Captions list for Washington, DC Photos

Word index of all photos (without thumbnails) covering US National Capital: tourist attractions, architecturally-significant buildings, monuments, museums, heritage neighborhoods.

See also: Subject index for Washington, DC
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  • Washington: Reflecting pool (1976) mirrors Capitol Hill & was built to cover underground freeway.
  • Washington: Capitol Building.
  • Washington: Capitol Building.
  • Washington: Capitol Dome.
  • Washington: Capitol Building steps.
  • Washington: Capitol Building eastern side.
  • Washington: US Capitol Building from Grant Monument.
  • Washington: US Capitol Building.
  • Washington: US Capitol Building dome.
  • Washington: Fountain at western center of US Capitol Building.
  • Washington: Capitol Hill lamp stands (1877).
  • Washington: Capitol Hill lamp stand (1877).
  • Washington: Capitol Hill trolley waiting stations, called Herdics (c1875).
  • Washington: Lion from Grant Memorial watches over Capitol Hill.
  • Washington: Grant Memorial (1922) by sculptures Henry M. Schrady & Edmond R. Amateis.
  • Washington: Union Cavalry charge figures at Grant Memorial (1922) by sculptors Henry M. Schrady & Edmond R. Amateis.
  • Washington: Charging canon caisson at Grant Memorial (1922) by sculptures Henry M. Schrady & Edmond R. Amateis.
  • Washington: Peace Monument by Franklin Simmons (1878).
  • Washington: Major General George Gordon Meade Civil War Memorial (1927) (Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd & 4th St. NW) by Charles Grafly.
  • Washington: Library of Congress (1886-92) with dome & cupola.
  • Washington: Library of Congress front entrance facade.
  • Washington: Library of Congress column detail.
  • Washington: Library of Congress lamp stand.
  • Washington: Corner of entrance hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Lamp stand in entrance hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Mural depicting justice in entrance hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Lyrica mural in entrance hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Mosaic Minerva mural in entrance hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Frieze detail in great hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Round great hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Reading room in great hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Arched windows of great hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Ceiling detail of dome in great hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Ceiling of dome in great hall of Library of Congress.
  • Washington: Supreme Court of the United States building (1935) including sculptures by James Earle Fraser, Herman A. MacNeil & Robert Aitken.
  • Washington: Pediment of sculpted justice flanked by the might of soldiers & wise men on Supreme Court.
  • Washington: Justice holding scales with Medieval & Roman soldiers Supreme Court.
  • Washington: Man reading books beside symbols of authority on Supreme Court pediment.
  • Washington: Corinthian columns of Supreme Court building.
  • Washington: Corinthian capital with eagle of Supreme Court building.
  • Washington: Sculpture of seated man holding sword & LEX tablet in front of Supreme Court building.
  • Washington: Sculpture of seated woman holding Athena in front of Supreme Court building.
  • Washington: Spouting lion on fountain in Union Station Plaza.
  • Washington: Christopher Columbus fountain (1908) by Lorado Taft in Union Station Plaza.
  • Washington: Union Station (1908) (Massachusetts Avs. & 1st St. NE.).
  • Washington: Discovery frieze celebrating fire & electricity on Union Station.
  • Washington: Sculpture of man holding bolts of electricity on Union Station.
  • Washington: Sculpture of man holding tools of industry on Union Station.
  • Washington: Sculpture of woman harvesting wheat on Union Station.
  • Washington: Lamp stand with eagle at Union Station.
  • Washington: Barrel vaulted ceiling of Union Station.
  • Washington: Sculpted warriors with shields in Union Station.
  • Washington: Sculpted warriors with shields in Union Station.
  • Washington: Union Station mall interior converted 1988.
  • Washington: Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building (1992) (beside Union Station) with atrium.
  • Washington: National Postal Museum (1914) (beside Union Station).
  • Washington: Teamsters Building beside Union Station Plaza.
  • Washington: Russen Senate Office Building.
  • Washington: Folger Shakespeare Library (1932) (201 E. Capitol St. SE).
  • Washington: James Madison Memorial Building.
  • Washington: Longworth House Office Building.
  • Washington: Emancipation Memorial of Lincoln freeing the slaves paid for by donations from freed slaves.
  • Washington: Lincoln Emancipation Memorial (1876) by Thomas Bell in Lincoln Park east of the Capitol Hill.
  • Washington: Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) Memorial to her work among blacks.
  • Washington: Italianate houses on East Capitol St.
  • Washington: Door of 323 East Capitol St.
  • Washington: Queen Anne house at 329 East Capitol St.
  • Washington: Italianate houses of 400 block of East Capitol St. including Capitol Hill Valet shop.
  • Washington: Italianate houses 412-16 East Capitol St. with tree in bloom.
  • Washington: Various houses 508-12 East Capitol St.
  • Washington: Richardsonian Romanesque style house (508 East Capitol St. ) with enclosed round balcony.
  • Washington: Queen Anne house at 510 East Capitol St.
  • Washington: Magnolia tree in flower on East Capitol St.
  • Washington: 800 & 804 East Capitol St.
  • Washington: Balconies of 907-911 East Capitol St.
  • Washington: Federal style house (913 East Capitol St.).
  • Washington: Mix of heritage buildings (1000-1006 East Capitol St.).
  • Washington: Brick Italianate row houses on A St. SE.
  • Washington: Row house (808 A St. SE) with wisteria in bloom.
  • Washington: Row houses on A St. SE with gardens in bloom.
  • Washington: Yellow flowers east of Capitol Hill.
  • Washington: Round contours of houses (408-410 A St. SE).
  • Washington: Red & blue contrast of row houses at 20-22 3rd St. SE.
  • Washington: Bond Building (1901) (1404 New York Ave. NW).
  • Washington: Southern Building (1912) (H & 15th St. NW).
  • Washington: Southern Building facade.
  • Washington: Southern Building entrance.
  • Washington: Union Trust Building / American Bar Association (1907) (740 15th St. NW).
  • Washington: Union Trust Building / American Bar Association facade.
  • Washington: Art Deco-style Walker Building (734 15th St. NW).
  • Washington: Art Deco mosaic in Walker Building.
  • Washington: Art Deco lobby in Walker Building.
  • Washington: Art Deco mailbox in Walker Building.
  • Washington: Art Deco grill over door of Walker Building with view to Folger Building.
  • Washington: W. B. Hibbs & Co / Folger Building entrance arch statuary.
  • Washington: W. B. Hibbs & Co / Folger Building (1906-8) (725-7 15th St. NW) with modern infill.
  • Washington: W. B. Hibbs & Co / Folger Building mansard roof.
  • Washington: Sun Trust / National Safe Deposit, Savings & Trust Co. Bank (1888) (719 15th St. NW) with gold-domed corner turret over red brick & terra cotta.
  • Washington: Sun Trust Bank clock tower.
  • Washington: Sun Trust Bank swan-neck pediment in copper & red brick.
  • Washington: Sun Trust Bank entrance.
  • Washington: Sun Trust Bank corner tower.
  • Washington: Riggs National Bank (1924) (1503--1505 Pennsylvania Ave. NW).
  • Washington: U.S. Department of the Treasury Building (1836, 1855-9) (1500 Pennsylvania Ave.).
  • Washington: Alexander Hamilton statue in front of Treasury Building.
  • Washington: Streetscape of New York Ave. between 14th & 15th Sts. NW.
  • Washington: Sears House formerly Apex, Brady & Gilman Bldgs. (1859, expanded 1887) (625-633 Pennsylvania Ave.) held studios of photographer Mathew Brady till 1873. Temperance Fountain (1882).
  • Washington: Victorian & modern buildings mix on Pennsylvania Ave.
  • Washington: National Metropolitan Bank Building (1907) (655 15th St. NW).
  • Washington: Hotel Washington (1917) (515 15th St. NW) with silhouettes.
  • Washington: Neoclassical Lincoln & Washington portraits on façade of Hotel Washington.
  • Washington: Commercial skyscraper (605 14th St. NW).
  • Washington: Commercial skyscraper with terra cotta lions (605 14th St. NW).
  • Washington: National Bank of Washington (619 14th & G St. NW).
  • Washington: National Press Building (1927) & modern National Place (1984) which incorporates it in block E to F &13-14th St. NW.
  • Washington: Details of reliefs in niche of National Press Building (1927).
  • Washington: Details of Baltimore Sun Building (1885-7) (1317 F St. NW).
  • Washington: Baltimore Sun Building (1885-7) & Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio (1924).
  • Washington: Modern building at F &13th St. NW.
  • Washington: Building at F at 13th St. NW with modern rotunda.
  • Washington: F St. streetscape from 13th St. NW.
  • Washington: Church of the Epiphany (1844) (1317 G St. NW).
  • Washington: Cast iron building facade repurposed as Metro Center Station entrance (G & 11th St. NW).
  • Washington: Details of cast iron building corner at G & 11th St. NW.
  • Washington: National Union Building façade (1890).
  • Washington: Equitable Co-operative Building (1911) (915 F St. NW) Association.
  • Washington: Julius Lansburgh, Furniture Co. (1922) (909 F St. NW) now a Masonic Temple.
  • Washington: Streetscape of 9th St. south of F St. including J. Edgar Hoover FBI HQ building (1974).
  • Washington: Eight Hundred Block of F St. NW (1875-92) restored to house International Spy Museum.
  • Washington: Victorian commercial architecture of Eight Hundred Block of F St. NW.
  • Washington: 810 F St. NW (1875-92) show rhythmic window pattern.
  • Washington: International Spy Museum corner F & 8th St. NW.
  • Washington: National Portrait Gallery (1836 & 67) (F at 8th St. NW).
  • Washington: General Post Office (1842 & 66) (F at 7th St. NW) now Hotel Monaco.
  • Washington: Hotel Monaco lobby in restored General Post Office.
  • Washington: Terrell Place (575 7th at F St. NW).
  • Washington: Terrell Place window detail with gargoyles.
  • Washington: MCI Center sports & events arena.
  • Washington: Museum of Building / former Pension Building (1885) (4th & 5th Sts. between F & G Sts. NW).
  • Washington: Museum of Building theme sculpture showing workers.
  • Washington: Pension Building (1885) was built to serve veterans of U.S. Civil War so frieze features military scenes.
  • Washington: Museum of Building features tall interior columns & was once one of Washington's largest spaces, site of several inaugural balls.
  • Washington: National Law Enforcement Memorial on Judiciary Square is guarded by vigilant lions.
  • Washington: National Law Enforcement Memorial with lioness & cubs over names of fallen police officers.
  • Washington: National Museum of Women in the Arts / former Masonic Temple (1908) (801 Thirteenth St. NW).
  • Washington: National Museum of Women in the Arts / former Masonic Temple (1908) (801 Thirteenth St. NW).
  • Washington: Inter-American Development Bank (1985) (1300 New York Ave. NW).
  • Washington: Franklin School (1869) (13th & K Sts. NW) faces Franklin Square.
  • Washington: Moorish-style ALMAS shrine (1315 K St. NW) on Franklin Square.
  • Washington: Statue of John Barry, Commodore US Navy in Franklin Square.
  • Washington: Modern building with two spires fills 1300 block of K St. Franklin Square.
  • Washington: Fruit trees in blossom in Franklin Square.
  • Washington: Cherry blossoms in Franklin Square.
  • Washington: Franklin Tower (1401 I St. NW) on Franklin Square.
  • Washington: Equestrian statue of Civil War General Thomas in front of steeple of National City Christian Church.
  • Washington: Statue of Civil War hero Thomas (1879) by J.Q. Award in Thomas Circle.
  • Washington: National City Christian Church (1930) (Thomas Circle).
  • Washington: Statue of Martin Luther at Thomas Circle.
  • Washington: Octagonal steeple of Luther Place Memorial Church (1870) (Thomas Circle).
  • Washington: Octagonal steeple of Luther Place Memorial Church (1870) (Thomas Circle).
  • Washington: Ford's Theatre where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 (10th St. NW, between E & F Sts.).
  • Washington: Presidential box in Ford's Theatre where Abraham Lincoln sat when shot by John Wilkes Booth.
  • Washington: Deringer gun used by John Wilkes Booth to kill Abraham Lincoln, now in Ford's Theatre museum.
  • Washington: Knife used by John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, now in Ford's Theatre museum.
  • Washington: Colt revolver used by John Wilkes Booth in his escape after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, displayed in Ford's Theatre museum.
  • Washington: Surgical kit of Dr. Samuel Mudd who set John Wilkes Booth's leg broken in leap onto stage after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, displayed in Ford's Theatre museum.
  • Washington: Bird paperweight from desk of Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre museum.
  • Washington: Inkwell used by Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre museum.
  • Washington: Pitcher from Abraham Lincoln Whitehouse in Ford's Theatre museum.
  • Washington: Boarding house across street from Ford's Theatre where Lincoln died.
  • Washington: Room where Lincoln died on April 15, 1865.
  • Washington: Antique bed recreating where Lincoln died on April 15, 1865.
  • Washington: Room in boarding house opposite Ford's Theatre where cabinet met while Lincoln lay dying.
  • Washington: Helicopter on lawn of The White House.
  • Washington: The White House.
  • Washington: The White House in winter.
  • Washington: White House (1792) was first painted white after reconstruction after burning partially during War of 1812.
  • Washington: Andrew Jackson equestrian statue marks War of 1812 General (1853) by Clark Mills in Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: Baron von Steuben statue (1910) to Revolutionary War General in Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1745-1817) statue to Revolutionary War General in Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: Statue to Military Engineers of Revolutionary War in Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: Lee House (1858) (1653 Pennsylvania Ave. NW) now serves as President's guest house with Blair House.
  • Washington: Blair House (1826) (1651 Pennsylvania Ave. NW) has an historical past.
  • Washington: 730-748 Jackson Place streetscape on Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: 732-740 Jackson Place streetscape including White House Historical Assoc. building.
  • Washington: 736 Jackson Place used as offices close to White House.
  • Washington: Decatur House (1818) (748 Jackson Pl. NW).
  • Washington: Decatur House Museum of House built by Commodore Stephan Decatur, scourge of Barbary pirates.
  • Washington: US Chamber of Commerce Building (1925) (1615 H St. NW).
  • Washington: St. John's Church surrounded by modern AFL-CIO building on Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: St. John's Church (1815) (16th & H Sts. NW).
  • AFL-CIO building (16th above H Sts. NW).
  • Blossoms in Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: St. John's Church & Parish House on Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: St. John's Church Parish (former British Embassy or Ashburton House) (1842) (1525 H St. NW).
  • Washington: Chandelier in St. John's Church Parish house.
  • Washington: US Court of Appeals (former Dolly Madison House) (1520 H St. NW) on Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: Dolly Madison House 19th c iron balcony overlooks Lafayette Square.
  • Washington: Benjamine Ogle Tayloe House (1830) with rotunda entrance & iron balcony on Madison Place incorporated into New Executive Office Building on Lafayette Square was "Little White House of President McKinley.
  • Washington: Howard T. Markey National Courts Building (1968) (717 Madison Place).
  • Washington: National Courts Building entrance, part of New Executive Office Building complex.
  • Washington: Old Executive Office Building (1875-88) (Pennsylvania Ave. & 17th St. NW).
  • Washington: Old Executive Office Building corner detail.
  • Washington: Old Executive Office Building with flowers.
  • Washington: Old Executive Office Building lamp stand with blossoms.
  • Washington: Old Executive Office Building with trees in blossoms.
  • Washington: Winged American Expeditionary Forces monument & Old Executive Office Building.
  • Washington: Flowers near the White House.
  • Washington: The Octagon (c1800) (1799 New York Ave. NW) served as home to President James & Dolly Madison while the White House was rebuilt after War of 1812.
  • Washington: Corcoran Gallery of Art (1928) (17th St. at New York Ave. NW).
  • Washington: American National Red Cross (1913-7) (17th & D Sts. NW) dedicated to women in the Civil War.
  • Washington: Constitution Hall (1929) (311 18th St. NW) was built as a concert hall by Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
  • Washington: Front porch of Constitution Hall (1929).
  • Washington: Round portico on side of Constitution Hall (1929).
  • Washington: Organization of American States (OAS) (aka Pan American Union) building (1910) (17th St. between C St. & Constitution Ave. NW).
  • Washington: OAS building portal.
  • Washington: Mayan motif lamp in front of OAS building.
  • Washington: Mayan glass panels in lamp in front of OAS building.
  • Washington: Statue of Queen Isabella Catolica in front of OAS building.
  • Washington: Renwick Gallery (1859) (Pennsylvania & 17th St.) formerly Corcoran Gallery & U.S. Court of Claims.
  • Washington: Renwick Gallery & Blair House across from White House.
  • Washington: Renwick Museum façade (1860) (NE corner, 17th St. & Pennsylvania Ave. NW).
  • Washington: Octagonal room in Renwick Museum.
  • Washington: Red picture gallery in Renwick Museum part of the Smithsonian.
  • Washington: Oops! (2001) visual joke about a classical chair by Jacob Cress in Renwick Museum.
  • Washington: Throne chair of maple walnut & ebony (1979) by Robert Whitely in Renwick Museum.
  • Washington: Uncle Rick's Wonderland (1997) chest with mirror by Richard Ford in Renwick Museum.
  • Washington: Big Bad Bird (1995) glass whimsy by Robert Wilson in Renwick Museum.
  • Washington: Orange earthenware vessel (2000) by Ralph Bacerra in Renwick Museum.
  • Washington: The Mall & Pennsylvania Ave. as seen from Capitol Hill.
  • Washington: Washington Monument (1848-84) at 555ft 5in is tallest masonry tower in the world.
  • Washington: Washington Monument.
  • Washington: Washington Monument reflects on Tidal Basin.
  • Washington: Jefferson Memorial (1943) (Tidal Basin) modeled after Pantheon in Rome.
  • Washington: Thomas Jefferson sculpture in his memorial by Rudulph Evens.
  • Washington: Jefferson Memorial tinted by setting sun.
  • Washington: Lincoln Memorial (1911-22) (west end of Mall).
  • Washington: Lincoln Memorial detail of basins on staircase.
  • Washington: President Abraham Lincoln statue by Jules Guerin in his memorial.
  • Washington: Lincoln Memorial at night.
  • Washington: Sculpture on Arlington Memorial Bridge (1926-32) by Leo Friedlander, James Earle Fraser & C. Paul Jennewein.
  • Washington: Vietnam Memorial (1982) by Maya Ying Lin.
  • Washington: Bronze soldiers carrying weapons look over Vietnam Memorial.
  • Washington: Korean War Memorial (1995) sculpted by Frank Gaylord.
  • Washington: Albert Einstein statue (1974) by Robert Berks (Constitution Ave. & 23rd ).
  • Washington: Wright Brothers' plane in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Wright Brothers' plane showing pilot's position in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Wright Brothers' plane showing pilot's position in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Wright Brothers' plane engine & drive chains in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Fokker T2 used on first transcontinental nonstop flight (1923) piloted by Oakley G. Kelly & John A. Macready in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Douglas DT2 Navy Torpedo bomber used in first round the world flight (1924 over 175 days) in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Curtiss R3C-2 flown by James H. Doolittle to set a world speed record of 374km/h in 1925 in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Spirit of St Louis flew first nonstop New York to Paris flight by Charles Lindbergh in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Spirit of St Louis built by Ryan Aircraft of San Diego, CA in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Lockheed Vega 5B used by Amelia Earhart on her solo trans-Atlantic & her trans-USA flights (1932), the first by a woman in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Ford 5-AT Tri-Motor "Tin Goose" passenger plane (1926) in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Northrop Alpha (1930) where six passengers inside, but the pilot was outside in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Boeing 247-D (1933) considered first modern airliner in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Collection of commercial aircraft in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Douglas DC3 (1935) of which over 13,000 were built in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: National Geographic - Army Air Corp Explorer II Balloon Gondola which set record altitude of 22,066m in 1935 in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Replica of Robert H. Goddard's rocket (1926) in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: German V-1 rockets or buzz bombs (1944) were launched against UK in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: German V-2 rockets were used at end of WWII in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Bell XP-59A, US' first turbo-jet aircraft (1942) in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Bell XP-59A, US' first turbo-jet aircraft (1942) in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Bell X-1, first aircraft to fly faster than speed of sound (1947) in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Bell X-1, Glamorous Glennis, set speed record after launch from B-29 in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Bell X-1 was piloted above sound barrier by Chuck Yeager on Oct., 14, 1947 in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: North American X-15 (1959), only plane to go into space (108km) after being launched from B-52 in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: X-15 which reached a record speed of 7,297km/hr in 1967 in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: X-15 tail section in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: X-15 experiments paved way for space flight in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Collection of rockets & spacecraft in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Prototype of Apollo Lunar Lander in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Showing how Astronauts descended from Apollo Lunar Lander in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Viking Lander model used to simulate effect of commands sent to Vikings landed on Mars in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Details of instruments of Viking Mars Lander in Air & Space Museum.
  • Washington: Smithsonian Building - The Castle (1855).
  • Washington: Smithsonian Building - The Castle's many spires.
  • Washington: Smithsonian Building's Romanesque style.
  • Washington: Carousel horses in front of Smithsonian Building.
  • Washington: Arts & Industries Building (1879-81).
  • Washington: Freer Gallery Of Art (1923) building.
  • Washington: Modern sculpture in front of the Freer Gallery.
  • Washington: Skylight stairwell of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (1987) which is below ground beside & integrated with the Freer Gallery & National Museum of African Art.
  • Washington: Jade stag from Western Zhou dynasty of China (11th c BC) in Sackler Gallery.
  • Washington: Jade bird plaques from Western Zhou dynasty of China (11th c BC) in Sackler Gallery.
  • Washington: Bronze wine jar in animal shape from Western Zhou dynasty of China (10th c BC) in Sackler Gallery.
  • Washington: Bronze, silver, gold chariot fitting in canine shape from Eastern Zhou dynasty of China (300-250 BC) in Sackler Gallery.
  • Washington: Lion Yue ware from Western Jin dynasty of China (265-317) in Freer Gallery.
  • Washington: Japanese stationary box with monkeys (19th c) in Freer Gallery.
  • Washington: Gilt-silver plate showing horseman hunting boars from Sasanian period of Persia (300-400) in Sackler Gallery.
  • Washington: Gilt-silver animal-shaped horn from Sasanian period of Persia or Afghanistan (300-400) in Sackler Gallery.
  • Washington: Enameled bowl showing courting couple (13th c) in Freer Gallery.
  • Washington: Egyptian crystal flask (9-10th c) & bracelet in Freer Gallery.
  • Washington: Peacock Room by James McNeill Whistler from house of his patron Frederick Richards Leyland in Freer Gallery.
  • Washington: Peacock Room & painting of Princess of Land of Porcelain by James McNeill Whistler (before 1892) plus collection of Qing dynasty Chinese porcelain (1662-1722) in Freer Gallery.
  • Washington: Entrance of National Museum of African Art (1987).
  • Washington: Sculpted head representing African king (Oba) (cast copper, 18th c) in National Museum of African Art.
  • Washington: Gold pendant of African face with beard from Ivory Coast (19th or 20th c) in National Museum of African Art.
  • Washington: Hirshhorn Museum (1967-74) round central patio.
  • Washington: National Gallery of Art (east building) (1971-8).
  • Washington: Henry Moore's Knife Edge Mirror (1976-8) at National Gallery of Art (east building).
  • Washington: Knife Edge Mirror (1976-8) by Henry Moore at National Gallery of Art (east building).
  • Washington: Tom's (1974) by Alexander Calder at National Gallery of Art (east building).
  • Washington: Tom's (1974) by Alexander Calder at National Gallery of Art (east building)with Canadian Embassy in background.
  • Washington: Pyramidal skylights by I.M. Pei for underground passage joining old & new buildings of National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Color Panels (1978) by Ellsworth Kelly in National Gallery of Art (east building).
  • Washington: Details of skylights by I.M. Pei in National Gallery of Art (east building) with Alexander Calder mobile.
  • Washington: Walkways by I.M. Pei in National Gallery of Art (east building) with Alexander Calder mobile.
  • Washington: National Gallery of Art (west building) (1940).
  • Washington: National Gallery of Art (west building) rotunda.
  • Washington: George Washington's Family (1789-96) by Edward Savage in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: George Washington (1821) by Gilbert Stuart in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: John Adams (1821) by Gilbert Stuart in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Thomas Jefferson (1821) by Gilbert Stuart in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: James Madison (1821) by Gilbert Stuart in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: James Monroe (1817) by Gilbert Stuart in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: The Skater - portrait of William Grant (1782) by Gilbert Stuart in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Copley Family (1776-7) by John Singleton Copley in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Watson & the Shark (1778) by John Singleton Copley in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Jolly Flatboatmen (1846) by George Caleb Bingham in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) (1876) by Winslow Homer in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Boating Party (1893-4) by Mary Cassatt in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Repose (1911) by John Singer Sargent in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Diana & a Hound (1925) by Paul Manship, a bronze Art Nouveau sculpture in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Youthful David (1450) by Andrea Del Castagno (of Florence) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Ginevra de' Benci (1474) by Leonardo da Vinci (of Florence) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Lorenzo de' Medici (15th or 16th c) painted terra cotta from Florence in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Nativity (1460) by Luca della Robbia (of Florence) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Detail of St Gerome Reading (1480-90) by Giovanni Bellini (of Venice) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: St George & Dragon (c1506) by Raphael (of Central Italy) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Daniel in Lion's Den (c1613-5) by Peter Paul Reubens (Flemish) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Portrait of Lady (c1460) by Rogier van der Weyden (Dutch) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Lucretia (1664) by Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Madame Bergeret (1746) by François Boucher (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Marquesa de Pontejos (1786) by Francisco de Goya (Spain) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Thérèse de Louise de Sureda (1803-4) by Francisco de Goya (Spain) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Bartolemé Sureda y Miserol (1803-4) by Francisco de Goya (Spain) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Señora Sebasa Garcia (1806-11) by Francisco de Goya (Spain) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Agostina (1866) by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Carot (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Four Dancers (1899) by Edgar Degas (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Quadrille at Moulin Rouge (1892) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Alfred la Gigne(1894) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Boulevard de Italiens, Paris Morning Sunlight (1897) by Camille Pissarro (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Pont Neuf, Paris (1872) by Auguste Renoir (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Dancer (1874) by Auguste Renoir (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Girl with Hoop (1885) by Auguste Renoir (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Woman with Parasol - Mme. Monet & Son (1875) by Claude Monet (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Rouen Cathedral (1894) by Claude Monet (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: British Houses of Parliament, Sunset (1903) by Claude Monet (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Artist's Garden at Vétheuil (1880) by Claude Monet (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Japanese Footbridge (1899) by Claude Monet (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Paul Gaugin self portrait (1889) (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Farmhouse in Provence (1888) by Vincent van Gogh (Dutch) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Roses (1890) by Vincent van Gogh (Dutch) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Odalisque (1870) by Auguste Renoir (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Girl with Watering Can (1876) by Auguste Renoir (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Still Life with Peppermint Bottle (1894) by Paul Cézanne (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Harlequin (1888-90) by Paul Cézanne (France) in National Gallery of Art.
  • Washington: Rabbit Thinker on a Rock (1997) by Barry Flanagan in National Sculpture Garden.
  • Washington: Rabbit Thinker on a Rock (1997) by Barry Flanagan in National Sculpture Garden.
  • Washington: Fountain in National Sculpture Garden with National Museum of Natural History in Background.
  • Washington: National Museum of Natural History (1911).
  • Washington: Allosaurus dinosaur skeleton in Smithsonian's Natural History Museum.
  • Washington: Smithsonian National Museum of American History building (1964) on the National Mall.
  • Washington: Undulating chrome sculpture at Mall entrance of National American History Museum.
  • Washington: Silver-plated Argand table lamp probably bought by George Washington from Philadelphia silversmith Joseph Anthony in 1792 in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Niderviller porcelain bowl given to Martha Washington by Comte de Custine-Sarreck in 1782 in American History Museum. Custine-Sarreck was a French officer who fought in the American Revolution.
  • Washington: Sevres gravy boat owned by President John & Abigail Adams in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Formal dinner service used in White House of President John Adams made by La Courtille factory of Paris in American History Museum.
  • Washington: French porcelain ordered by Mary Todd Lincoln in 1861 for White House in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Gown worn by Mary Todd Lincoln in 1861 when she posed for photographer Mathew Brady in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Top hat worn by Abraham Lincoln the night he was shot at Ford's Theatre in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Serving plate with snowshoe motif from White House of Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-81) in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Serving plate with painting of turkey from White House of Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-81) in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Sequined flapper-style dress worn by First Lady Florence King Harding (1921-3) in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Filing cabinet broken open during a break-in by Nixon Administration "Plumbers" seeking to discredit Daniel Ellsberg by stealing files from his psychiatrist in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Salt glaze pitcher by Henry Remmy, Jr. (1838) for Lewis Eyre in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Salt glaze churn O.L. & A.K Ballard of Burlington, VT (c1856-67) in American History Museum.
  • Washington: "Lily-pad" blown glass from New England (c1820-60) in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Glass vases from New England (mid 19th c) in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Claret jug from T.G. Hawkes & Co, Corning, NY (1916-7) in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Carousel rabbit in Smithsonian's National History Museum.
  • Washington: Greek Stater coins (625-510 B.C.) showing flying horses in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Greek Stater gold coins (359-336 B.C.) showing Philip II & chariot in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Ancient coins from Syracuse & Carthage with Medusa, portraits & horse head in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Gold coins from Tudor England (16 & 17th c) in American History Museum.
  • Washington: John Bull steam locomotive (1831) crossing West Manayunk bridge (1845), first iron bridge in America, built so bargemen threatened by railways would not burn it down, in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Jupiter locomotive (1876) used in Santa Clara, CA for agriculture transport in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Front end of electric streetcar (1898) run by Capital Traction Company in DC in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Side of electric National Capital streetcar (1898) in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Winton touring car "Vermont" (1903), first to drive across USA by H. Nelson Jackson & Sewall K. Crocker & dog Bud in American History Museum.
  • Washington: Ps-4 class steam locomotive (1926-51) which pulled F.D. Roosevelt's funeral train in American History Museum.
  • Washington: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (1993) (Raoul Wallenberg Place).
  • Washington: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum victims photo wall.
  • Washington: U.S. Holocaust Museum memorial flame.
  • Washington: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum architecture.
  • Washington: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum entrance atrium.
  • Washington: Department of Commerce.
  • Washington: Garden on Constitution Ave.
  • Washington: EPA Building from Museum Of American History.
  • Washington: Interstate Commerce Commission now EPA Building (1935) (Constitution Ave. at 12th).
  • Washington: Pediment & columns of EPA Building.
  • Washington: Pediment detail showing woman with torch flanked by horse, eagle, boy & bull on EPA Building.
  • Washington: Pediment detail showing woman with wheat on back of bull on EPA Building.
  • Washington: Circular courtyard of former Post Office Department building & metro entrance.
  • Washington: Former Post Office Department façade & lamps.
  • Washington: Sculpted metal rose in circular courtyard of former Post Office Department building.
  • Washington: Old Post Office & Clock Tower (1908) (Pennsylvania Ave. at 12th St. NW).
  • Washington: Old Post Office towers.
  • Washington: National Archives (1937) (Constitution Ave. between 7th & 9th Sts. NW).
  • Washington: National Archives seen across national sculpture garden fountain.
  • Washington: The Greek revival architecture of the National Archives Building.
  • Washington: The Greek sculpture of the National Archives Building.
  • Washington: "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" sculpture outside National Archives.
  • Washington: Canadian Embassy on Pennsylvania Ave.
  • Washington: Canadian Embassy (1989) (501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW).
  • Washington: Spirit of Haida Gwaii native sculpture (1989) by Bill Reid at Canadian Embassy.
  • Washington: Canadian Embassy frames Capitol Dome within its circular columns.
  • Washington: US Department of Housing & Urban Development building (1963-8) in shape of curved X.
  • Washington: US Department of Housing building end wall of arm of X shape.
  • Washington: Department of Transportation Building courtyard.
  • Washington: Grace Reformed Church / Teddy Roosevelt's Church (1881-1902) (1405 15th St. NW).
  • Washington: Grace Reformed Church stained glass windows.
  • Washington: Grace Reformed Church stained glass windows.
  • Washington: St. Luke's Episcopal Church (1898) (15th & Church Sts. NW).
  • Washington: Hightowers (1530 16th St. NW) & streetscape.
  • Washington: Hightowers apartment entrance.
  • Washington: Hightowers door detail.
  • Washington: Turn of Century stone house with octagonal towers (1532 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: The Huntley doorway.
  • Washington: Apartments in Art Deco, modern infill & Italianate styles (1610-6 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Mansion built by an oil magnate (1886) (1623 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Mansion (1628 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Mixed styles of mansions (1702-10 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Gargoyles on Chastelton apartment building (1701 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Temple of the Scottish Rite (1911) (16th & S Sts. NW) modeled after Mausoleum of King Mausolus.
  • Washington: Sphinx before Temple of the Scottish Rite.
  • Washington: Bronze doors of Temple of the Scottish Rite.
  • Washington: Dutch-style mansion (1700 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Universalist Unitarian Church (1810 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Universalist Unitarian Church doorway relief of Christ with Four Apostles.
  • Washington: Multicolored row houses (1816-26 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Stone & brick townhouses (1832 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Stone townhouse facade (1832 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Stone townhouse porch (1832 16th St. NW.
  • Washington: Yellow townhouse (1908 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Balfour Apartments (20001 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Balfour Apartments entrance.
  • Washington: Pansies in 16th St. NW garden.
  • Washington: Row of houses on 16th St. NW above U St.
  • Washington: Meridian Hill Park (1912-1935) tower at corner on 16th St. NW.
  • Washington: Statue of Joan of Arc in Meridian Hill Park.
  • Washington: House (1927) (2437 15th St. NW).
  • Washington: The Envoy (formerly Meridian Mansions) (1918) (2400 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: The Envoy Italianate facade.
  • Washington: Park Tower (1928) (2440 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Park Tower & buildings opposite Meridian Hill Park.
  • Washington: Chateau-style mansion (2460 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Pink Palace / Inter-American Defense Board (1905) (2600 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Pink Palace / Inter-American Defense Board (1905) (2600 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Tower of Lithuanian Embassy building (2622 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Polish Embassy building (2640 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Statue of Poncho Villa at Mexican cultural Institute (on 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Scottish Rite Temple & Unification Church spire.
  • Washington: Scottish Rite Temple (2800 16th St. NW).
  • Washington: Unification Church spire.
  • Washington: All Souls Unitarian Church & National Baptist Memorial spires (on 16th St. NW at Harvard St.).
  • Washington: All Souls Unitarian Church (1924) (16th St. NW at Harvard St.).
  • Washington: National Baptist Memorial (on 16th St. NW at Harvard St.).
  • Washington: U St. houses with terra cotta.
  • Washington: Willard Streetscape.
  • Washington: Willard Streetscape.
  • Washington: Willard Streetscape.
  • Washington: 1753 T St. with terra cotta.
  • Washington: 1763 T St. with turrets.
  • Washington: Metro Center Station mural of scenes of Washington by G. Byron Peck (2000).
  • Washington: Metro crossed tunnels of interchange station.
  • Washington: Metro underground station.
  • Washington: Passengers boarding Metro.
  • Washington: Metro train in station.
  • Washington: Metro train interior.
  • Washington: Metro train front end.
  • Washington: Arched canopy of L'Enfant Plaza Metro entrance.
  • Washington: Control Tower & Terminal Building of Washington's National Airport.
  • Washington: Interior of Terminal Building of National Airport.
  • Washington: Control Tower & Terminal Building of National Airport.
  • Washington: Detail of building at corner of H & Connecticut.
  • Washington: Modern glass curtain walls on Pennsylvania Ave. west of 18th St. NW.
  • Washington: Republic Place (1987) (1776 I "Eye" St. NW).
  • Washington: Modern blue glass building reflects old steeple at K & 19th St. NW.
  • Washington: Mayflower Hotel (1925) (1127 Connecticut Ave. NW).
  • Washington: Demonet building (1880, 1901, 1984) where highrise complements Victorian tower (Connecticut Ave. at M St. NW).
  • Washington: St. Matthew's Cathedral (1889) (1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW).
  • Washington: St. Matthew's Cathedral doorway.
  • Washington: National Association of Broadcasters building (Connecticut Ave. at N St. NW).
  • Washington: Dupont Circle Fountain recognizing services of Samuel Francis Dupont.
  • Washington: Washington Club (1903) (15 Dupont Circle NW).
  • Washington: Whittemore House / Weeks House / Democratic Women's National Club (1892) (1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW).
  • Washington: Whittemore House / Weeks House / Democratic Women's National Club (1892) (1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW).
  • Washington: Perry Belmont House / Order of Eastern Star / built by grandson of Commodore Matthew Perry (1908) (1618 New Hampshire Ave. NW).
  • Washington: Heurich House Museum of Historical Society of Washington, DC (1892) (1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW).
  • Washington: Clock tower of Charles Sumner School (1871-2) (17th & M Sts. NW).
  • Washington: Spanish Embassy extends traditional building upward with blue glass extension (2375 Pennsylvania Av. NW).
  • Washington: Cosmos Club formerly Townsend house of Erie Line railway fortune (1899-1901) (2121 Massachusetts Ave. NW).
  • Washington: Pakistan Embassy or Moran House (1908) (2315 Massachusetts Ave.).
  • Washington: Cameroon Embassy or Hauge House (1906) (2349 Massachusetts Ave.).
  • Washington: Islamic Center (1949) (2551 Massachusetts Ave.).
  • Washington: Finnish Embassy (1994) (3301 Massachusetts Ave.).
  • Washington: Gothic facade of Washington National Cathedral (1906-89).
  • Washington: National Cathedral main portal with nudes ascending.
  • Washington: National Cathedral stained glass windows of American Civil War soldiers.
  • Washington: National Cathedral stained glass windows of many cultures around descent from cross.
  • Washington: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (1971) (2700 F. St. NW).
  • Washington: Watergate & JFK Center on banks of Potomac River.
  • Washington: The Watergate (1964-72) where plumbers break-in of Democratic offices happened.
  • Washington: Boats docked at Washington Harbor (1986) (3000 K St. NW).
  • Washington: Riverside dining at Washington Harbor surrounded by modern buildings reflecting classical elements of nearby Georgetown.
  • Washington: Fountains & Potomac River at Washington Harbor.
  • Washington: Georgetown houses beside Chesapeake & Ohio Canal.
  • Washington: Path beside Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, a feature of Georgetown.
  • Washington: Old Stone House (c1766) (3051 M St, Georgetown).
  • Washington: Former home of Jackie Kennedy (c1794) (3017 N St., Georgetown).
  • Washington: Former home of John Fitzgerald Kennedy until he moved to The White House (3307 N St. NW, Georgetown).
  • Washington: Doorway of former Ambassador Harriman home (early 19th c) (3038 N St. NW, Georgetown).
  • Washington: Iron steps & door (c1794) (3015 Dumbarton Ave. NW, Georgetown).
  • Washington: Georgetown house with white picket fence.
  • Washington: Georgetown federal-style house with porch (N St. NW between 30th & 31st Sts.).
  • Washington: Wheatley houses built as mirrored pair (1859) (3041-43 N St. NW, Georgetown).
  • Washington: Ornate windows on a red brick Wheatley house (1859) (3041 N St. NW, Georgetown).
  • Washington: 30th St. NW, Georgetown streetscape with beige, red & green houses.
  • Washington: Federal & Italianate Georgetown houses.
  • Washington: Streetscape north on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown.
  • Washington: Riggs National Bank building at M St. & Wisconsin Ave.
  • Washington: Teddy Roosevelt Memorial (1932) (Roosevelt Island in Potomac River south of Key Bridge).
  • Washington: St Mary's Episcopal Church (1887) (730 23rd St. NW).
  • Washington: United Church (aka Vereinigie Kirche or Concordia German Evangelical Church) (1891) (20th & G Sts. NW).
  • Washington: Stairway of United Church (Vereinigie Kirche).
  • Washington: Lenthall Houses (c 1800) (606-610 21St. NW).
  • Washington: Statue of hippopotamus which legend says George Washington watched in the river near Mount Vernon stands in front of Usner Auditorium on campus of George Washington University.
  • Washington: Corcoran Hall (1924) (725 21st St. NW) where Niels Bohr announced atomic fission on Jan. 26, 1939.
  • Washington: Iron step rise to doors along Pennsylvania Ave. near 21st ST.
  • Washington: Elaborate window surrounds of commercial complex at George Washington University.
  • Arlington: Rows of tomb in Arlington National Cemetery.
  • Arlington: Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia near Washington, DC.
  • Arlington: John F. Kennedy's grave & eternal flame in Arlington National Cemetery.
  • Arlington: Robert E. Lee mansion (1803) above Kennedy's grave at sunset.
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