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The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 Lincoln's Second Inaugural, 1865 The Smithsonian Institution, 1855 The Library of Congress in the Capitol, 1800-1897 Iron Foundry, circa 1850 Steam Powered Amphibious Boat, 1804 Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1904 Women's Suffrage Parade, 1917

A view of the central scene with the flanking vignettes is also available.

Allyn Cox
Oil on Canvas
1973-1974

The expansion and industrialization of America required iron and steel for railroads, bridges, skyscrapers, and tools. The mural shows work at the foundry of the Nashua, New Hampshire, Iron Company.