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This curated list of artifacts from the Senate Collection is organized by date, with the oldest object listed first.


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Image: Senate Chamber (Cat. no. 38.01048.001)
Senate Chamber
United States Senate Chamber. (Acc. No. 38.00027.001)
United States Senate Cha...
Senate Chamber
Senate Chamber
View of the Senate of the United States in Session.
View of the Senate of th...
Interior View of the United States Senate, at Washington, D.C.(Acc. No. 38.00051.004)
Interior View of the Uni...
Opening the 2nd Session of [t]he Thirty Second Congress
Opening the 2nd Session ...
The United States Senate, A.D. 1850 Engraving (Acc. No 38.00029.001)
The United States Senate...
Senate Chamber. (Acc. No. 38.01108.001)
Senate Chamber.
[Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol] (Acc. No. 38.01109.001)
[Senate Chamber, U.S. Ca...
[Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol] (Acc. No. 38.01110.001)
[Senate Chamber, U.S. Ca...
The Senate Chamber (Acc. No. 38.01111.001)
The Senate Chamber
Senate Chamber, Capitol at Washington. (Acc. No. 38.01140.001)
Senate Chamber, Capitol ...
Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. (Acc. No. 38.01112.001)
Senate Chamber, U.S. Cap...
[Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol] (Acc. No. 38.01139.001)
[Senate Chamber, U.S. Ca...
Senate Chamber, (In U.S. Capitol.) (Acc. No. 38.01141.001)
Senate Chamber, (In U.S....
Ladies in the Senate Chamber—Reading of the President's Message.
Ladies in the Senate Cha...
"A Message from the President."
'A Message from the Pres...
The Assault in the U.S. Senate Chamber on Senator Sumner.
The Assault in the U.S. ...
General Cass in the Senate, Washington.
General Cass in the Sena...
 A Calm Debate in the United States Senate on a Point of International Maritime Law.
A Calm Debate in the Uni...
The United States Senate in Session in Their New Chamber (Acc. No. 38.00001.001)
The United States Senate...
Daniel Webster Addressing the United States Senate / in the great debate on the constitution and the union 1850. (Acc. No. 38.00016.003)
Daniel Webster Addressin...
Presidents Buchanan and Lincoln Entering the Senate Chamber before the Inauguration. (Acc. No. 38.00180.001)
Presidents Buchanan and ...
[Vice President's dais] (Acc. No. 38.01010.001)
[Vice President's dais]
Image: [Senate Chamber] (Acc. No. 38.01008.001)
[Senate Chamber]
[U.S. Senate Chamber] (Acc. No. 38.00707.001)
[U.S. Senate Chamber]
Senate Chamber, in U.S. Capitol. (Acc. No. 38.00129.001)
Senate Chamber, (in U.S....
The Ladies' Gallery in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C. (Acc. No. 38.00090.001a
The Ladies' Gallery in t...
The Gentlemen's Gallery in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C. (Acc. No. 38.00090.001b
The Gentlemen's Gallery ...
Senator Morton, of Indiana, Receiving the Congratulations of Senators, after his Speech in the Senate Chamber, Washington, on the 24th of January Last.
Senator Morton, of India...
Formal Notice of the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson, by the House Committee, Thaddeus Stevens and John A. Bingham, at the Bar of the Senate, Washington, D.C. on the 25th Feb. (Acc. No. 38.00156.002)
Formal Notice of the Imp...
Impeachment—Thaddeus Stevens and John A. Bingham Before the Senate.
Impeachment—Thaddeus Ste...
The House Committee of Impeachment Managers in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C., on the 4th Inst.—John A. Bingham, Chairman, Reading the Articles of Impeachment.
The House Committee of I...
Opening of the High Court of Impeachment, in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C.,  on Friday, the 13th March, 1868, for the Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States.
Opening of the High Cour...
Chief Justice Chase, as President of the Court of Impeachment, Administering the Oath to Senator Wade, in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C., on the 6th March.
Chief Justice Chase, as ...
Judge Nelson Administering the Oath to Chief Justice Chase, as Presiding Officer of the Court of Impeachment, in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C., on the 5th March.
Judge Nelson Administeri...
Scene in the Senate Chamber, Washington, D. C., during the Withdrawal of the Senators for Secret Consultation, on the Opening Day of the Court of Impeachment.
Scene in the Senate Cham...
The High Court of Impeachment, / in Session in the U.S. Senate Chamber, at Washington, D.C., for the Trial of Andrew Johnson, President of the United States—Benjamin R. Curtis, Esq., of Counsel for the President, Reading the Answer to the Articles of Impeachment, on Monday, March 23d, 1868. (Acc. No. 38.00191.001)
The High Court of Impeac...
The Ladies' Gallery of the Senate during the Impeachment Trial. (Acc. No. 38.00086.002)
The Ladies' Gallery of t...
Swearing in a Witness at the Impeachment Trial—Colonel Forney, Secretary of the Senate, Administering the Oath to Gen. W. H. Emory, As a Witness of the Managers, Thursday, 2nd Inst.
Swearing in a Witness at...
The Impeachment Trial, Washington, D. C.—Remarkable Scene in the United States Senate, May 6th—The Audience in the Galleries Applauding at the Close of Manager Bingham's Speech.
The Impeachment Trial, W...
The Impeachment Trial, Washington, D. C.—The Order to Clear the Galleries, May 6th, 1868—Senator Trumbull Moving for the Arrest of the Disorderly Spectators.
The Impeachment Trial, W...
Taking the Vote on the Impeachment of President Johnson, Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C., May 16th, 1868.—Senator Ross, of Kansas, Voting "Not Guilty."
Taking the Vote on the I...
[The Interior of the U.S. Capitol.] (Acc. No. 38.00988.001)
[The Interior of the U.S...
[Senate Chamber] (Acc. No. 38.01005.001)
[Senate Chamber]
Vice-President Wade Administering the Oath to Schuyler Colfax.
Vice-President Wade Admi...
Image: The Senate Chamber (Acc. No. 38.01006.001)
The Senate Chamber
The Senate of the United States. (Acc. No. 38.00003.002)
The Senate of the United...
Washington, D. C.—Vice-President Colfax, While Presiding in the Senate, Seized with an Alarming Attack of Illness, May 22d.
Washington, D.C.—Vice-Pr...
Interior View of the U.S. Senate Chamber. (Acc. No. 38.00690.001)
Interior View of the U.S...
Washington, D.C.—The Inauguration—Scene in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol—Swearing in the Vice-President.
Washington, D.C. The Ina...
Image: Washington,—Entrance of the Funeral Procession into the Senate Chamber.
Washington.—Entrance of ...
In the Capitol—The Senate Chamber.
In the Capitol—The Senat...
The United States Senate Chamber, with Portraits of Some of the Members (Acc. No. 38.00242.002)
The United States Senate...
[Senate Chamber] (Acc. No. 38.01052.001)
[Senate Chamber]
The United States Senate in Session. (Acc. No 38.00004.002)
The United States Senate...
The Vacant Chair. (Acc. No. 38.00225.001a)
The Vacant Chair.
Washington, D.C.—Funeral Service over the Remains of the Late Vice-President Henry Wilson, in the United States Chamber, Friday, November 26th.
Washington, D.C.—Funeral...
Image: The Senate Chamber, (Capitol,) Washington, D.C. (Acc. No. 38.00991.001)
The Senate Chamber, (Cap...
The Inauguration—Vice-President Wheeler Taking the Oath of Office in the Senate Chamber.
The Inauguration—Vice-Pr...
Washington, D.C.—The New Administration—President Pro Tem. Ferry Administering the Oath of Office to Vice-President Wheeler in the Senate Chamber, March 5th. (Acc. No. 38.00014.001)
Washington, D.C.—The New...
Our New President--Vice-President Wheeler Taking the Oath in the Senate-Chamber. (Acc. No. 38.00036.002a)
Our New President—Vice-P...
washington, d. c.—the extra session of the senate—president pro tem. ferry bowing down mr. kellogg of louisiana, march 6th. after objections had been raised to his taking the oath of office.
Washington, D.C.—The Ext...
Washington, D.C.—The New Administration—Hon. William A. Wheeler, Vice-President of the United States, Presiding over the Senate.
Washington, D.C.—The New...
Senate Chamber, U.S. Capitol
Senate Chamber, U.S. Cap...
[U.S. Senate Chamber]
[U.S. Senate Chamber]
Washington, D.C.—The Scene in the Senate Chamber on the Announcement of the Resignation of Senators Conkling and Platt, of New York, May 16th. (Acc. No. 38.00218.002)
Washington, D.C.—The Sce...
The United States Senate. (Acc. No. 38.00025.002)
The United States Senate...
Image: Washington, Senate Chamber (Acc. No. 38.01003.001)
Washington, Senate Chamb...
Plan of the Senate Chamber.
Plan of the Senate Chamb...
The Senate Chamber, Washington.
The Senate Chamber, Wash...
The Senate Chamber.
The Senate Chamber.
The President of the Senate (Vice-President Levi P. Morton) in the Chair.
The President of the Sen...
[U.S. Senate Chamber with Isaac Bassett and Pages] (Acc. No. 38.00503.001)
[U.S. Senate Chamber wit...
Capt. Isaac Bassett, for over sixty years an employee of the U. S. Senate, in the act of turning back the hands of the Senate clock at the close of a session of Congress. (Acc. No. 38.00502.001)
Capt. Isaac Bassett
Image: Senate Chamber, U.S. Capital [sic] (Acc. No. 38.00996.001)
Senate Chamber, U.S. Cap...
Senate Chamber (Acc. No. 38.01045.001)
Senate Chamber
Capitol, Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C. (Acc. No. 38.01011.001)
Capitol, Senate Chamber,...
The United States Senate in Session. (Acc. No. 38.00032.004)
The United States Senate...
Washington. / House of Representatives. / Senate Chamber.
Washington. . . Senate C...
The Senator from Kansas Preparing an Oratorical Eruption. (Acc. No. 38.00140.001)
The Senator from Kansas ...
The Senator from Massachusetts Interrupts. (Acc. No. 38.00142.001)
The Senator from Massach...
In the Senate, March 25, 1898. (Acc. No. 38.00212.001)
In the Senate, March 25,...
president mckinley's message being read in the senate, march 25, 1898 / The Spanish-American Crisis
President Mckinley's Mes...
Culmination of the War Crisis in Washington. (Acc. No. 38.00234.001)
Culmination of the War C...
Senate Chamber in the Capitol, Washington, D.C. (Acc. No. 38.00711.001)
Senate Chamber in the Ca...
Swearing in the Vice-President
Swearing in the Vice-Pre...
The Opening of Congress
The Opening of Congress
The Opening of the United States Senate (Acc. No. 38.00135.001)
The Opening of the Unite...
Opening the Senate of the United States with Prayer. / The Rev. Edward Everett Hale, the Venerable Chaplain, Invoking the Daily Blessing on the Members of the Upper Branch of the American Congress.
Opening the Senate of th...
Vice-President-Elect Fairbanks Taking the Oath of Office in the Senate Chamber
Vice-President-Elect Fai...
Image: Readying Senate Chamber for Congress Opening (Cat. no. 38.01192.001)
Readying Senate Chamber ...
Image: Opening of the 76th Congress (Cat. no. 38.01178.001)
Opening of the 76th Cong...
Senate Seats Empty During Hopkins' Debate (Acc. No. 38.01235.001)
Senate Seats Empty Durin...
Preparing Senate Chamber for Special Session (Acc. No. 38.01236.001)
Preparing Senate Chamber...
Galleries Packed for Neutrality Bill Debate (Acc. No. 38.01234.001)
Galleries Packed for Neu...
Image: At His Desk in the Senate Chamber (Cat. no. 38.01181.001)
At His Desk in the Sena...
Queen Wilhelmina Addresses U.S. Senate (Acc. No. 38.01195.001)
Queen Wilhelmina Address...

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