Carol M. Highsmith Archive photos from the 2000s

North Corridor, Great Hall. Labor mural in lunette from the Family and Education series by Charles Sprague Pearce. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

North Corridor, Great Hall. Recreation mural in lunette from the Family and Education series by Charles Sprague Pearce. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

North Corridor, Great Hall. Mural in arched panel by Charles Sprague Pearce. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

North Reading Room. Mural with three generations, by Ezra Winter. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

North Reading Room, west wall. Detail of mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the characters in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

North Corridor, Great Hall. Mosaic ceiling and Family mural in lunette at end of corridor, with Labor, Study, and Recreation murals on the left from the Family and Education series by Charles Sprague Pearce. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

North Reading Room, east wall. Detail of mural by Ezra Winter illustrating the characters in the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

North Corridor, Great Hall. Poetry mosaic surrounded by Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Music plaques. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

North Corridor, Great Hall. Family mural in lunette from the Family and Education series by Charles Sprague Pearce. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Northwest Corridor, First Floor. Mural depicting the muse Polyhymia (Sacred Song), by Edward Simmons, with quotation beginning "Say will ye bless." Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Northwest Corridor, First Floor. Mural depicting the muse Melpomene (Tragedy), by Edward Simmons. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Northwest or Southwest Gallery. Stucco design representing the Congressional Library with the initials "C.L." Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Northwest Corridor, First Floor. Mural depicting the muse Terpsichore (Dancing), by Edward Simmons, with quotation beginning "Oh heaven born sisters." Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Northwest Corridor, First Floor. Mural depicting the muse Thalia (Comedy and Bucolic Poetry), by Edward Simmons, with quotation beginning "Descend, ye nine.". Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

One of the blood stained pillows that held Abraham Lincoln's head the night he died. Artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C

Owl above door to center reading room on fifth floor. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

Owl sculpture. John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.

President's Guest House

PGH Library

Photograph of Mary Todd Lincoln. Artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C

Piece of wallpaper from the box Abraham Lincoln was sitting in when assassinated. Artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C

Piece of curtain from the box Abraham Lincoln was sitting in when assassinated. Artifact in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Washington, D.C

Pittsburgh panorama 02538v

Plaster sculpture "Statue of Sophocles" located in library lobby, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania

Rose Center for Earth and Space by Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest, New York, 04003a

Ropsley MM&H LOC15391v

Ross Garden

Sculpture "Courthouse Square" at U.S. Courthouse, Harrisonburg, Virginia

Sculpture "Symbols of Government" at Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, New York, New York

Sculpture "The Eastern States" located in fifth floor lobby, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "The Southwest" located in fifth floor lobby, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "The South" located in fifth floor lobby, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "The Middle West" located in fifth floor lobby, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "The Gulf States" located in fifth floor lobby, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Sculpture "St. George and the Dragon," Constitution Ave. lobby, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of column capital showing Aries. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Arch above window showing mural and sculpted freedom cap. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Charles Scribner's Sons in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Craft Mueller in West Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Conrad Baumgarten in West Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of D. Appleton and Co. in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Alexander Arbuthnot in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Andrew Hester in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of mosaic. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Dodd, Mead and Co. in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Breuille in South Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of sculpted wreath surrounding lamp of learning. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of column capital. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Mural between the printers' marks of The Century Co. and J.B. Lippincott Co. in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Cratander in West Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Andrea Torresano in East Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Detail of column capital showing Scorpio. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Niche showing carved figure head. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second floor corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' markes of Valentin Fernandez and Christopher Plantin in East Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' marks of William Caxton and Richard Grafton in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Richard Grafton in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' marks of Thomas Vautrollier and John Day in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of John Day in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printers' marks of Alexander Arbuthnot and Andrew Hester in North Corridor. Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.