Scenes from the House Chamber made frequent appearances in the illustrated weekly papers. Here, a message from the President was read to a full Chamber, with the perspective from the visitor’s gallery providing a view of all the grand features of the room, including the Albert Bierstadt landscapes and the portraits of George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Washington, D.C. - Scene in the House of Representatives During the Reading of the President's Message,” https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2008/2008-146-004/ (April 11, 2021)
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