cap72VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol Complex
2015_VA_Richmond_Cap14VA -- Richmond -- State Capitol Complex
2000_WA_Olympia_Cap73WA -- Olympia -- State Capitol
Scenes here from two times: (000902) Nighttime visit and (000903) Daytime visit.
2007_WI_Madison_Cap23WI -- Madison -- State Capitol
2012_WI_Madison_Cap52WI -- Madison -- State Capitol
2017_WI_Madison_Cap59WI -- Madison -- State Capitol
2017_WI_Madison_Cap_Signs11WI -- Madison -- State Capitol -- Chalk Protests
2017_WI_Madison_Cap_ZSR37WI -- Madison -- State Capitol -- Exhibit: Art of Zhen Shan Ren
The Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Exhibition is an extraordinarily moving, intimate and inspiring exhibition detailing both an inner spiritual life and an outer human rights tragedy. Realistic oil paintings and Chinese watercolours from mostly Chinese artists give a unique insight into the...
2017_WI_Madison_Cap_Century73WI -- Madison -- State Capitol -- Exhibit: Century of Stories
Rotunda Exhibit
"A Century of Stories: Celebrating 100 Years at the Capitol" shares the history of the Wisconsin State Capitol through more than 100 photographs, documents, and stories about the building and people who worked in it. It portrays the Capitol's long construction 1904-1917, its 1987-2001...
2017_WI_Madison_Cap_History125WI -- Madison -- State Capitol -- History Gallery on 5th Floor
2007_WI_Madison_CapI85WI -- Madison -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2012_WI_Madison_CapI47WI -- Madison -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2017_WI_Madison_CapI168WI -- Madison -- State Capitol -- Interior Images
2007_WI_Madison_CapV24WI -- Madison -- State Capitol -- Views from observation deck
2017_WI_Madison_CapV67WI -- Madison -- State Capitol -- Views from observation deck
1999_WV_Charleston_Cap21WV -- Charleston -- State Capitol
2008_WV_Charleston_Cap79WV -- Charleston -- State Capitol -- Exterior
2018_WV_Charleston_Cap13WV -- Charleston -- State Capitol -- Exterior
1999_WV_Charleston_CapI3WV -- Charleston -- State Capitol -- Interior
2008_WV_Charleston_CapI56WV -- Charleston -- State Capitol -- Interior
Thanks to Patrick for an evening tour! The last time I had been in Charleston (back in 1999), a worker had let me take pictures from above the capitol cupola. This time, a guard saw me taking pictures at night and invited me in to see the interior.
2018_WV_Charleston_CapI42WV -- Charleston -- State Capitol -- Interior
1999_WV_Charleston_CapVw58WV -- Charleston -- State Capitol -- Views from...
While I was taking photos in the rotunda, a worker saw me and said "You like taking photos, eh?" He then invited me to follow him. We went up on the roof and then he pointed to another door and said take those stairs to go up farther. I ended up taking photos from above the cupola! It was amazing! But I...


What's hot: The following pages have been the most popular ones over the last month or so:
KeyImgsShort Description
2024_02_10C_KatzenO163DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2024A Opening Reception
Come celebrate our seven new spring ’24 exhibitions! Mix and mingle with many of this season’s artists and curators … arrive early for light refreshments! Folks seen here include (pretty much in order): Jack Rasmussen, Dana Hart-Stone, Lisa Montag Brotman, Sondra N. Arkin, Ellyn Weiss, Laura Roulet,... (Partially reviewed)
2024_02_04C1_Miss_AmericaM248Miss America High Tea Event (1 of 2) Mingling @ GFWC
An invitation to tea from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs to the Former and Present Miss America. They were here in DC for the opening of an exhibit on the history of Miss America at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Hosted by GFWC DC club: * Mohra Gavankar, GFWC Presid... (Partially reviewed)
2024_02_04C2_Miss_AmericaP89Miss America High Tea Event (2 of 2) Program @ GFWC
An invitation to tea from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs to the Former and Present Miss America. They were here in DC for the opening of an exhibit on the history of Miss America at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Hosted by GFWC DC club: * Mohra Gavankar, GFWC Presid... (Partially reviewed)
2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take286Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (1 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF! By Labor Heritage Foundation Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... (Partially reviewed)
2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom218USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (2 of 2) Everything else
We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed)


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