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Located on the West Front grassy area near First Street, NW, and Garfield Circle.
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Angela Addison Freeman is the General Counsel for the Architect of the Capitol (AOC). As General Counsel, she leads a dynamic legal team that provides advice and counsel on matters involving appropriations and fiscal law, agency policies, construction and service contracts, employee relations and
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U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree sponsored by the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation to honor the people of Wisconsin.
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The Chief of Staff supports the staff in driving the agency's mission of preserving and maintaining the historic buildings and grounds across the Capitol campus. They work to forge strong relationships with other legislative branch agencies to help the AOC in providing quality customer service to
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Director of Legislative and Public Affairs oversees the agency's strategic communications and interactions with Congress, agency employees, the media and the public. She is responsible for the development of congressional testimony, reporting requirements, briefings and legislative analysis. She
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Thomas Jefferson, inspired by skylights he saw in Paris, prevailed upon the Architect of the Capitol to include something similar in the U.S. Capitol's new chamber for the House of Representatives. However, all the skylights came to an untimely end.
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In accordance with legislation enacted in 2000, "Any State may request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of a statue the State has provided for display in Statuary Hall" under certain conditions.
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This innovative mode of transportation allows the dedicated gardening staff to move throughout the historic grounds of the U.S. Capitol with ease, all while carrying up to an impressive 300 pounds of gardening tools and horticultural materials.
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An in-depth look at the evolution of women in art at the U.S. Capitol.
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Learn more about the history of lighting this iconic building including the part of the Dome called the "tholos."
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Work to stabilize façade elements at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building has begun.
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While George Washington never actually graced the halls of the U.S. Capitol, his presence, influence and even his likeness, is everywhere including 35 pieces of art.
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At the end of the Revolutionary War, the British are shown laying down their arms against a symbolic sunset.
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Three Native Americans of northern Florida's Timucuan tribe are depicted near their village.
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A member of a hunting-gathering tribe is shown in a northern forest with pine and fur trees.
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A converted Native American kneels in prayer under the guidance of a monk in front of the El Carmelo mission.
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A lone explorer in a canoe enters the picture, symbolically from the east.
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The third signing of the Louisiana Treaty, which occurred in New Orleans, is depicted.
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The explorers are shown on the Missouri river looking over a Mandan village.
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Boston Harbor appears in a moonlit scene, with people dressed as Native Americans throwing crates of tea from a boat; this famous event led to the Revolutionary War.
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This mural shows different methods used by prospectors in the search for wealth in California, the Yukon and Alaska.
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A typical prairie home is shown with a barbed wire fence, which represents the settlement of the great open plains.
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A couple picks cotton in the south with their cabin behind them and the plantation house in the distance.
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Riders are shown at the Hollenberg station, readying to switch ponies. In the background workers string cables for the telegraph, which would soon replace the Pony Express.
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This college building in Kansas was one of the first created under the 1862 Morrill Act, which was meant to ensure higher education for all classes of Americans.
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A village celebration with dancers and indigenous percussion instruments is shown in a typical Hawaiian setting.
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An unusual combination of dancers in Hopi and Navajo costumes performs a ceremony.