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Art on October 15, 2026
This fall, historical political cartoons are newly digitized and available online. From Springer’s lamb to Dingley’s ark, the popular satires of more than a century ago are packed with historical details and references, so settle in for some colorful legislative talk.
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Just in time for summer, a slew of newly digitized prints and postcards show how visitors and armchair travelers pictured the Capitol over the past two centuries.
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How did Members of Congress make a living before their House service? In this roundup, newly digitized objects show how some Representatives spent their time putting food on America’s tables.
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Art on February 4, 2026
From silly to serious, mid-20th century House artifacts show the institution’s inner workings in this selection of recently digitized House Collection items.
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Art on September 15, 2025
From “incomparable” juniper berry drinks to electronic voting computers, innovation takes the spotlight in the latest round of artifacts added to our online Collections Search.
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From Abe Lincoln to “artistic French human hair goods,” there’s something for everyone in this season’s batch of recently digitized House Collection treasures.
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See what’s fresh for spring with newly donated and newly digitized objects in the House Collection. Over the years, hundreds of people collected congressional treasures and gave them to the House of Representatives. Take a look at a few standouts.
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Art on December 18, 2024
Everything old is new again—this season, treasures from 150 years ago take center stage in newly digitized additions to our online collection.
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Art on September 17, 2024
This fall, newly digitized objects in the House Collection are talking the talk. Four recordings, from 1920 to 1964, step up to the microphone. Take a look and take a listen to congressional women and men from the past.
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Just in time for summer, the Office of Art and Archives has added new objects to the digitized House Collection.
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What’s new in the House Collection? This round of digitized additions to the House’s treasure trove covers everything from 18th-century Speakers of the House to 20th-century cartoons.
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Art on December 12, 2023
What’s new on Collections Search? Nineteen postcards, a studio set, and an intern making photocopies, that’s what.
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