Collection Intrepid Innovation
The computer, the car, space travel. These technologies, while seemingly old hat now, are examples of monumental technological advancement. Even...
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A view of the Capitol of Washington before it was burnt in 1814 by the British. This famous watercolor view by William Birch shows the only section of the Capitol that had been completed when the government moved to Washington in 1800. Workmen are cutting stones in the left foreground, and the city can be seen in the distance on the right.
The computer, the car, space travel. These technologies, while seemingly old hat now, are examples of monumental technological advancement. Even...
Whether by hoof, air, waterway, road, or rail, the President’s access to reliable transportation is essential during their time in...
A group of physicians and surgeons meeting in Washington 1891 was treated to a reception at the White House on the...
"Largely through television," notes historian William Seale, the White House "is the best known house in the world, the instantly...
The hot Florida sun beat down on a crowd gathered at Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969. As the Apollo 11 mission blasted...
At the beginning of the twentieth century, some people believed that the automobile was a toy for the rich that...
Stained glass, a medieval art, was revisited in the historically retrospective nineteenth century. The art was a prominent feature of...
James Knox Polk was at home in Columbia, Tennessee, when he judged that it was about time to find out...
President John Quincy Adams was an avid gardener who expanded the White House garden to two acres. An iron garden...
The 1850s saw many improvements and expansions to the mansion's existing conveniences. By this time many Americans who had gaslight...
During the 19th century Washington’s infamous summer heat and humidity presented challenges to presidents and their families. In that pr...
Social functions at the Ulysses S. Grant White House attracted so many visitors that the Red, Blue, and Green parlors...