Portraits

Washington and His Family. Engraved by William Sartain, Philadelphia, after the painting by G. Schussele, Philadelphia. Published by Bradley & Co., Philadelphia, 1864. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 918. 

George Washington, President of the United States. Mezzotint engraving by Edward Savage, London, 1793. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 497.

Founding of Washington, D.C. and Washington City 

Floorplan of two rental houses on Capitol Hill. Drawing by George Washington, 1798. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 328-A. 

Check, George Washington to William Thornton. May 31, 1799. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 670.

Handwritten and signed letter. George Washington, Philadelphia, to David Stuart, Georgetown, D.C. November 30, 1792. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 895.00.

Mount Vernon

Souvenir of Mount Vernon including Monticello and Arlington.

Northwest View of the Mansion of George Washington, Mount Vernon. Drawn by Capt. Washington Hood and published by O. Hass, Washington, D.C., ca. 1850. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 329.

Residence of Washington. Drawn by August Kollner and published by Goupil, Vibert Co., New York, ca. 1850. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 47.

The Home of Washington, Mount Vernon, Va. Published by Currier & Ives, New York, ca. 1850. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 330.

Bird’s-Eye View of Mt. Vernon, the Home of Washington. Published by G. & F. Bill, 1859. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 331.

Mount Vernon, Home of Washington, Representing the Two Hundred Acres Purchased by the Ladies Association. Drawn by H. Whateley and published by T. Sinclair, Philadelphia, 1859. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 645.

Mount Vernon – the Home of Washington. Lithograph by R. von Glumer, Washington, D.C., ca. 1860. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 483.

Washington Monument in various stages of completion

Washington Monument. Published by Endicott, New York, ca. 1850.

Potomac  at Washington. Unknown  publisher, ca. 1870. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 120.

Top of the Washington Monument, Setting the Capstone. Woodcut after photograph by Alex Miller, 1885. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 512.

Ticket #805 allowed admittance to the Washington Monument dedication ceremony on February 21, 1885. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection 787.