Collection The Historic Stephen Decatur House
In 1816 the naval war hero, Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr., and his wife, Susan, moved to the nascent capital city of...
Booker T. Washington
- Medium
- Photo
- Type
- Portrait
- Credit
- National Park Service
Booker T. Washington
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