( ) f <^'^l .'JJJJj.\ . Tiiil ■WjJk m^ oL l tciw^ird the Caiiitol lies the beautiful landscape of the Mall ami the Public ami Botanical (ianli'iis. In the foreBroiiml is the Smithsonian Institiition ami the National Museum. The noble white fronts of the Capitol and the Congressional Library form a striking center to the vistii. The winding course of the I'otomai^ may be followed lor miles. In the distance the green fields of \'irginia stretch away to the distant horizon. •'\ THK SENATE fHAMISER— CAl'ITOL The spacious hall of the Senate Chamber is in the north wing of the Capitol. The concentric rows of the seats of the senators radiate from the dais of the President of the Senate's desk on the north side. Rich decorations in gold arabesques over delicate tuits adorn the walls, and the light from above is mellowed 1)V the allegorical symbols which beautify the glass ceiling. The committee ami reception romus are veritalile art galleries of the highest order. THE HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES— CAPITOL In an elevated position at tlie south side is the Speaker's desk of white marble, flanked A Legislative Chamber without a rival in the world full lent^th portraits of Washino^ton and Lafayette. The seats of the members are arranged in concentric semi-circles with radiating aisles the House opens off the hall liack of the Speaker's desk. The galleries are spacious and are reached by beautiful marble stairways. n either side by The famous Lobl)y THE SI PREME COl RT ROOM— (ARITol, Here sits the most auf^ust tribunal of the worlci — the Supreme Court of the United States of America. The hall is semi-eiroular, with A screen of Ionic columns huilt of the.'ftnest Fot(unac marble, supports a gallery in the rear pace iu front. Public si'ats are having decorative squares of stucco work, fhief Justice and his eight Associate Justices listen t' the eminent lawyers who address them from the ?■ I tty tower of the General I'ost Offlce rises in the right middle distanoe, and the fjreat hulk of the New Willard hotel appears at the left. In the center liackground the dignified front ami stately dome of the Capitol rise ahove the green lawn and foliage ol Ihe surrounding grounds. (;p;nkral view of Washington The devekumieiit of Wasliin^ton has been luainly to the westward of the Capitol, although the projectors assumed it woulti be to tlie east. From the western terraee of the Capitol may be obtained a beautiful view of the city and the encircling hills. Tlie broad asphalted surface of Pennsylvania Avenue stretches across the scene until it meets the noble front of the Treasury Duildlng. Nearly all of the great public buildings are in view. At the left gleams the tapering shaft of ihe Washington Monument. THOMAS CIRCLE In the Thomas Circle, at the junction of Vermont and Massachusetts avenues, stands a fine equestrian statue of General George H. Thomas, the " Rocls of Cbickamauga," erected by the Societj- of the Army of the Cumberland in honor of their beloved leader during the Civil War. The statue is considered one of the best examples of the genius of the famous American sculptor, .T. Q. A. Ward. ' -fet".'*'?^! ' " " ^ , ag,ai;,,M- ,1f r ,. , THE REMODELED WHITE HOUSE This builfling preserves an air of stately simjilicity whicli goes well with its histoi-j- as the official home of every President of the United States since George Washington, who laid the comer stone in 1792, Init died in 17119 before the Imilding was completed. When the British troops entered the city in 1814, the building was wantonly fired, and it was the coat of paint which the stones received to obliterate the marks of the flames that gave rise to the name " White House," the popular designation of the Executive Mansion. Extensive alterations and additions were made in 1902-03. NEW STATK lUNlNli K(H>M eat one liumlred j^uests. The paneling; ot tin The massive mahogany table shown in tliis view wi the heads of American big game. Over the white marble mantel is a valuable old Flemi? dinners t p:XE(UTIVE OFFICE lUTILDIXG On the west side iil the W liite House a lirnad esiihiiiacie connects the older biiUding with the new Executive Office used liy the I'lesident ami his clerlis fot tlie transaction of ofticial liusiness. The Imildini; is of a severe style of architecture, designed to be in harmony with the main structure. The public entrance t' Department, and the south by the State Department. Within are The west wing is occupied by the THE TREASURY BUILDING The Treasury Building, east of the "White House on Pennsylvania Avenue and Fifteenth Street, is acknowledged to he architecturally perfect. The fronts are generously adorned with Ionic columns, and give an impression of dignity, solidity and security. In the Cash Room the daily transactions run to the amount of piillions of dollars. Below, the strong gold, silver and bond vaults are replete with the representatives of the country's wealth. THE PENSION BUILDING This immense structure in reality encloses a great court with a lofty roof of glass and iron. The court is surrounded by galleries which rise one above the other and contains tier after tier of offices. Here the enormous pension business of the United States is handled with perfect system. Since the War'of the Rebellion the astotinding^total of more than three billions of dollars has been paid to pensioners, a record without a parallel in the.history of nations. THE liUKEAU OF I'KINTINr, AND EN<;RAVIN« The Bureau of Engraving and I'rinting, corner of Fourteenth and K .Streets, S. W., is a manufacturing brancli of tlie Treasury Deiiartnient. Here are [jriuted government bonds, national currency, postage and revenue stamps, military, naval and diplomatic commissions, passports, etc. The process of engraving and printing the currency is surrounded hy every precaution, and an elaborate system i>f receipting is rigidly carried out. THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION The Smithsonian Institution stands in the southern end of the Smithsonian Grounds, a part of the Mall near B street, between Tenth and Eleventh streets. It received its name from James Smithson, an Englishman, who bequeathed his entire property in 1829 to found "an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." The collections preserved here comprise thousands of natural history specimens, and American and European prehistoric antiquities. ' "■ ^'' I ■•Vf^ ?! ill I III lit 1 I 1 "I'l 1 1 i I fij 1 1 1 THE LIHRARY OF CONGRESS Tlie Library of Ccuigress is beyond a doubt the most artistic library building in the world. It faces west upon First Street and the other walls front upon East Capitol, Second and B Streets. The grounds adjoin those of the Capitol. It consists of a great central rotunda, which is the reailing room, with radiating book stacks, enclosed in a parallelogram of galleries and pavilions. There are three stories, surmounted by a massive gilded dome. HKONZE FOUNTAIN— LIBRARY OF CONURESS The tront of the striking entrance to tlie Library of Congress is ornamented by a beautiful bronze fountain by Hinton I'erry. It represents the Court of Neptune ;ukI consists of exquisitely luotleled gixmps of tritons, sea-nymphs, sea-horses, serpents, frogs and turtles. It occupies a semi-circular basin fifty feet broad. In front of tlie center niche is Neptune seated in a majestic attitude. SECOND FLOOR, ENTRANCE HALL— LIIiRAKY OF CONGRESS The Grand Staircase leads to the wonderfully decorated corridors of the Arcade on the way to the public galleries and the main reading room. These corridors are arranged somewhat similar to those of the first floor, Imt as they are higher and deccn-ated in a brighter tone, there is an ellect of greater siiaciousness. The decorative work is the combined ellort of a small army of talented artists, including (iariisey, Shirlow, Kcid, Maynard, Van lugen, Mackay, Harsc, liensoii and Perry. _ o 2 o -^ ^ a I' S 0) "^ i: « *- ■P. " a « o .2 S 3 ■ 5 w; 2 &i - s " c ,A Mi, ■^ 'S ^. 2 3 S"' o =« '2 ' a ^ 5 ■ ?3 rf ^ _ — o c 5 X 7% -Z f C * IJ Z H K S «; -2 " 5; - 2 - t, is C ~ c C "S ^ . 4> IT £ s £ g = c a " — c O fc- ^ ■" * c '^ 5 o * 5-323 THE NATH)NAL MUSEUM The National Miiseuiu, on the Mall, H street, between Ninth and Tenth Streets, is the repository ot ..ver five million specimens of ohjeets of scientific anil artis- tic interest which have come intii the jiossession of the (iovernment. In the historical section are many personal relics, mementoes and memorials of distin- guished Americans. The Washington and Grant relics are of especial interest. The Museum is supjiorted by an annual approjiriation of Congress. THK CORCORAN (iAM.ERV OF ART This famous Art Oallery, on Seventh Street, New York Avenue to K Street, was fouii'led and endowed l»y the late William W. Curroran in isiJO. as a jjirt to the public. Here has Iieen gathered toj^etlier one i>f the most valuable art collections in the world. Orijjinal marbles, bronzes, rare invintinss by the most celebrated artists, and casts and replicas from the finest specimens of antique and modern sculpture till the roonis and line the i-..rii(tt)rs. A HELPIX(i HAND A tLiuiims painting in tlie OironT:ui (luUeiy of Art. It is ime ot tlip best known works of Emile Kenouf, ;i French landscape, marine anil genre painter, who died in 18'.)4. The subject is one which appears to give pleasure universally. It has always appealed to the regard of the public, and has been copied and multiplied by every known method of reproduction until it has become familiar throughout the civilized world. GOINU TO PASTURE Another gem in the Corcoran Gallery of Art by the celebrated artist, O. S. Tniesdell, which has achieved a popularity only exceeded by that of " A Helping Hand." It is notable that the paintings which treat of homely and common subjects especially gain this distinction. The Corcoran Gallery contains many other pictures which will be recognized by visitors as the originals of thousands of lithographed or printed copies. fe^3r--3g^^,^vai I^^K % « = ■>,■- « 2 S H 5 a ■" ■ cc 2 V c 0-i 2 c " a •= ■ •=«¥■= S iJ ; o a. ; G. ^ . (n : a; =! ; *j ^ ■ > H 8 MO X .g ^ =£■;::= ii t^ o; 1; : a; S S THE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS' HOME The United States Sokliers' Home is surrouniled liy over five liuiulreil acres of beautiful lawn, slope and ravine, three miles north of the Capitol, at Michigan Avenue and North Capitol Street. Here the Government cares for more than twelve hundred veterans of the regular service. They are comfortably lodged, fed and clothed, and receive medical care and medicine, all without cost. The white Norman tower of the Home is a pleasing feature of the landscape. ? s s •? a 2 s f^ i " 5 4 THE .lACK.SON STATUE This famous bronze statue, the work of Clark Mills, is situated in Lafayette Square, o))))osite the north front of the White House. The bronze was cast from cann« " 9 *j M ^ o i c ^ *^ ^ 7i i 3 ii .2 £ Z >. s a ■£ CC "S C rt ' GKORGE WASHINCITON 'I'wii l:ii:ii>us pnitniits (if Wasliingtmi ami his wifi' Now ill tliH Mils iiiii 111 I'iiu' Arts, Biistiiii, Mas entirely emu pie ted. MAKTHA WAS111N(;T(IN The artist, (iilhert Stuart, died liefrire the paintings were r*^^ >^% HOME OF GE0R<;E WASHINGTON— MOXTNT VERNON The Miui-iun M'nise of Mount \ iinon was Imilt in 1743. It occupies one (»f the tinest sites on the rotoniac. The associations ot this old house with llie hon'»re(l name ot \Vashin;;ton, have made it a shrine of patriotism. Here are hundreds of relics of the jj;reat Tresideut, and the room in which he died is kept uuchangefl. Tlie restoration, equijtment and keeping of the several rooms are in the care of the women of the various States. \VASHIN(iTON'S TOMB AT MOUNT VERNON A plain brick structure with an arched gateway in front, above which an inscription upon a marble slab reads,** Within this enclosure rests the remains of Gen- eral (ieor;j:e Washington," Tln' toml) of the first President seems to agree with what we know of the simple habits of the Father of his Country. In the anti- ehainbcr may be seen two marble sarcophagi ; the one on the right contains the body of AVashington, the one on the left that of Martha, his wife. CHRIST CHURCH, ALEXANDRIA The pew nf (ieiieral Washington is yet ineserved in the venerable Christ Church as it appeared when oeuupied liy tlie lamily. It is on tlie left side, near fhe front, and is marked liy a silver plate with a facsimile of Washington's autograph. Across the aisle is the pew once used by Colonel Robert E. Lee and family. It also bears a silver plate u)inn which is engraved the name of the former owner in autograph. ARLINCTOIS HOUSK ( )n entering the yruunds nl" the Arlington Natioiuil Crnietery l>y any,nf thu u::ite8 one comes to Miis tine old mansion situated upim tlie lirow ul ;i hill overlookin-i- the I'otomac. It was huilt in iai2 hy (reorge Washingtcm Tarke Custis, Washington's adopted son, and on his death passed into tlie hands or the faniily of Col. Robert K. Lee. who left Arlington at the outbreak of the Civil War. Tlie mansion is now occupied by the superintendent of tlu- military cemetery. (iRAVf; OF UNKNOWN DEAD— ARLINIiTON CEMETERY Nothing is known ot these lirave men. exeept that they fought for the perpetuation of the Union, and dying on the field of liattle, lost even the rewanl of an individual reconl of their sacrifice. Yet they did not lose all, for so long as this granite monument endures, these nameless soldiers who fell on the l)lo..,ly fields pf Yirginia will have a share in the reverent memory of the American people along with the great captains who lie buried at Arlington. TOMB OF GENERAL LOGAN— ARLINGTON CEMETERY On tlie slope wliich'stretches to the east from the mansion in Arlington National Cemetery is reserved a place for the gallant officers who serveil their country in the great civil conflict. This mausoleum contains the remains of General John A. Logan, of Ohio. A Ma.ior-General (luring the war, this noted man was afterward for many years a United States Senator, and always known as a brilliant writer and (uator. General Logan died in 1886.