National Archives (all sides): Seals of the Federal Government reliefs in Washington, D.C. by Robert Aitken, James Earle Fraser located in James M. Goode's Federal Triangle area

Robert Aitken, James Earle Fraser(click name for more of that artist's work)
located in James M. Goode's Federal Triangle area(click link for more in that area)Scroll down for 16 pictures
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The National Archives Building, known informally as Archives I, located north of the National Mall on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC, opened as its original headquarters in 1935. It holds the original copies of the three main formative documents of the United States and its government: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Source: Wikipedia

Commerce (7th St)

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Interior (7th St)

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0000500/00516_0010000239 (added ca. 2006)

War (Constitution Ave)

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State (Constitution Ave)

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Treasury (Constitution Ave)

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Navy (Constitution Ave)

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Justice (9th St)

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Agriculture (9th St)

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0000500/00516_0000007050 (added ca. 2006)

Labor (Pennsylvania Ave)

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0000001/00516_0010050089 (added ca. 8/30/2008)

House of Representatives (Pennsylvania Ave)

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0000001/00516_0010050079 (added ca. 8/30/2008)

Incorrectly designed Great Seal of the U.S. (Pennsylvania Ave)
See the correct design at right
James Goode The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington DCsays,
"Among the faults are the position of the eagle's head & the arrangement of the emblems, the laurels & the arrows in its talons"
Goode's new book, "Washington Sculpture"is now available.

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U.S. Senate (Pennsylvania Ave)

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0000001/00516_0010050119 (added ca. 8/30/2008)

Not sure which dept this is [yet]
Post Office maybe?
(Pennsylvania Ave)

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0000001/00516_0010050099 (added ca. 8/30/2008)

Two of the seals are visible on the left (War) & right (Navy). The Recorder of the Archivesand the Acroterion Eaglesare prominent here.

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0000500/00512_0000006930 (added ca. 2006)

All 5 seals on the Pennsylvania Ave side are visible here.
Also notice the Destiny tympanum, Acroterion Eagles& the Past & Futurestatues. The Navy Memorialin the foreground.

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0000500/00516_0010018609 (added ca. 5/6/2007)

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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 128 Item #4.07; Federal Triangle area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p152 Item #D-9)
Medium: Limestone
Artist: Robert Aitken, James Earle Fraser(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Gov't Agencies; History, American
Location: Constitution Ave between 7th & 9th Sts NW Washington, D.C.
See Federal Triangle areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial - Penn Quarter(Yellow - Green) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 78250008 (dcMem ID #516 )

Links & other sources
Wikipedia article on Fraser
Wikipedia article on the Archives Building

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