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WASHINGTON DC — The 'Two Georges' exhibition in the Southwest Exhibition Gallery on the second floor of the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building explores the parallel lives of George Washington and King George III. The exhibit brings together Washington's papers from the Library of Congress, George III's scientific instruments from London's Science Museum Group, and documents from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives. Despite being traditionally viewed as opponents, the exhibition reveals their shared interests in science and agriculture, and examines how both men were shaped by-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The 'Two Georges' exhibition in the Southwest Exhibition Gallery on the second floor of the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building explores the parallel lives of George Washington and King George III. The exhibit brings together Washington's papers from the Library of Congress, George III's scientific instruments from London's Science Museum Group, and documents from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives. Despite being traditionally viewed as opponents, the exhibition reveals their shared interests in science and agriculture, and examines how both men were shaped by-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress houses the Jefferson Library, a recreation of Thomas Jefferson's personal collection of books that formed the foundation of the national library. After the original Library of Congress was destroyed when British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, Jefferson sold his personal library of 6,487 volumes to Congress in 1815. While many of Jefferson's original books were lost in another fire in 1851, the Library has worked to reassemble the collection with identical editions of the same titles, displayed in a circular arrangemen-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress houses the Jefferson Library, a recreation of Thomas Jefferson's personal collection of books that formed the foundation of the national library. After the original Library of Congress was destroyed when British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, Jefferson sold his personal library of 6,487 volumes to Congress in 1815. While many of Jefferson's original books were lost in another fire in 1851, the Library has worked to reassemble the collection with identical editions of the same titles, displayed in a circular arrangemen-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress houses the Jefferson Library, a recreation of Thomas Jefferson's personal collection of books that formed the foundation of the national library. After the original Library of Congress was destroyed when British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, Jefferson sold his personal library of 6,487 volumes to Congress in 1815. While many of Jefferson's original books were lost in another fire in 1851, the Library has worked to reassemble the collection with identical editions of the same titles, displayed in a circular arrangemen-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The 'Two Georges' exhibition in the Southwest Exhibition Gallery on the second floor of the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building explores the parallel lives of George Washington and King George III. The exhibit brings together Washington's papers from the Library of Congress, George III's scientific instruments from London's Science Museum Group, and documents from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives. Despite being traditionally viewed as opponents, the exhibition reveals their shared interests in science and agriculture, and examines how both men were shaped by-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress houses the Jefferson Library, a recreation of Thomas Jefferson's personal collection of books that formed the foundation of the national library. After the original Library of Congress was destroyed when British troops burned the Capitol in 1814, Jefferson sold his personal library of 6,487 volumes to Congress in 1815. While many of Jefferson's original books were lost in another fire in 1851, the Library has worked to reassemble the collection with identical editions of the same titles, displayed in a circular arrangemen-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The 'Two Georges' exhibition in the Southwest Exhibition Gallery on the second floor of the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building explores the parallel lives of George Washington and King George III. The exhibit brings together Washington's papers from the Library of Congress, George III's scientific instruments from London's Science Museum Group, and documents from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives. Despite being traditionally viewed as opponents, the exhibition reveals their shared interests in science and agriculture, and examines how both men were shaped by-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The 'Two Georges' exhibition in the Southwest Exhibition Gallery on the second floor of the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building explores the parallel lives of George Washington and King George III. The exhibit brings together Washington's papers from the Library of Congress, George III's scientific instruments from London's Science Museum Group, and documents from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives. Despite being traditionally viewed as opponents, the exhibition reveals their shared interests in science and agriculture, and examines how both men were shaped by-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The 'Two Georges' exhibition in the Southwest Exhibition Gallery on the second floor of the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building explores the parallel lives of George Washington and King George III. The exhibit brings together Washington's papers from the Library of Congress, George III's scientific instruments from London's Science Museum Group, and documents from the Royal Collection and Royal Archives. Despite being traditionally viewed as opponents, the exhibition reveals their shared interests in science and agriculture, and examines how both men were shaped by-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The West Building Main Floor of the National Gallery of Art features a series of interconnected galleries near Gallery 61, organized largely by period and national schools of painting. These nearby spaces showcase important European paintings from the Renaissance through the 19th century, including British, French, Spanish, and Italian masterworks. The galleries are arranged in a logical sequence, with visitors able to move chronologically through different artistic periods or focus on specific national traditions, all displayed in the neoclassical architecture of the West Buil-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The West Building Main Floor of the National Gallery of Art features a series of interconnected galleries near Gallery 61, organized largely by period and national schools of painting. These nearby spaces showcase important European paintings from the Renaissance through the 19th century, including British, French, Spanish, and Italian masterworks. The galleries are arranged in a logical sequence, with visitors able to move chronologically through different artistic periods or focus on specific national traditions, all displayed in the neoclassical architecture of the West Buil-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The West Building Main Floor of the National Gallery of Art features a series of interconnected galleries near Gallery 61, organized largely by period and national schools of painting. These nearby spaces showcase important European paintings from the Renaissance through the 19th century, including British, French, Spanish, and Italian masterworks. The galleries are arranged in a logical sequence, with visitors able to move chronologically through different artistic periods or focus on specific national traditions, all displayed in the neoclassical architecture of the West Buil-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — An informational sign introduces visitors to the Thomas Moran 'Big Picture' exhibit at the U.S. Department of Interior Museum. The display text explains how Moran's masterpieces, including 'The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone' (1872) and 'The Chasm of the Colorado' (1873-1874), influenced American conservation history. The sign details Moran's connection to the federally-sponsored Great Surveys of the American West and notes how his work as a skilled colorist, inspired by British painter J.M.W. Turner, helped convince Congress to establish Yellowstone as America's first nationa-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Thomas Jefferson's Library exhibition in the Southwest Pavilion of the Library of Congress displays the reconstruction of Jefferson's personal book collection. Thomas Jefferson sold his personal library of 6,487 books to Congress in 1815 after the British burned the Capitol and previous library during the War of 1812. The exhibition reveals Jefferson's wide-ranging interests through the diverse books that formed his collection, showing original volumes supplemented by identical editions of books from other sources to recreate his complete library.-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Thomas Jefferson's Library exhibition in the Southwest Pavilion of the Library of Congress displays the reconstruction of Jefferson's personal book collection. Thomas Jefferson sold his personal library of 6,487 books to Congress in 1815 after the British burned the Capitol and previous library during the War of 1812. The exhibition reveals Jefferson's wide-ranging interests through the diverse books that formed his collection, showing original volumes supplemented by identical editions of books from other sources to recreate his complete library.-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The 1297 Magna Carta, one of only four surviving originals, is displayed at the National Archives Building. This version, which entered the official Statute Rolls of England, was donated by David M. Rubenstein. The document represents King John's forced agreement with rebellious barons at Runnymede in 1215, though this display copy dates from a later reissue.-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The 1297 Magna Carta, one of only four surviving originals, is displayed at the National Archives Building. This version, which entered the official Statute Rolls of England, was donated by David M. Rubenstein. The document represents King John's forced agreement with rebellious barons at Runnymede in 1215, though this display copy dates from a later reissue.-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The 1297 Magna Carta, one of only four surviving originals, is displayed at the National Archives Building. This version, which entered the official Statute Rolls of England, was donated by David M. Rubenstein. The document represents King John's forced agreement with rebellious barons at Runnymede in 1215, though this display copy dates from a later reissue.-stock-foto
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National Postal Museum Colonial Era Exhibit Washington DC // WASHINGTON DC — The Colonial Era Postal Service exhibit at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, DC. This display showcases the early development of mail delivery in colonial America, featuring artifacts and information about 18th-century postal practices, including the role of taverns as post offices and the influence of Benjamin Franklin as postmaster general.-stock-foto
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Peacock Room Art And Money Mural National Museum Of Asian Art Washington DC // WASHINGTON, D.C. — A mural depicting two fighting peacocks adorns the south wall of James McNeill Whistler's famous Peacock Room at the National Museum of Asian Art. Created in 1876-1877, this specific mural titled 'Art and Money; or, The Story of the Room' represents Whistler's artistic retaliation against his patron Frederick Richards Leyland following their bitter financial dispute. The peacock on the right, representing Leyland, features silver throat feathers referencing the shipping magnate's distinctive white-stock-foto
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National Museum Of Asian Art Peacock Room Mural Washington DC // WASHINGTON, D.C. — A mural depicting two fighting peacocks adorns the south wall of James McNeill Whistler's famous Peacock Room at the National Museum of Asian Art. Created in 1876-1877, this specific mural titled 'Art and Money; or, The Story of the Room' represents Whistler's artistic retaliation against his patron Frederick Richards Leyland following their bitter financial dispute. The peacock on the right, representing Leyland, features silver throat feathers referencing the shipping magnate's distinctive white ruffled shirt-stock-foto
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Peacock Room National Museum Of Asian Art Washington DC // WASHINGTON DC — The Peacock Room, created by James McNeill Whistler in 1876-77, is a masterpiece of interior decoration at the National Museum of Asian Art. Originally designed as a London dining room for shipping magnate Frederick Leyland, the room showcases Whistler's distinctive blue and gold palette with elaborate peacock motifs painted over gilt leather walls. The space displays Chinese porcelain collection against the ornate decorative scheme that emerged from a dispute between Whistler and Leyland over the artist's unauthorized-stock-foto
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Peacock Room National Museum Of Asian Art Washington DC // WASHINGTON DC — The Peacock Room, created by James McNeill Whistler in 1876-77, is a masterpiece of interior decoration at the National Museum of Asian Art. Originally designed as a London dining room for shipping magnate Frederick Leyland, the room showcases Whistler's distinctive blue and gold palette with elaborate peacock motifs painted over gilt leather walls. The space displays Chinese porcelain collection against the ornate decorative scheme that emerged from a dispute between Whistler and Leyland over the artist's unauthorized-stock-foto
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Tsimshian Totem Pole National Museum Of Natural History Washington DC // WASHINGTON DC — A totem pole known as the Tsimshian Totem Pole, collected in 1876 at Port Simpson in British Columbia, Canada. It is on display at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum in Washington DC. Formally known as the National Museum of Natural History, it is one of several museums administered by the Smithsonian Institution. It is located on the National Mall.-stock-foto
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Tsimshian Totem Pole Grizzly Bear Smithsonian Washington DC // WASHINGTON DC — A likeness of a grizzly bear forms the lower portion of a 19th-century Tsimshian totem pole from the American Northwest Coast, on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The totem represents significant cultural symbols of the Tsimshian people, whose traditional territories span parts of present-day British Columbia, Canada and southeast Alaska. Totem poles typically served as family crests, historical records, or commemorative monuments within Indigenous Northwest Coast cultures. The Smithson-stock-foto
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Tsimshian Totem Pole Grizzly Bear Smithsonian Washington DC // WASHINGTON DC — A likeness of a grizzly bear forms the lower portion of a 19th-century Tsimshian totem pole from the American Northwest Coast, on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The totem represents significant cultural symbols of the Tsimshian people, whose traditional territories span parts of present-day British Columbia, Canada and southeast Alaska. Totem poles typically served as family crests, historical records, or commemorative monuments within Indigenous Northwest Coast cultures. The Smithson-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Smithson Crypt inside the Smithsonian Castle on the National Mall, containing the remains of James Smithson, founder of the Smithsonian Institution. This solemn memorial, housed within the institution's iconic red sandstone building, pays tribute to the British scientist whose bequest led to the establishment of one of the world's largest museum and research complexes.-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Smithson Crypt inside the Smithsonian Castle on the National Mall, containing the remains of James Smithson, founder of the Smithsonian Institution. This solemn memorial, housed within the institution's iconic red sandstone building, pays tribute to the British scientist whose bequest led to the establishment of one of the world's largest museum and research complexes.-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Smithson Crypt inside the Smithsonian Castle on the National Mall, containing the remains of James Smithson, founder of the Smithsonian Institution. This solemn memorial, housed within the institution's iconic red sandstone building, pays tribute to the British scientist whose bequest led to the establishment of one of the world's largest museum and research complexes.-stock-foto
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The Douglas DC-4, also known as the Canadair C-4 Argonaut, registered G-ALHG, was a four-engine airliner powered by Merlin engines, used by British Overseas Airways Corporation for long-haul flights.-stock-foto