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Original Caption: Photograph of Jimmy Carter Signing Extension of Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Ratification, 10/20/1978 U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: From:File Unit: Jimmy Carter - Meeting with Irvine Sprague;-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The main foyer of Gunston Hall features a meticulously reproduced 'Pillar and Arch' wallpaper pattern based on a circa 1769 design from England's Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed during restoration to recreate the Georgian-era appearance of George Mason's home. The central staircase leads to the second floor where the Mason family's bedrooms were located, showcasing the sophisticated architectural details created by English joiner William Buckland between 1755-1759. The old-growth pine floorboards are original to the house, which served as both family residence-stock-foto
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UNITED STATES — Detail of a reproduction of a 13-star American flag from the colonial period (Betsy Ross flag), showing the distinctive star pattern that represented the original thirteen colonies. This design, commonly known as the Betsy Ross flag, was officially adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, as the first official flag of the United States. The 13-star pattern symbolized the unity of the original thirteen colonies that declared independence from Great Britain and formed the first United States of America.-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The formal garden at George Mason's Gunston Hall showcases the 18th-century plantation owner's precise mathematical design with symmetrical pathways, boxwood borders, and carefully planned planting beds. The recently restored one-acre Riverside Garden features a 12-foot-wide central promenade that perfectly aligns with the mansion's central hallway, demonstrating Mason's meticulous attention to detail and preference for geometric order. Archaeological excavations revealed the original garden structure including gravel walkways, boxwood borders, and three gently sloping terra-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The eastern side of Gunston Hall, the historic Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759 for founding father George Mason IV, shows some of the plantation's exterior dependencies including the laundry building. The 5,500-acre tobacco plantation along Virginia's Potomac River served as home to Mason, primary author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights that influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights. The property, now owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and operated as a museum by the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, preserves 550 acres of the original plantation and f-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia — The summer kitchen at Gunston Hall, a separate outbuilding constructed near the main mansion, served as the primary food preparation space for George Mason's colonial plantation. Built between 1755-1759 as part of the original plantation complex, the detached kitchen prevented cooking fires from threatening the main house while keeping food preparation heat away during Virginia's sweltering summers. The structure represents typical Georgian colonial architecture with practical adaptations for its utilitarian purpose, featuring a large cooking hearth, work areas, and-stock-foto
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia — The summer kitchen at Gunston Hall, a separate outbuilding constructed near the main mansion, served as the primary food preparation space for George Mason's colonial plantation. Built between 1755-1759 as part of the original plantation complex, the detached kitchen prevented cooking fires from threatening the main house while keeping food preparation heat away during Virginia's sweltering summers. The structure represents typical Georgian colonial architecture with practical adaptations for its utilitarian purpose, featuring a large cooking hearth, work areas, and-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — An interactive exhibit in the original laundry building at Gunston Hall displays a basket containing garments belonging to three different inhabitants of the historic plantation: Mima, an enslaved woman; Mrs. Newman, the Mason children's governess; and Mary Mason, daughter of George Mason IV. Enslaved laundry maids at Gunston Hall washed all clothing and linens for the Mason family, as well as likely handling laundry for the approximately 90-100 enslaved people, wage workers, and indentured servants on the estate. The exhibit invites visitors to examine the garments and noti-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at Gunston Hall, the historic plantation home of George Mason IV, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influential Founding Father. The recently restored one-acre garden features symmetrical gravel pathways, boxwood borders, and four planting quadrants based on extensive archaeological evidence of Mason's original 18th-century design. Completed in 2023 after four decades of research, the garden restoration recreates the formal landscape that complemented the Georgian mansion built between 1755-1759, where Mason developed ideas about na-stock-foto
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LORTON, VIRGINIA — The formal Riverside Garden at George Mason's Gunston Hall features a 12-foot-wide central gravel pathway leading from the mansion toward the Potomac River. The recently restored one-acre garden, completed in 2023 after four decades of archaeological research, recreates George Mason's original 18th-century design with four quadrants bordered by boxwood shrubs. Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights that influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights, designed this symmetrical garden as part of his 5,500-acre plantation where approximately 90-100 enslaved people lived and wo-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The main foyer of Gunston Hall features a meticulously reproduced Pillar and Arch wallpaper pattern based on a circa 1769 design from England's Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed during restoration to recreate the Georgian-era appearance of George Mason's home. The central staircase leads to the second floor where the Mason family's bedrooms were located, showcasing the sophisticated architectural details created by English joiner William Buckland between 1755-1759. The old-growth pine floorboards are original to the house, which served as both family residence a-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The Pillar and Arch wallpaper in George Mason's Gunston Hall central hall is a meticulously crafted reproduction of an 18th-century English design from the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed using period-authentic wood block printing methods by Waterhouse Wallhangings. The original pattern, catalogued as E.965-1926 and dating to circa 1769, was discovered at the Old Manor in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. This architectural wallpaper exemplifies the late 18th-century English trend of creating trompe-l'oeil colonnades in domestic spaces, featuring-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The Pillar and Arch wallpaper in George Mason's Gunston Hall central hall is a meticulously crafted reproduction of an 18th-century English design from the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed using period-authentic wood block printing methods by Waterhouse Wallhangings. The original pattern, catalogued as E.965-1926 and dating to circa 1769, was discovered at the Old Manor in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. This architectural wallpaper exemplifies the late 18th-century English trend of creating trompe-l'oeil colonnades in domestic spaces, featuring-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The main foyer of Gunston Hall features a meticulously reproduced Pillar and Arch wallpaper pattern based on a circa 1769 design from England's Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed during restoration to recreate the Georgian-era appearance of George Mason's home. The central staircase leads to the second floor where the Mason family's bedrooms were located, showcasing the sophisticated architectural details created by English joiner William Buckland between 1755-1759. The old-growth pine floorboards are original to the house, which served as both family residence a-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The central hall of Gunston Hall features meticulously reproduced 'Pillar and Arch' wallpaper based on a circa 1769 English design from the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed using traditional wood block printing techniques by Waterhouse Wallhangings. The Georgian mansion, built between 1755-1759 for George Mason IV, showcases some of colonial America's most sophisticated interior architectural elements, including the main staircase and original old-growth pine floorboards visible in the foreground. Mason authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), which-stock-foto
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia — One of several upstairs bedrooms at Gunston Hall displays the Georgian architecture and interior design of this colonial Virginia plantation mansion built between 1755-1759 for George Mason IV. The room features original woodwork created under the supervision of English architect William Buckland, who introduced chinoiserie and Palladian elements to colonial American design. Gunston Hall served as both family residence and intellectual workshop where Mason drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776, which influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights. Mason is recognize-stock-foto
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia — One of several upstairs bedrooms at Gunston Hall displays the Georgian architecture and interior design of this colonial Virginia plantation mansion built between 1755-1759 for George Mason IV. The room features original woodwork created under the supervision of English architect William Buckland, who introduced chinoiserie and Palladian elements to colonial American design. Gunston Hall served as both family residence and intellectual workshop where Mason drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776, which influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights. Mason is recognize-stock-foto
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia — One of several upstairs bedrooms at Gunston Hall displays the Georgian architecture and interior design of this colonial Virginia plantation mansion built between 1755-1759 for George Mason IV. The room features original woodwork created under the supervision of English architect William Buckland, who introduced chinoiserie and Palladian elements to colonial American design. Gunston Hall served as both family residence and intellectual workshop where Mason drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776, which influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights. Mason is recognize-stock-foto
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Virginia — One of several upstairs bedrooms at Gunston Hall displays the Georgian architecture and interior design of this colonial Virginia plantation mansion built between 1755-1759 for George Mason IV. The room features original woodwork created under the supervision of English architect William Buckland, who introduced chinoiserie and Palladian elements to colonial American design. Gunston Hall served as both family residence and intellectual workshop where Mason drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776, which influenced the U.S. Bill of Rights. Mason is recognize-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The central hall of Gunston Hall features meticulously reproduced 'Pillar and Arch' wallpaper based on a circa 1769 English design from the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed using traditional wood block printing techniques by Waterhouse Wallhangings. The Georgian mansion, built between 1755-1759 for George Mason IV, showcases some of colonial America's most sophisticated interior architectural elements, including the main staircase and original old-growth pine floorboards visible in the foreground. Mason authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), which-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The main foyer of Gunston Hall features a meticulously reproduced Pillar and Arch wallpaper pattern based on a circa 1769 design from England's Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed during restoration to recreate the Georgian-era appearance of George Mason's home. The central staircase leads to the second floor where the Mason family's bedrooms were located, showcasing the sophisticated architectural details created by English joiner William Buckland between 1755-1759. The old-growth pine floorboards are original to the house, which served as both family residence a-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The central hall of Gunston Hall features meticulously reproduced 'Pillar and Arch' wallpaper based on a circa 1769 English design from the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed using traditional wood block printing techniques by Waterhouse Wallhangings. The Georgian mansion, built between 1755-1759 for George Mason IV, showcases some of colonial America's most sophisticated interior architectural elements, including the main staircase and original old-growth pine floorboards visible in the foreground. Mason authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), which-stock-foto
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LORTON, Virginia — The Pillar and Arch wallpaper in George Mason's Gunston Hall central hall is a meticulously crafted reproduction of an 18th-century English design from the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, installed using period-authentic wood block printing methods by Waterhouse Wallhangings. The original pattern, catalogued as E.965-1926 and dating to circa 1769, was discovered at the Old Manor in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. This architectural wallpaper exemplifies the late 18th-century English trend of creating trompe-l'oeil colonnades in domestic spaces, featuring-stock-foto
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WASHINGTON DC — The Bill of Rights, one of America's founding documents, is displayed at the National Archives in Washington DC. This historic document, officially known as the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, was drafted by James Madison and ratified in 1791. The National Archives Building, located on Constitution Avenue, houses the nation's most important historical documents including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights in its Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom. The Bill of Rights guarantees fundamental civil liberties such as freedom of-stock-foto
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(FILE) Selena Gomez's 'Mi Camino' song from 'Emilia Perez' didn't win the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2025. BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - NOVEMBER 17: American actress, singer, producer, and businesswoman Selena Gomez wearing Prada arrives at ACLU SoCal's Annual Bill Of Rights Dinner 2019 held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 17, 2019 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency)-stock-foto
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(FILE) Selena Gomez's 'Mi Camino' song from 'Emilia Perez' didn't win the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2025. BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - NOVEMBER 17: American actress, singer, producer, and businesswoman Selena Gomez wearing Prada arrives at ACLU SoCal's Annual Bill Of Rights Dinner 2019 held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 17, 2019 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency)-stock-foto
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(FILE) Selena Gomez's 'Mi Camino' song from 'Emilia Perez' didn't win the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2025. BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - NOVEMBER 17: American actress, singer, producer, and businesswoman Selena Gomez wearing Prada arrives at ACLU SoCal's Annual Bill Of Rights Dinner 2019 held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 17, 2019 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency)-stock-foto
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(FILE) Selena Gomez's 'Mi Camino' song from 'Emilia Perez' didn't win the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2025. BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - NOVEMBER 17: American actress, singer, producer, and businesswoman Selena Gomez wearing Prada arrives at ACLU SoCal's Annual Bill Of Rights Dinner 2019 held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 17, 2019 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency)-stock-foto
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(FILE) Selena Gomez's 'Mi Camino' song from 'Emilia Perez' didn't win the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2025. BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - NOVEMBER 17: American actress, singer, producer, and businesswoman Selena Gomez wearing Prada arrives at ACLU SoCal's Annual Bill Of Rights Dinner 2019 held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 17, 2019 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency)-stock-foto
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