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This statue of Ethan Allen was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Vermont in 1876. He is best remembered as the Founder of the State of Vermont.
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This statue of Eusebio Kino was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Arizona in 1965.
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This statue of Father Damien was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Hawaii in 1969. He devoted his life to ministry for people with leprosy.
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This statue of Alexander Hamilton Stephens was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Georgia in 1927. Stephens was a dedicated statesman, an effective leader and a powerful orator.
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This statue of Andrew Jackson was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Tennessee in 1928.
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This statue of Brigham Young was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Utah in 1950. Young was the first governor of the Utah Territory and a religious leader.
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This statue of Caesar Rodney was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Delaware in 1934.
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North Carolina gave this statue to the National Statuary Hall Collection in 2024.
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This statue of Charles Carroll was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Maryland in 1903. Carroll was a statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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This statue of Charles Marion Russell was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Montana in 1959.
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This statue of Crawford W. Long was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Georgia in 1926.
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The Office of Congressional Accessibility Services (OCAS) provides a variety of services for individuals with disabilities.
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This statue of Daniel Webster was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by New Hampshire in 1894.
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This statue of Dennis Chavez was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by New Mexico in 1966.
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This statue of Dwight Eisenhower was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Kansas in 2003. His statue replaced that of George W. Glick and marked the first time that a state had replaced one of its statues.
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Alexander Hamilton is best known as an American Revolutionary-era author, delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and first Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. This statue features representations of the Federalist Papers, the constitution, and the inauguration of George Washington.
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The statue of Edward Dickinson Baker depicts him as a legislator. It features a plumed military hat resting on a book, which sits upon a sword symbolic of his military service.
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The statue of President Abraham Lincoln depicts him with a serious, contemplative expression. Sculpted by the first female artist commissioned to create a work of art for the United States government.
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Marble allegorical statues "War" and "Peace" flank the East Central Front entrance to the U.S. Capitol. Plaster models may be seen in the vestibule area outside the east door of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
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Statue of Freedom is the crowning feature of the United States Capitol Dome. The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall.
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The statue of Thomas Jefferson was the first full-length portrait statue placed in the U.S Capitol Building. Its bronze medium was unusual in early 19th-century America, where sculpture was more commonly carved in marble.
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This statue depicts American general and president Ulysses S. Grant in the uniform of the Union army. On his shoulders are four stars denoting him as "General of the Army of the United States," a rank that he was the first to hold.
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Saint Louis (1214-1270) King Louis IX of France. Author of the Mise of Amiens, a judgment on a dispute between Henry III and rebellious English barons.
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Napoleon I (1769-1821) Emperor of France. Appointed a commission to draw up the Code Civil, a combination of tradition and Roman law that influenced the legal systems of European and American states during the 19th century.
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Papinian (c. 146-212) Roman jurist. Author of fifty-six books about legal questions and decisions, extracts from which were influential in the development of the Justinian Code.
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Robert Joseph Pothier (1699-1772) French jurist; author of the Digest of Pandects of Justinian, a classic study of Roman law; author of several treatises on French law, which were incorporated in the French Code Civil.
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The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) has its own unique procurement authority, separate from the Competition in Contracting Act and other laws affecting the Executive Branch, and is not authorized by law to use the Small Business Act for subcontracting plans or set-aside programs. However, the AOC's
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GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contracts One of the methods used by the AOC for acquiring goods and services is from vendors that have been awarded a General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract. Many of the supplies and services needed by the AOC are available on FSS
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Moses (c. 1350-1250 B.C.) Hebrew prophet and lawgiver. Transformed a wandering people into a nation; received the Ten Commandments.
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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Third President of the United States. Wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom.