Spanish Mission
A converted Native American kneels in prayer under the guidance of a monk in front of the El Carmelo mission.
AOC employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements and landscape features.
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Stalking Deer
A member of a hunting-gathering tribe is shown in a northern forest with pine and fur trees.
Statue of Freedom
Statue of Freedom is the crowning feature of the Dome of the United States Capitol. The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 15,000 pounds.
Steam Powered Amphibious Boat, 1804
In 1802 American inventor Oliver Evans developed a high-pressure steam engine that produced more power and weighed less than earlier models.
Stephen Austin Statue
This statue of Stephen Austin was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Texas in 1905.
Suleiman, Relief Portrait
Suleiman (1494-1566) Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Reformed and improved civil and military codes; united a group of unstable territories into an empire.
Surrender of Cornwallis
General George Washington, on horseback, receives the sword of surrender from Major General O'Hare, who represented Lord Cornwallis after his defeat at Yorktown, the last battle of the American Revolution. (1781)
Surrender of General Burgoyne
The event shown in this painting is the surrender of British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York on October 17, 1777.
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
The painting Surrender of Lord Cornwallis by John Trumbull is on display in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. The subject of this painting is the surrender of the British army at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781, which ended the last major campaign of the Revolutionary War.
Telegraph Centennial Plaque
Text of the Plaque:
WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT!
1791 1872
SAMUEL F.B. MORSE
THE INVENTOR
The Albany Congress, 1754
In 1754 the British government asked colonial representatives to meet in Albany, New York, to develop a treaty with Native Americans and plan the defense of the colonies against France.