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  • Our Washington as the Artist sees It: 20 sketches of impressive beauty in the national capital, series No. 1

    Our Washington as the Artist sees It: 20 sketches of impressive beauty in the national capital, series No. 1

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    One portfolio of unbound images, copyright 1931, entitled Our Washington as the Artist sees It: 20 sketches of impressive beauty in the national capital, Series No. 1, by J. B. Himmelheber, published by Grafico, Washington, D.C. This portfolio is comprised of 15 images of buildings and monuments in Washington, D.C. The set of plates are laid into a brown paper portfolio that is illustrated with an image of George Washington. Some of the images included in the set are: the Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, Columbus Memorial Fountain, The White House, The National Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and the Library of Congress. A description is printed on the verso of each plate. "[Copyright symbol] J.B.H. 1931, Reproduced + Published Wash. D.C. Box 243 Grafico" is printed on the back cover of the portfolio.

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  • Two clippings of the United States Capitol Building

    Two clippings of the United States Capitol Building

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    Two clippings, ca. 1925, both are images of the United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. One is titled "At the Gateway of Washington"; the other "The Glory of the National Capitol at Night." The first image is copyright Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C.; the second is copyright Ernest L. Crandall. Neither image, reproductions of photographs, are credited, and their source is unidentified. The newspaper or magazine from which these items were removed is unidentified. The dimensions given are for the larger of the two items. Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • Letter from the director of The American Federation of Arts in Washington, D.C., addressed to Miss Spofford

    Letter from the director of The American Federation of Arts in Washington, D.C., addressed to Miss Spofford

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    One typescript letter from the director of The American Federation of Arts in Washington, D.C., addressed to Miss Spofford and dated March 7, 1941. The item is a form letter, asking Miss Spofford to enroll as a member of The American Federation of Arts and to attend its upcoming 32nd Annual Convention. The letter is signed with a blue ink stamp/signature of Thomas C. Parker, Director. Title supplied by cataloger.

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  • Lincoln Memorial

    Lincoln Memorial

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    One mounted postcard image of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. This is a black and white photograph that has been colored. It is mounted on cardstock, and is labeled in ms., in pencil: "The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C."

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  • Decalomanie Album

    Decalomanie Album

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    Seven portfolio albums of transferable images entitled Decalomanie Album, manufactured by Ch. M. & Co., ca. 1918. The manufacturer's name is printed below the subtitle of each portfolio cover. The subtitle reads: "Containing a splendid assortment of pictures easily transferable to any article, giving endless amesement[sic] to children and amateurs." Directions for use are printed on the back cover. Each portfolio contains a long, foldout sheet of approximately 46 transferable images, and each of the 7 booklets contain the same set of images.

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  • Four newspaper clippings of quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

    Four newspaper clippings of quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

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    Four newspaper clippings of quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The first clipping (Env. 09) includes a reproduction of a photograph, aerial view, of the Lincoln and Washington Monuments, with quotations from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln printed below the image. The next two clippings (Env. 10 and Env. 11) were cut from the February 12, [date cut off] issue of the Washington Post. They are reproductions of poems about Abraham Lincoln; the first is titled "Poems for your scrapbook. Lincoln. By George Henry Boker." from 'In Praise of Lincoln', published by J.B. Lippincott Co."; the other is titled : "Lincoln (On visiting the Memorial at Washington) by Henry Gillen." The fourth clipping is a 9-line quotation from Abraham Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg." The source of this clipping is unidentified.

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