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Black firefighters of Engine Company No. 4 pulling on boots and coats at the alarm, 1943Engine Company No. 4: DC’s First All-Black FirehouseMay 24The Architects the Library of Congress ForgotDec 30, 2021Map of Washington, D.C., and environs : with marginal numbers and measuring tape attachment for instantly locating points of interest within a radius of twenty miles from the Capitol /1887 Map of Washington, DC and Its EnvironsJul 8, 2014

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What the Library of Congress Could Have Looked Like: Leon Beaver’s Design from 1873Feb 25, 2014Saving History – The Story of Davidson Modern Movers and the Library of Congress in December 1941Jan 23, 2014The Evening Star: A Look at the Day After President Lincoln’s AssassinationSep 9, 2013plan for the proposed National Library at Judiciary SquareProposed National Library at Judiciary Square: Two Drawings from 1875-1879Jun 19, 2013Stereograph showing an interior view of the Library of Congress with reading room and stacks in the U.S. Capitol building (1866)The Library of Congress Inside the Capitol Building in 1866Apr 16, 2013view southeast from the U.S. CapitolThe View Southeast from the U.S. Capitol, Around 1880Feb 3, 2013
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