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Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Photograph shows fireplace with decorative mantel and overmantel containing a portrait, probably of a family member, at the Townsend house

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Photograph shows fireplace with decorative mantel and overmantel containing mirror in the ground floor reception room

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Photograph shows fireplace with decorative mantel and overmantel at the Townsend house, later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Photograph shows fireplace with decorative mantel and overmantel containing painted portrait, probably of a family member, at the Townsend house

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Photograph shows formal room with decorative fireplace, paintings, and furniture at the Townsend house, later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend house, Washington, D.C. c1910. Photograph shows fac¸ade of the Townsend house, later home of Mathilde and B. Sumner Wells, now the Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Ave. N.W

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. US politician, Washington, DC

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. US politician, Washington, DC

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. US politician, Washington, DC

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Alvey Augustus Adee, Assistant Secretary of State, 1914. US politician, Washington, DC

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: William Charles Adamson, Rep. from Georgia, with Simms of Tennessee, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Charles Adamson, Rep. from Georgia, with Simms of Tennessee, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Charles Adamson, Rep. from Georgia, with Simms [sic] of Tennessee, 1913. US politicians William Charles Adamson (right), Representative 3/4/97-12/18/17, and Thetus Willrette Sims

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917
Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. In 1920, women in the United States gained the legal right to vote with the passing of the 19th Amendment

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917
Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Group of women outside Cameron House in Washington, DC, the offices of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917
Woman suffrage, between 1910 and 1917. In 1920, women in the United States gained the legal right to vote with the passing of the 19th Amendment

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Peace Cross At Cathedral of Washington, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Peace Cross At Cathedral of Washington, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Peace Cross At Cathedral of Washington, 1912
Peace Cross At Cathedral of Washington, 1912. Celtic cross at Mount St Alban, the highest point in Washington, DC. The limestone cross, designed by architect Robert W

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Saint Alban's Church - Original Wooden Church, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Saint Alban's Church - Original Wooden Church, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Saint Alban's Church - Original Wooden Church, [Washington, DC], 1912

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: New Years Breakfasts, Pan American Union - Unidentified; 2 Ladies And 2 Men, 1912

New Years Breakfasts, Pan American Union - Unidentified; 2 Ladies And 2 Men, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
New Years Breakfasts, Pan American Union - Unidentified; 2 Ladies And 2 Men, [Washington, DC], 1912

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Charles Mcgowan, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Mcgowan, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Charles Mcgowan, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Charles Mcgowan, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Mcgowan, 1911. [Possibly a portrait of Charles McGowan, later a lieutenant in the Canadian Infantry, killed during the First World War]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: U.S. Capitol from the Southeast, [Washington, DC], 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S

U.S. Capitol from the Southeast, [Washington, DC], 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S
U.S. Capitol from the Southeast, [Washington, DC], 1911

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: George Walbridge Perkins - Financier, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

George Walbridge Perkins - Financier, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. George Walbridge Perkins - Financier, 1911
George Walbridge Perkins - Financier, 1911. [American politician and businessman George Walbridge Perkins I]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: James C. Haynes, Mayor of Minneapolis, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. James C

James C. Haynes, Mayor of Minneapolis, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. James C. Haynes, Mayor of Minneapolis, 1911
James C. Haynes, Mayor of Minneapolis, 1911. [US lawyer and politician James Clark Haynes]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Clarence Funk Leaving S.O.B. 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Clarence Funk Leaving S.O.B. 1911

Clarence Funk Leaving S.O.B. 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Clarence Funk Leaving S.O.B. 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Clarence Funk Leaving S.O.B. [Washington, DC], 1911. [Two men outside the Senate Office Building]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Charles R. Heicke, Executive Secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company...1911

Charles R. Heicke, Executive Secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company...1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles R. Heicke, Executive Secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company, In Capitol Grounds, [Washington, DC], 1911

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Washington Riding Club, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Washington Riding Club, between 1909 and 1923. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Washington Riding Club, between 1909 and 1923
Washington Riding Club, between 1909 and 1923. Mrs. Eno, President'. Man riding a horse on a street with newly planted saplings

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Silver Communion Plate, 1935/1942. Creator: Ella Josephine Sterling

Silver Communion Plate, 1935/1942. Creator: Ella Josephine Sterling
Silver Communion Plate, 1935/1942

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Silver Communion Cup, 1935/1942. Creator: Ella Josephine Sterling

Silver Communion Cup, 1935/1942. Creator: Ella Josephine Sterling
Silver Communion Cup, 1935/1942

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby with fireplace, c1910

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby with fireplace, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby with fireplace, c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Hallway of lobby, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Hallway of lobby, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Hallway of lobby, c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby, c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Carriage house(?), c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Carriage house(?), c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Carriage house(?), c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby, c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Lobby, c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Billiard room, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Billiard room, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Billiard room, c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Living room, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Living room, c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Living room, c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Ballroom, c1910-1911. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Ballroom, c1910-1911. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Ballroom, c1910-1911. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; purchased by the Cosmos Club in 1950

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Carriage house(?), c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Carriage house(?), c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Wash. D.C.: Carriage house(?), c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Washington, D.C. c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Mary Scott Townsend House, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Mary Scott Townsend House, Washington, D.C. c1910. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Mary Scott Townsend House, Washington, D.C. c1910. The Townsend House, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.; later home of Mathilde and B

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Whittemore House, between 1890 and 1920. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Whittemore House, between 1890 and 1920. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Whittemore House, between 1890 and 1920. Interior of Whittemore house, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. with leopard rug, moose head above fireplace, and foliage

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Students reading in library at Georgetown Visitation... Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?)

Students reading in library at Georgetown Visitation... Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?)
Students reading in library at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?). [Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Science class in Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890-1910(?)

Science class in Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890-1910(?). [Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799. Students studying physics. Note nun at left]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Art class in Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910

Art class in Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910. [Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799. Students using tilting drawing boards

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington DC, between 1890 and 1910(?)

Exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington DC, between 1890 and 1910(?)
Exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?). [Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School... Washington DC, c1890 - 1910

Exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School... Washington DC, c1890 - 1910
Exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, with cemetery in foreground, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?). [Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, DC, between 1890 and 1910(?)

Exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, DC, between 1890 and 1910(?)
Exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?). [Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Part of exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. c1890 - 1910

Part of exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. c1890 - 1910
Part of exterior view of Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?). [Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Scientific(?) instrument on table in room at Georgetown Visitation...Washington DC c1890 - 1910

Scientific(?) instrument on table in room at Georgetown Visitation...Washington DC c1890 - 1910
Scientific(?) instrument on table in room at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, Washington, D.C. between 1890 and 1910(?). [Grille or screen, Roman Catholic school for girls, founded in 1799]

Background imageWashington Dc Collection: Woodrow Wilson Addressing Congress, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Woodrow Wilson Addressing Congress, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Woodrow Wilson Addressing Congress, between 1910 and 1917. President of the United States. Women permitted to watch from the public gallery



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