Design For Democracy :  200 Years of Drawings from the National Archives
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Sketch for the Great Seal of the United States
By Francis Hopkinson, May 10, 1780
Pencil and ink on paper
7 3/8 x 6 3/8
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention
(PCC, M247, r31, 23, p.133)

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Tentative Sketch of the Clock Tower Complex, including Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan Halls, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
By Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, February 1908
Ink and wash on paper
46 x 46
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief Engineer
(Sheet 189)
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"Standard Plan Parachute General Arrangement and Details"
By S.D. Kehler for the Bureau of Construction and Repair, U.S. Navy, May 22, 1918
Ink on tracing linen
27 x 42
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Bureau of Aeronautics
(Numbered series, Drawing 462)
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Untitled poster design
By Fred Chance, ca. 1941-45
Gouache on paper on board
21 3/4 x 38
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Office of War Information
(AOP-4)
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Drawing of the Hull for the U.S.S. Constellation and U.S.S. Congress
By Joshua Humphreys, 1795
Ink and pencil on paper
14 x 18
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
(40-7-11)
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"Plan of the City of Washington Exhibiting the water lots and water street along the Potomack [sic] from 23rd to 20th Streets west."
By Nicholas King, for the Board of Commissioners of the City of Washington, ca. 1797
Ink and wash on paper
18 x 24
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds
(King Wharf Plan #2)
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"Plan of Washington Exhibiting Water Street on the Eastern Branch"
By Nicholas King, for the Board of Commissioners of the City of Washington, ca. 1797
Ink and wash on paper
18 x 24
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds
(King Wharf Plan #11)
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"Plan of Fort Nelson, in Virginia, showing the exact state of the Works in July, 1798"
By Benjamin H. Latrobe, July 1798
Watercolor on paper
24 1/2 x 18 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Dr. 60 Sheet 2, SecuSrity File)
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"Design for Completing Fort Nelson"
By Benjamin H. Latrobe, 1798
Watercolor on paper
24 1/2 x 18 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Office of the Chief of the Corps of Engineers
(Dr. 60, Sheet 3, Security file)

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"A Plan of A Projected Castle for Charleston Harbor, So. Carolina"
Unsigned, not dated
Ink and watercolor on paper
14 1/2 x 12 5/8
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Fortification map file, DR 67-3)
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"Plan Projected for a Cooperation of Defense of the Mississippi with Ft. St. Philip"
Drawn by cartographer and draftsman Guillaume Tell Poussin, 1817
Ink and wash on paper
23 1/4 x 20 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(88-2 Security file)
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"Projected Forts on the Middle Ground and East Bank for the defence of the Channel at Sandy Hook"
Drawn by cartographer and draftsman Guillaume Tell Poussin, 1820
Ink and wash on paper
31 1/4 x 19
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Forts Dr. 36, Sheet 25)
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"Draft of the U.S.S. Schooner `Grampus,` building at Navy Yard, Washington, DC"
Designed by Henry Eckford
Drawn by Charles Cassell, December 22, 1820
Ink on paper
25 x 38 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
(40-11-2i flat)
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"Plan of an Arch (highest) of the Bridge for the Ohio River at Louisville and Cincinnati and of the Front View of the Entrance." (No. 3)
By Thomas B. Smith, ca. 1829
Ink and wash on paper
25 x 43
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief Engineer
(Cons 15-3)

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West Point Library and Science Building
By Robert Mills, 1839
Ink and wash on paper
20 x 16
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Fortification map file)
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"Map of the Site of Ft. Macon with the Works Projected for its preservation"
By Capt. R.E. Lee, February 22, 1841
Ink on paper
29 1/2 x 50
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(77-Forts-61-18)
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Steam Sugar Apparatus
By Norbert Rillieux
Patent granted 1843
Ink and watercolor on paper
18 x 25 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent Office
(Sheet 1)
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Steam Sugar Apparatus
By Norbert Rillieux
Patent granted 1843
Ink and watercolor on paper
18 x 25 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent Office
(Sheet 2)
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Design for the Naval Asylum in Philadelphia
By William Strickland, ca. 1826-33, drawing signed 1844
Ink and wash on paper
14 3/4 x 33 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Yards and Docks
(#B 19, restored drawings list hanging on rack)
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Plan for the War Department Building at Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street, Washington, DC
By William Strickland, 1845
Ink and wash on paper
26 1/2 x 39 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Cons. 966, sheet 2)
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"Proposed Improvement in the Hall of Representatives, to lower the domical ceiling, as shown."
By Robert Mills, April 29, 1844
Ink and wash on paper
17 x 12 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the office of the Chief of Engineers
(Cons. 33, #1)
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"Design for the additional Galleries to Senate Chamber and a new Sky Light"
By Robert Mills, April 29, 1844
Ink and wash on paper
12 x 16
National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Legislative Records, Records of the United States Senate
(29A-D3)
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Sewing Machine
By Elias Howe
Patent granted September 10, 1846
Ink and wash on paper
17 x 23 1/2

National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent Office
(4750 Sheet 1)
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Sewing Machine
By Elias Howe
Patent granted September 10, 1846
Ink and wash on paper
17 x 23 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent Office
(4750)
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"Metinicus [sic] Light House"
Designed by Alex Parris
Drawn by Brown and Hastings, Engineers, March 28, 1848
Watercolor on paper
18 1/2 x 22 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the United States Coast Guard
(MR 4)
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"Figurehead and Cutwater Carving of the U.S.S. Susquehanna and the U.S.S. Powhatan"
Unsigned, ca. 1850
Pencil on paper
13 x 24
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
((108-1-7A)
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Design for "New Custom House, New Orleans, LA
By Alexander T. Wood, 1847-81
Ink and watercolor on paper
27 1/2 x 36
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Building Service
(#B20, Hanging rack, restricted)
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Design for "New Custom House, New Orleans, LA
By Alexander T. Wood, 1847-81
Ink and watercolor on paper
27 1/2 x 36
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Building Service
(#A-9, 80.253 or 2000)
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"Plan of a Granite Ship House"
By Francis Grice, not dated
Ink and watercolor on card
13 1/4 x 18
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library
(Grice plans # 84)
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Horizontal Steeple Engines of the U.S.S. Wabash
By Merrick and Sons, ca. 1854
Pencil, ink and colored wash on paper
26 3/4 x 21 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
(BSE Wabash, folder 2, plan A)
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Horizontal Steeple Engines of the U.S.S. Wabash
By Merrick and Sons, ca. 1854
Pencil, ink and colored wash on paper
26 3/4 x 21 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
(BSE Wabash, folder 2, plan B)
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"John Gorham`s Design for Spoons"
By John Gorham
Patent granted April 10, 1855
Watercolor and wash on paper
14 x 10
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent Office
(699)
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Design for Silver Forks
By Michael Gibney
Patent granted 1848
Ink washes on paper, color stamps and crayon notations
14 x 9 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent Office
(26)
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"Suspension Bridge Three Sisters"
By Alfred L. Rives, 1857
Ink and watercolor on paper
14 x 24 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Headquarters Map file, Cons. 122-3)
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"Details of Bridge Over Aqueduct Piers"
By Alfred Rives, 1857
Ink and wash on paper
15 x 41 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Cons. 122-8-1)
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"U.S.S. Pawnee, Sheer and Deck Plan,"
John W. Griffiths, ca. 1858
Watercolor on paper, linen mounted
24 1/2 x 61
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
(Oversize dash files, 35-7-6-E)
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"U.S.S. Pawnee, Sheer and Deck Plan with Original Battery"
Union Iron Works, 1858
Watercolor on paper, linen mounted
24 1/2 x 61
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
(Oversize dash files, 35-7-6-(E)
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"Ericsson Battery of Two Guns of 12 inch Calibre[sic]. Plan and Side and Elevation. U.S.S.Monitor
By John Ericsson, October 1861
Ink and wash or graphite on tracing linen
16 1/2 x 26 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
(26-8-20)
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"Land Monitor"
By Albert E. Redstone, June 5, 1862
Watercolor of paper
16 7/8 x 13 3/8
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance
(Special file inventions - Miscellaneous file 281)
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The Gatling Gun Patent Drawing
By R.J. Gatling, 1865
Ink and watercolor on paper
18 3/4 x 14 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent Office
(#47,631, Sheet 1)
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The Gatling Gun Patent Drawing
By R.J. Gatling, 1865
Ink and watercolor on paper
14 1/2 x 18 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent Office
(#47,631, Sheet 2)
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"The Double Pike"
By Owen G. Warren, March 16, 1865
Drawing on tissue with some color
12 1/4 x 9 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance
(Special file inventions -Box 34 file 458)
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"Front Elevation" U.S. Branch Mint, Carson City, NV
By Alfred B. Mullet, 1866
Ink and wash on paper
22 7/8 x 35 7/8
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Building Service
(#4)
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Improved Boot
By Wm. A. Deitz
Patent granted 1867
Ink and wash on paper
15 1/4 x 10 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent and Trademark Office
(64,205)
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"Design for a Tubular Wrought Iron Tunnel to connect the Cities of New York and Brooklyn"
By Richard Foley and Edwin Ferguson, 1867
Ink with collage element cut from lithograph and wash
8 x 7 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Exhibited with permission of the U.S. House of Representatives, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives
(HR 43A -25.1)
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"East River Bridge Plan of the Tower"
By John A. Roebling, 1867
Ink on tracing linen
48 x 28 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Cons. 140)
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"Design for Basket Racks for Rail Road [sic] Cars"
By William Creamer
Patent granted April 6, 1869
Ink and watercolor wash on paper
15 x 10
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent and Trademark Office
(3442)
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"Isaac Levy`s Design for Ace of Spades"
By Isaac Levy
Patent granted May 8, 1866
Watercolor on paper
18 3/4 x 12
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Patent Office
(#2306, sheet 2)
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"Improvement of the City Park" and "Improvements at the Capitol Extension"
By T. Enthoffer, 1871
Gouache on paper
30 x 37
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(35-33 and 35-34 Old NPC)
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"Single Hulled Iron Snag Boat"
By Capt. Charles R. Suter, 1872
Lithograph printed in black ink ]
25 1/4 x 50 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Cons. 206)

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"Elevations and Sections of the Capstans, Gearing and Spool, New Locks of the Louisville & Portland Canal"
Delineated by H. Werner, 1872
Ink and wash on paper with margin tape sewn on
28 1/2 x 49 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief Engineer
(Cons 205, #11)
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"Elevations and Sections of Well Hole of the Lowerlift Gate on North Side of the New Locks of the Louisville & Portland Canal"
Delineated by H. Werner, 1872
Ink and wash on paper with margin tape sewn on
28 3/4 x 49 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief Engineer
(Cons. 205, #7)
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"Planting Map for Cortile at Jeffersonville Depot, of the Quartermaster`s Department, U.S.A. "
By Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., April 1874
Ink on tracing linen
39 x 38
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Misc-forts, Jeffersonville #87)
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"Planting Map for Cortile at Jeffersonville Depot, of the Quartermaster`s Department, U.S.A. "
By Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., April 1874
Ink on tracing linen
39 x 38
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers
(Misc-forts, Jeffersonville #88)

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Submarine Torpedo Boat
By John P. Holland, February 18, 1875
Ink on paper
15 x 20 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ordnance
(Red Series, 2111)
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Proposed Design for the Main Building of the 1876 Exposition
Unsigned, ca. 1876
Ink and watercolor on paper
13 1/2 x 34 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Department of the Treasury
(Folder 11-16)
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"Chandelier, 4 or 5 Light"
By James G. Hill, 1876-1881
Ink on tracing linen
17 x 9 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Building Service
(Drawing #32)
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"Design of Iron Gate & Fence for the Monticello Cemetery"
Designed by Lt. Col. Thomas L. Casey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Delineator Richard V. Ezdorf, June 3, 1882
Ink on paper
21 1/2 x 32 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(65.23-1, #3)
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"Monument Panel in Fence on Northwest Side of Monticello Cemetery, No. 4"
Designed by Lt. Col. Thomas L. Casey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Delineator, Richard V. Ezdorf, June 3, 1882
Ink on paper
21 1/2 x 32 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(65-23.1, #4)
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Lighthouse at Point Conception, California
Unsigned, dated June 1880
Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper
18 1/4 x 26 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the United States Coast Guard
(#12)
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"Design for the N.W. Seal Rock Lt. House [sic] near Crescent City, Cal."
By George Ballantyne, ca. 1883
Ink and wash on paper
20 3/4 x 28 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the United States Coast Guard
(2)
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"Indian Industrial School, Genoa, Nebr."
Unsigned, 1884
Ink on tracing linen
24 x 36 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(Construction Division, Engineering and Architectural Drawings, Nebraska)
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"All Commissioned Officers, Figure 2"
By Capt. C.N.B. Macauley, Asst. Surgeon General,1888
Ink and watercolor on paper
7 x 9 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Records of the Quartermaster General
(Con. Corres. 1794-1915, Box 1171)
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"Cavalry- Full Dress Mounted"
By Maj. Frederick S. Foltz, U.S. Army, 15th Cavalry, ca. 1890
Watercolor mounted on card
12 x 7 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
(NM-81-E89-Box 8610)
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"Suggested White Mess Jacket"
By Cmdr C. F. Goodrich, U.S. Navy, 1893
Pen and ink on paper
5 5/8 x 8
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library
(Subject file, 1790-1910, NU, Box 359, Folder 1)
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"Car Design 4009 for an Elevator Car for the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, Charleston, SC"
By Graves Elevator Company, 1896
Approved by William Martin Aiken
Pencil, ink, and watercolor on tracing paper
12 3/4 x 19
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Charleston P.O. & C.H. #88)
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Elevation on Market Street, U.S. Post Office, Akron, Ohio
By William Martin Aiken, May 22, 1897
Pencil and ink with wash on paper
18 1/4 x 23 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(#95)
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High Street Elevation, Post Office, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
By William Martin Aiken and James Knox Taylor, May 22 25, 1897
Ink and watercolor wash on paper
17 1/2 x 23
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(# 48)
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Color Sketch of Diploma
Unsigned, ca. 1897-1904
Crayon on paper
16 3/4 x 23
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(Unidentified)
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"Details of Building at Louisiana Purchase Exposition"
By an unknown artist, designed for the U.S. Government Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904
Watercolor and pencil on tracing paper
24 x 25
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(LA Purchase Exposition # 256, Dunlap III 2377)
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"Sketch of Proposed Decoration of the Golden Book of All Nations to be Placed at the Pedestal of the Columbian Statue in the U.S. Government Building in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition"
By an unknown artist for the U.S. Government Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904
Watercolor on paper over pencil
29 x 20 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, General Records of the Department of the Treasury
(P.I. 167, Entry 614, Louisiana Purchase Exposition)
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"Proposed Monument to General George B. McClellan"
By Frederick MacMonnies, 1907
Ink, pencil, and wash on paper
39 x 25 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(NPC #65.27)
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"Details of Collector`s Room, New York Custom House, New York, NY"
Cass Gilbert, architect
Drawn by L.H.B. and L.M.Z., November 1, 1904
Ink on tracing linen
27 1/2 x 19 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(New York City, Custom House, drawing 419)
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Front and Side Elevations, U.S. Post Office, Muskegon, Michigan
By James Knox Taylor, 1904
Edward Feré Champney, delineator, September 27, 1904
Pencil, ink, water color, and gouache on paper
13 x 28 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Michigan, Muskegon folder)
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"U. S. Post Office, Wichita Falls, Tex."
By James Knox Taylor, architect, July 11, 1910
Watercolor and wash on board
23 3/4 x 19 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Consolidated files, Texas, Wichita)
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"East Elevation of Lincoln Memorial"
By Henry Bacon, architect, ca. 1910
Ink and wash on paper, mounted on paper and linen
16 x 38 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital
(Lincoln Memorial, folder 1)
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Untitled rendering of Statue, Lincoln Memorial
By Henry Bacon, architect, ca. 1910
Jules Guérin, delineator
Pencil and wash on linen
31 3/4 x 36 5/8
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital
(Lincoln Memorial, folder 2, item 5)
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"Proposed Court Room, U.S. Post Office and Court House, New Orleans, LA"
By H.D. Hall and James Gamble Rogers, 1914
Watercolor and ink and crayon on paper
35 x 39 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Yasko Collection, Louisiana, New Orleans)
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"Proposed Entrance Lobby, United States Post Office and Courthouse, New Orleans, Louisiana"
By H.D. Hall and James Gamble Rogers, 1914
Gouache, chalk, and ink on paper
37 x 40 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Yasko Collection, Louisiana, New Orleans)
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"President`s Flag"
By an unknown artist, 1916
Gouache on paper
12 x 16
National Archives and Records Administration, General Records of the United States Government
(Attachment to Executive Order 2390)
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Original design for "Be Patriotic" poster
By Paul Stahr, ca. 1917-1918
Gouache on paper
27 7/8 x 20
Herbert Hoover Library National Archives and Records Administration
(68.2.12)
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Original design for "Liberty Bound or Liberty Bond? U Can Change It"
By James Hart, ca. 1917-18
Ink over pencil on paper
26 x 16 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Bureau of Public Debt
(53-DP-Hart-1)
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"American Dazzle" camouflage cutout
By an unknown artist, 1917-1918
Watercolor on board
6 x 29 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
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"Hunt Mobile Aero Squadron Unit No. 1 - For Transportation Sheet 4"
By Herbert Hunt, January 1919
Pencil on paper
8 x 10 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of Headquarters United States Air Force (Air Staff), 1934-89
(Sarah Clark Collection, Aircraft Inventions, 1917-1947, 452.1, RD 3088, 452.2 (box 22)
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"Twin Engine Airship Type C Assembly"
By R.B. for the U.S. Navy, April 17, 1919
Ink and pencil on tracing linen
32 1/4 x 52 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Aeronautics
(Bureau of Aeronautics numbered series, drawing 824-27A)

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"Front Elevation, Washington Avenue Wing and Details for Stores"
By Thomas Sears, city planner
Drawn by W. H.L. for the United States Housing Corporation, September 9, 1918
Ink on tracing linen
29 x 41
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the United States Housing Corporation
(Industrial Housing, Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, Folder 1 )
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"Memorial at Fère-en-Tardenois [sic] Sceme C"
By Cram and Ferguson, architects, February 17, 1927, for the Battle Monuments Commission

Graphite and watercolor washes on tracing paper
14 1/8 x 23 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the American Battle Monuments Commission
(117-SK-10-2)
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"The Chapel of the American Cemetery at Brookwood, England"
By an unknown architect, 1927
Pencil and wash on paper on board
23 1/2 x 36
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the American Battle Monuments Commission
(117-SK-6-1)
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"Extension & Remodeling, U.S. Post Office, Court House, & Custom House Honolulu, T[erritory] of H[awaii]"
Drawn by E.B. L.,, April 6, 1929
Colored pencil and graphite on paper
20 x 29 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Yasko Collection, Hawaii)
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"Headquarters Area Development Plan, Aztec National Monument, New Mexico"
By C.A.R., for the Bureau of Plans and Designs, February 15,1933
Colored pencil on photoreproductive print on paper
28 x 39
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(Master Plans, Aztec Ruins National Monument)
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"Headquarters Area Development Plan, Aztec National Monument, New Mexico"
By C.A.R., for the Bureau of Plans and Designs, 1933 with changes made to 1935
Colored pencil on photoreproductive print on paper
28 x 38
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(Master Plans, Aztec Ruins National Monument)

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"General Development Plan, Old Faithful Area"
By an unknown draftsman, Bureau of Plans and Designs, January 1, 1940
Watercolor on paper
36 x 42
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(Master Plans, Yellowstone National Park)

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"Mammoth Government Utility Area, Yellowstone National Park"
By an unknown draftsman, 1940
Colored pencil on blueprint
35 3/4 x 39 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(Master Plans, Yellowstone National Park)
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"Longitudinal Section Looking West" (Design for the Jefferson Memorial)
By John Russell Pope, Otto R. Eggers, and Daniel P. Higgins, ca. 1939
Pencil, wash, and ink on paper on board
18 x 24
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(Security file, NPC 65.52.222)
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North Elevation, Jefferson Memorial
By John Russell Pope, Otto R. Eggers, and Daniel P. Higgins, ca. 1939
Watercolor and pencil on illustration board
18 x 24
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Park Service
(Security file, NPC 65.52.222)
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"House and Plot Plan, Century Blvd Gardens Project, Los Angeles"
By Floyd L. Henderson, June 22, 1935
Pencil on tracing paper
11 x 20
National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Sierra Region, Records of the Farmers Home Administration
(F.S.A. Century Blvd Gardens Project, Los Angeles County Relief Administration)
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"Preliminary Study of Community & Administration Buildings Crossville Project, Crossville, Tenn."
By an unknown draftsman, Special Plans Division, Resettlement Administration, August 12, 1936
Pencil on tracing paper
31 1/2 by 42
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Farmers Home Administration
(Cumberland Homesteads, TN)
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"Detail of Bracket Lamp"
By H.L. Smith for the Resettlement Administration`s Reedsville Experimental Village, Reedsville, West Virginia, June 10, 1935
Pencil on tracing paper
14 3/4 by 25 1/4
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Farmers Home Administration
(Sheet E-1 (Drawer 238-10)
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"Greenbelt Project Berwin, MD Elevation of Underpass"
By G.L.S. for the Division of Suburban Resettlement, Resettlement Administration, 1936
Pencil on tracing paper
15 x 18
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Housing Administration
(Resettlement Administration, Greentown Plans, Greenbelt, MD. Various roads, utility, and water dam details, sheet 2a)
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"EHFA Electricity for All TVA"
By an unknown artist for the Tennessee Valley Authority, ca. 1940
Pencil on tracing paper
12 x 9
National Archives and Records Administration, Southeast Region, Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority
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"Los Angeles California Court House Ceiling Entrance Lobby, Space 98 Decorative Painting"
By and unknown artist, ca. 1939
Watercolor and gouache on paper
22 x 30 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Southwest Region, Records of the Public Buildings Service
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"Los Angeles California Court House, Detail of Entrance Lobby, Space 98 Decorative Painting"
By an unknown artist, ca. 1939
Watercolor and gouache on paper
22 x 30 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Pacific Southwest Region, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(DPS Drawing # 6)
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Design for Mural, Snohomish, Washington Post Office
By Lance W. Hart, for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, ca. 1940
Watercolor on paper
8 1/2 x 8
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(121-GA-24-Hart-1)
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Design for Mural, Paw Paw, Michigan Post Office
By Carlos Lopez, for the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, ca. 1940

Watercolor over pencil on paper
9 1/2 x 10
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(121-GA-34-Lopez 3-1)
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Costume design for "Mozart" - The Impressario
By James Lyons for the Federal Theatre Project, Works Progress Administration, January 26, 1939
Pencil and gouache on board
15 x 11
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Work Projects Administration
(69-TSR-80)
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Costume design for "Mlle Silberklang" - The Impresario
By James Lyons for the Federal Theatre Project, Works Progress Administration, 1939
Gouache and pencil on paper
15 x 11
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Work Projects Administration
(69-TSR-81)
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Set Design for Sabine Women Act III
By David Scott for the Federal Theatre Project, Works Progress Administration, ca. 1937
Pastel
12 x 14
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Work Projects Administration
(69-TSR-112)
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Set Design for First Legion
By J.M. for the Federal Theatre Project, Works Progress Administration, 1937
Wash over pencil on paper
10 x 14 1/8
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Work Projects Administration
(69-TSR-109)
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Design for poster for Lady Say Yes
By an unknown artist for the Federal Theatre Project, Works Progress Administration, ca. 1937
Gouache on paper on board
11 x 9
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Work Projects Administration
(69-TSR-127)
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Design for poster for The Devil Passes
By an unknown artist, for the Works Progress Administration, Federal Theatre Project, ca. 1937
8 3/4 x 6 3/4
Ink over pencil on board
National Archives and Records Administration, Still Picture Branch, Records of the Work Projects Administration
(69-TSR-121)
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Sketch showing a design for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
By Franklin D. Roosevelt, April 12, 1937
Pencil on paper
14 x 8 1/2
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, National Archives and Records Administration
(Special FDR file)
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"Memorial Monument of Chief Red Cloud"
By Rodie Adams, 1939
Pencil and ink on paper
15 x 9 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Central Plains Region, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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"Carved Glass Partition for Airport Building, Washington, DC"
By Howard L. Chaney for Harreton Carved Glass Company, 1940
Gouache on board
18 1/2 x 30
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Arlington, Virginia #2)
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"Aerial Perspective Arlington Office Building for War Department" [The Pentagon]
Architectural design by G. Edwin Bergstrom and David J. Witmer for the War Department
Drawn by T. Stathes, July 31, 1941
Colored pencil on tracing paper, mounted on board
20 x 26
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Consolidated file, Arlington VA)
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U.S.S. West Virginia Inboard Profile Outboard Profile
By an unidentified draftsman for the U.S. Navy, 1944
Ink on tracing linen
31 x 45
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Bureau of Ships
(Ship Plans Alphabetical series #112567-2)
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"Coat of Arms for the 100th Infantry Battalion"
By H.F.C., 1943
Gouache on paper
15 1/8 x 12 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Adjutant General`s Office, 1917 - [AGO]
(Entry 427, World War II Operations Reports, INBN 100 - 0.16, box 21086a)
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"Sketch of Proposed City Center - Clinton, Tenn"
By S.H. Gurnee, for the Department of Regional Studies, Tennessee Valley Authority, January 20, 1944
Pencil on tracing paper
20 x 46 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration and Records Administration, Southeast Region, Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority
(ABS Original Presentation Drawing, File 46-23)
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"Temporary Dwelling Units, Buckeye, Arizona-Soil and Ground Preparation"
By Lesmer and Mahoney, architects and engineers for the Federal Public Housing Authority, June 10, 1943
Pencil on tracing paper
26 x 29
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Housing Administration
(Federal Public Housing Authority, 1942-1947, 2039-40)
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"Plan of Layer 32"
By an unknown engineer, 1942
Pencil on photoreproductive print on paper
22 1/2 x 16 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration Great Lakes Region (Chicago), Records of the Atomic Energy Commission
(Records of Argonne National Laboratory, Core Plan drawings for CP-1)
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"Suggested Study of the White House Office Grounds"
By Faith J. Bloch, for the National Capital Planning Commission, 1957
Ink over pencil on tracing paper
8 1/2 x 11
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the National Capital Planning Commission
(Old Series, folder 1.11-78--1.15-67, Oversize)
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Design for American Flag with 50 Stars
By Donald Edwards, 1959
Construction paper collage
12 x 17
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, National Archives and Records Administration
(White House Central Files, General file, 1-D-1)
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Design for American Flag with 50 Stars
By Olga de Alvares, 1959
12 x 17
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, National Archives and Records Administration
(White House Central Files, General file, 1-D-1)
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"United States Border Inspection Station, Jackman, Maine"
By William O. Armitage, architect
Drawn by R.K. Hetcher, for General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, ca. 1963
Watercolor and graphite on paper
27 x 34 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Yasko Collection, Maine)
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"Federal Office Building Miami, Fla."
By Steward-Skinner Associates & Charles Giller Associates, architects and engineers for the General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, 1961
Drawn by J.N. Smith
Gouache on board
30 x 33 1/2
National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Records of the Public Buildings Service
(Yasko Collection, Florida)
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"New Roosevelt Dam Salt River Project Ariz."
By Vitaliano for the Bureau of Reclamation, November 1982
Pencil and ink on tracing linen
24 x 15 3/4
National Archives and Records Administration Rocky Mountain Region, Records of the Bureau of Reclamation
(Artwork, box 2)
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Citations for left side images:
"Washington Monument Project for a Marble Pyramidion"
By Bernard Green, January 19, 1884 Ink on paper, linen backed
36 1/4" x 23 1/2"
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the National Park Service

Original design for "Be Patriotic" poster
By Paul Stahr, ca. 1917-18 Gouache on paper
27 7/8 " x 20"
Herbert Hoover Library, National Archives and Records Administration

Sketch for the Great Seal of the United States
By Francis Hopkinson, May 10, 1780
Pencil and ink on paper
7 3/8 x 6 3/8
National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention

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