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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.
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At the connection of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads in Promontory, Utah, two locomotives meet and two men shake hands before a group of workers.
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A longhouse of the northwest is decorated with paintings and set amid totems. Before the building, a fur trader is trading guns to the Native Americans for furs.
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Representing the Great Banks and North Atlantic fisheries, this vignette depicts salt bins, a rod shed, and a pier; a three-masted ship is seen offshore.
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Two settlers use a team of oxen to remove the stumps of newly felled trees while, in the background, others build a log hut next to an inland river.
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Two different types of covered wagons are shown, along with livestock and a family of settlers cooking a meal over an open fire.
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Along the Erie Canal at Lockport, New York, horses are shown pulling the barges that have just gone through the locks.
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The map shows the first thirteen colonies and the year in which each entered the Union. The original Northwest territories, the Connecticut Reserve, and Spanish and West Florida are also shown.
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On this map of the lands, an Eskimo hunts in a kayak; nearby seal and walrus represent the fur trade as well as the subsistence of the indigenous people.
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A map shows the islands now called Hawaii, which were annexed in 1898; an island native carries fruit in an out-rigger canoe with a cloth sail.
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The craft is shown as a family operation, with children carding the wool, a young woman spinning it, and an older woman operating a loom.
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This bronze clock was installed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in 1965. Sculptor Lee Lawrie also designed two additional clocks for the U.S. Capitol.
Public Notice
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Highlights include articles featuring the Architect's Citation Award winner, sustainability, summer internships and the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree.
Behind the Scenes
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From carpentry and photography to clerking and gardening, the AOC internship program exposes students to a host of opportunities within the federal government.
Programs & Events
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A team of employees from the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) work seamlessly and tirelessly to ensure that the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is ready to spread holiday cheer to visitors from all over the country and around the world.
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A list of some of the quotations and inscriptions found in the buildings on Capitol Hill.
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Nick Nelson combines diverse passions into a landscape architecture career.
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The AOC University team has a clear sense of purpose to make learning fun, increase employee engagement, encourage retention of valued talent and attract the next generation of AOC leaders.
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The pencil-like shape of the Washington Monument, the grand pediment of the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol Dome are all emblematic shapes of Washington, D.C. But in addition to these architectural juggernauts, two smaller, more understated buildings on the National Mall often draw the eye.
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An in-depth look at the most recent phase of the Capitol Building Paint Analysis and Plaster Repairs project.
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The preservation of heritage assets on the U.S. Capitol campus is one of the Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) core functions.
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From Project Mastery to People Skills, Women in Construction Build Up the AOC
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Highlights include articles featuring the U.S. Botanic Garden, women in construction and the Capitol Building Paint Analysis and Plaster Repairs project.