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Background imageCongress Collection: Document commissioning John Paul Jones as a US Navy captain

Document commissioning John Paul Jones as a US Navy captain
John Paul Joness commission as captain in the US Navy, from the Congress, 1776. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageCongress Collection: Passage of the 13th Amendment ending slavery, 1865

Passage of the 13th Amendment ending slavery, 1865
Celebration of the enactment of the 13th Amendment in the House of Representatives, ending slavery, 1865. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: EVRV2A-00074

EVRV2A-00074
American Declaration of Independence, 1776. Watercolor wash over a 19th century woodcut reproduction of the document

Background imageCongress Collection: EVRV2A-00003

EVRV2A-00003
Committee writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776: Franklin, Jefferson, Livingston, Adams, and Sherman (left - right). Hand-colored engraving

Background imageCongress Collection: Celebrating the end of slavery in Washington DC, 1866

Celebrating the end of slavery in Washington DC, 1866
Celebration of the abolition of slavery in Washington DC, 1866. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: PPRE2A-00147

PPRE2A-00147
Cartoon of President Theodore Roosevelt as a muckraker cleaning up the meat scandal. Hand-colored halftone of a 20th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: PPRE2A-00272

PPRE2A-00272
Death of John Quincy Adams in the House of Representatives, 1848. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: US Congressmen fighting over an issue, early 1800s

US Congressmen fighting over an issue, early 1800s
A fight between US Congressmen who disagree, early 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: Afternoon concert on the U. S. Capitol grounds, 1870s

Afternoon concert on the U. S. Capitol grounds, 1870s
Citizens enjoying music on a summer day in Washington DC, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: PPRE2A-00060

PPRE2A-00060
John Quincy Adams in Congress defending the right of petition. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: Busy night at the U. S. Capitol, 1885

Busy night at the U. S. Capitol, 1885
U.S. Capitol during a night session of Congress, spring 1885. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: Reconstruction Committee meeting in Washington

Reconstruction Committee meeting in Washington
Joint House and Senate Reconstruction Committee, creators of the 14th Amendment, under Chairman Fessenden. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: Angry US Congressmen debate secession, 1860

Angry US Congressmen debate secession, 1860
Impassioned debate in the House of Representatives, December 1860 to January 1861. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: EVRV2A-00027

EVRV2A-00027
Thomas Jefferson reading his rough draft of the Declaration of Independence to Ben Franklin, 1776. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: PBLA2A-00010

PBLA2A-00010
Joseph Hayne Rainey, first black US Congressman, admitted to the House in 1871. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a photograph

Background imageCongress Collection: PSOC2A-00012

PSOC2A-00012
Abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy denouncing slave owners before the US Congress, 1830s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: EVRV2A-00053

EVRV2A-00053
Delegates signing the Declaration of American Independence, July 4, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: EVRV2A-00078

EVRV2A-00078
Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, where the First Continental Congress met. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: EVRV2A-00246

EVRV2A-00246
Continental Congress leaving Independence Hall to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia, PA, 1776. Hand-colored woodcut of a Howard Pyle illustration

Background imageCongress Collection: EVRV2A-00020

EVRV2A-00020
Signing the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Printed halftone reproduction of Trumbull painting


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