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Murals in the Great Experiment Hall
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The Mayflower Compact, 1620 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
The Albany Congress, 1754 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
The First Continental Congress, 1774 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
The Declaration of Independence, 1776 |
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The Constitutional Convention, 1787 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
The First Federal Congress, 1789 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
Washington's Inauguration, 1789
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Washington's Farewell Address, 1796 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
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The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 |
Lincoln's Second Inaugural, 1865 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
The Smithsonian Institution, 1855 |
The Library of Congress in the Capitol, 1800-1897 |
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Iron Foundry, circa 1850 |
Steam Powered Amphibious Boat, 1804 |
Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1904 |
Women's Suffrage Parade, 1917 Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
Murals in the Hall of Capitols
Historical Scenes
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Capitol Site Selection, 1791 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
Capitol Cornerstone Ceremony, 1793 Allyn Cox Oil on canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
British Burn the Capitol, 1814 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
First Capitol Inauguration, 1829 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
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Old House Chamber, 1838 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
Rotunda During Civil War, 1862 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
New Dome Symbolizes Union, 1863 Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866 Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image
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Portraits
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe |
Charles Bulfinch |
Thomas U. Walter |
Edward Clark |
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Elliott Woods |
David Lynn |
J. George Stewart |
George M. White |
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Thomas Crawford |
Frederick Law Olmsted |
John Trumbull |
Pierre Charles L'Enfant Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
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Ann Hutchinson Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1973-1974 Download JPEG image |
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Murals in the Westward Expansion Corridor
Maps
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"Terra Incognita" |
The First Four Settlements in America |
The First Thirteen Colonies EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River |
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Central North America EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
From Texas to the Pacific Ocean EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Alaskan Purchase, 1867 EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Sandwich Islands EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Scenes
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Stalking Deer |
Timucuan Village |
Explorers' Portage |
Fort St. Augustine EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
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Boston Tea Party EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Yorktown, 1781 EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Northern Wilderness EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Boone at Cumberland Gap |
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Lewis and Clark |
Louisiana Purchase, 1803 EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Gold Prospectors |
Spanish Mission EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Vignettes
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Drying Cod |
Hunting Game |
Clearing Land |
Weaving |
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Canal and Locks |
Sod House EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Land Grant College |
Sharecroppers EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
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Pony Express EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
Golden Spike |
Covered Wagons |
Indian Ceremony EverGreene Painting Studios Oil on Canvas applied to the Ceiling 1993-1994 Download JPEG image |
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Fur Trade |
Island Dance |
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