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| The heart of the Nation’s Capital | Frontispiece |
| Adams Memorial, the | 324 |
| Anacostia Park, plan of | 160 |
| Aqueduct Bridge, old | 180 |
| Arboretum, National, map of | 162 |
| Arlington Cemetery, Arlington Mansion, and Fort Myer | 308 |
| Arlington Mansion, reception hall | 310 |
| Arlington Memorial Bridge | 138 |
| Arlington Memorial Bridge, architect’s design | 136 |
| Arlington Memorial Bridge development | 141 |
| Arlington Memorial Bridge, eagle and fasces | 139 |
| Arlington Memorial Bridge, eagle and bison head | 137 |
| Arlington National Cemetery—Memorial Amphitheater | 312 |
| Arlington National Cemetery—Maine Monument and the Memorial Amphitheater | 316 |
| Arlington, plan for development of greater | 142 |
| Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Station, old | 73 |
| Boundary stone near Sixteenth Street NW. | 19 |
| Boundary stones of the District of Columbia | 17 |
| Boundary stones, three of the | 18 |
| British Embassy | 290 |
| Building regulations issued by President Washington | 21 |
| Burke, statue of Edmund | 344 |
| Burnham, Daniel H., on city planning | 81 |
| Cabin John Bridge | 214 |
| Capitol, the | 220 |
| Capitol, the, 1840 | 49 |
| Capitol, the, 1870 | 60 |
| Capitol at night | 222 |
| Capitol, basement plan of, 1800 | 171 |
| Capitol, bronze doors to the | 225 |
| Capitol, bronze doors to the House of Representatives wing | 229 |
| Capitol, bronze doors to the Senate wing | 227 |
| Capitol, design by Thornton, 1800 | 165 |
| Capitol, from Pennsylvania Avenue, 1830 | 166 |
| Capitol, from the west, showing the Tripoli column | 167 |
| Capitol Grounds and Union Station Plaza, 1917 | 96 |
| Capitol Grounds, treatment of the | 297 |
| Capitol Prison, old | 53 |
| Capitol, showing uncompleted dome, 1860 | 54 |
| Capitol, treatment for area west of the, plan of 1901 | 85 |
| Capitol upon its restoration, 1827 | 164 |
| Capitol, view from dome of, looking east | 106 |
| Capitol, view of dome of the, looking south | 107 |
| Central composition of the National Capital | 100 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown, lock of the old | 178 |
| Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, gatehouse | 48 |
| Christ Church, Washington | 189 |
| Christ Church, Alexandria, Va | 120 |
| Christ Church burial ground, later known as Congressional Cemetery | 44 |
| Columbia Island Plaza and Memorial Avenue | 140 |
| Constitution Hall | 278 |
| Dante, statue of | 337 |
| Decatur House | 176 |
| Declaration of Independence and the Constitution | 251 |
| Dermott map, the | 32 |
| District of Columbia Supreme Court Building | 194 |
| Dolly Madison House | 175 |
| Dupont Memorial Fountain | 335 |
| East Capitol Street | 111 |
| Ellicott plan, the | 30 |
| Ellicott map, the | 39 |
| Executive Building, 1820-66 | 267 |
| Fish market along the water front | 115 |
| Folger Shakespeare Library | 253 |
| Folger Shakespeare Library, exhibition hall | 254 |
| Ford’s Theater | 216 |
| Fort Drive | 110 |
| Francis Scott Key Bridge | 181 |
| Francis Scott Key House | 183 |
| Freedom, statue of | 223 |
| Gatehouse by Bulfinch, formerly near the Capitol | 72 |
| Gatepost designed by Bulfinch, near the Capitol | 63 |
| George Washington Memorial Parkway | 114 |
| Georgetown, house of the early days in | 184 |
| Government Printing Office, the United States | 258 |
| Grand Army of the Republic Memorial | 330 |
| Grand review of Union Army, May 1865 | 58 |
| Grant, Gen. U. S., memorial | 338, 342 |
| Grant, Gen. U. S., memorial, Artillery group | 341 |
| Grant, Gen. U. S., memorial, Cavalry group | 340 |
| Great Falls of the Potomac | 116 |
| Hamilton, statue of Alexander | 345 |
| Haymarket Square, old | 59 |
| Horse cars, view showing | 61 |
| House of Representatives Chamber | 231 |
| House of Representatives about 1820, painting by Samuel F. B. Morse | 46 |
| House of Representatives Chamber, 1830 | 169 |
| House of Representatives Office Building, New | 233 |
| House of Representatives Office Building, Old | 233 |
| Italian Embassy | 291 |
| Jackson, statue of Gen. Andrew | 323 |
| Jeanne d’Arc, statue of | 334 |
| Joaquin Miller Cabin in Rock Creek Park | 159 |
| King map, the | 33 |
| Lafayette Park, showing statue of Gen. Andrew Jackson | 152 |
| Lafayette, statue of General | 327 |
| L’Enfant, Maj. Pierre Charles | 23 |
| L’Enfant plan, the | 26 |
| L’Enfant plan, sketch of the | 22 |
| L’Enfant, tomb of | 317 |
| Library of Congress | 244 |
| Library of Congress addition | 248 |
| Library of Congress, grand staircase | 246 |
| Library of Congress, reading room | 249 |
| Lincoln died, house in which President | 217 |
| Lincoln, second inaugural of President, 1865 | 56 |
| Lincoln Memorial, the | 130, 154 |
| Lincoln Memorial and approaches, the | 130 |
| Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Basin | 134 |
| Lincoln Memorial, site of the, 1901 | 92 |
| Lincoln Memorial, statue of Abraham Lincoln | 132 |
| Lincoln Memorial, Memorial Bridge, and Riverside Drive, plan of 1901 | 93 |
| Longfellow, statue of Henry Wadsworth | 328 |
| Mall about 1890, view of the | 64 |
| Mall, the, 1930 | 97 |
| Mall, view from the Washington Monument, looking east | 295 |
| Mall, view from the Capitol dome, looking west | 294 |
| Mall, the, inundated | 79 |
| Mall and Monument Gardens, plan of 1901 | 88 |
| Mall, plan of the | 90 |
| Mall, the, showing railroad tracks crossing it | 78 |
| Meridian Hill Park, lower garden | 156 |
| Meridian Hill Park, upper garden | 156 |
| Mount Vernon | 125 |
| Mount Vernon from the air | 124 |
| Mount Vernon Memorial Highway | 118 |
| Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, bridge over Hunting Creek | 121 |
| Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, north of Little Hunting Creek | 117 |
| Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, bridge over Boundary Channel | 119 |
| Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, underpass at highway bridge | 121 |
| National Archives Building | 282 |
| National Archives Building, mural paintings in | 283 |
| National Gallery of Art | 281 |
| National Geographic Society | 278 |
| National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | 287 |
| New Hampshire Avenue | 144 |
| Octagon House | 174 |
| Old Tobacco Barn (old Christ Church) | 188 |
| Park areas acquired to July 1, 1938 | 149 |
| Patent Office Building, Old | 198 |
| Pennsylvania Avenue, plan of 1910, plan for developing south side | 293 |
| Pennsylvania Avenue, between the Treasury and the Capitol | 298 |
| Pennsylvania Railroad Station, old | 77 |
| Pulaski, statue of Gen. Casimir | 332 |
| Rock Creek Church | 186 |
| Rock Creek Park, map of | 158 |
| Senate Chamber | 230 |
| Senate Chamber, 1830 | 168 |
| Senate Office Building | 232 |
| Six Buildings, the | 36 |
| Smithsonian Institution | 255 |
| Soldiers’ Home, United States | 212 |
| St. John’s Church | 191 |
| St. John’s Church, early view of | 192 |
| State Building, Department of, 1801 | 265 |
| State Building, Department of, when remodeled | 264 |
| Thornton, Dr. William | 197 |
| Treasury Building, Department of the | 270 |
| Treasury Building, Department of the, 1855 | 52 |
| Treasury Building, site and material for, 1839 | 47 |
| Triangle group of public buildings along Constitution Avenue | 280 |
| Tripoli Column, at Annapolis, Md | 320 |
| Tudor Place, showing gardens on the east side | 187 |
| Tudor Place, Thirty-first and Q Streets | 185 |
| Unknown Soldier of the World War, the Tomb of the | 314 |
| Union Square, plan of 1901 | 86 |
| Union Station | 234 |
| Union Station, concourse | 236 |
| Union Station, waiting room | 238 |
| Union Station and Plaza, looking north from the dome of the Capitol | 300 |
| United States Supreme Court Building | 302 |
| United States Supreme Court Chamber | 303 |
| Van Ness Mansion | 177 |
| Wakefield, at Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Va | 127 |
| Wakefield, Washington family burying ground | 129 |
| Washington and Wakefield, map showing | 128 |
| Washington, 1852 | 50 |
| Washington, 1890 | 62 |
| Washington and environs, regional plan of | 104 |
| Washington Cathedral | 285 |
| Washington Cathedral, interior | 286 |
| Washington City Post Office | 242 |
| Washington, early, showing the Jefferson poplars | 38 |
| Washington, view of early | 34 |
| Washington from Arlington Heights, 1865 | 55 |
| Washington from Arlington, plan of 1901 | 76 |
| Washington from the President’s House, 1830 | 44 |
| Washington, the future | 94 |
| Washington in 1792 | 12 |
| Washington in embryo | 14 |
| Washington, looking north from the White House | 70 |
| Washington, looking south from Sixteenth Street and Columbia Road | 71 |
| Washington, model of the future, plan of 1901 | 75 |
| Washington, model of, showing conditions in 1901 | 74 |
| Washington, George, Houdon bust of | 122 |
| Washington, George, statue of | 322 |
| Washington, George, statue of Gen. | 318 |
| Washington, tomb of | 126 |
| Washington Monument, the | 208 |
| Washington Monument, as seen from the Mall grounds | 206 |
| Washington Monument, plan of the, by Robert Mills | 200 |
| Washington Monument, uncompleted, as it appeared from 1852-78 | 204 |
| Washington Monument, under construction, 1872 | 202 |
| Washington Monument, view northwest from the | 274 |
| Water front, plan for improvement of the | 112 |
| White House, early view of the | 170 |
| White House, north side | 262 |
| White House, view showing terrace on south side, 1827 | 172 |
| Witherspoon, statue of John | 329 |
| World’s Columbian Exposition, Court of Honor, looking east | 66 |
| World’s Columbian Exposition, Court of Honor, looking west | 67 |
| Zero milestone | 336 |