Capitol Gallery

West front of the United States Capitol with cows in the for

West front of the United States Capitol with cows in the foreground. Drawing shows the Tripoli Monument honoring American valor during the Barbary Wars of 1804. It was moved to the West Front of the Capitol in 1831 (and moved to the US Naval Academy in 1860). The drawing also shows the wooden fence that first delineated the Capitol grounds. (Source: Pam Scott, 2011). Date ca. 1831

© Mary Evans / Library of Congress

Italian Prime Minister Salandra - Quote on entry into WW1

Patriotic quotation from a speech delivered at the Italian Capitol on June 2nd, 1915 (as Italy entered WW1) by Antonio Salandra (18531931) - a conservative Italian politician who served as the 33rd Prime Minister of Italy between 1914 and 1916. He ensured the entry of Italy in World War I on the side of the Triple Entente. Date: 1915

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street, California, USA

Vine Street (looking north from Sunset Boulevard), Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, the hub of the entertainment world.
1950

© Mary Evans / Pharcide

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