The Capitol Dome

Fall 2016

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The Capitol Dome is a quarterly publication of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, 200 Maryland, Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002 P: (202) 543-8919 F: (202) 544-8244 Catalog Orders: (800) 887-9318 email: uschs@uschs.org on the web: www.uschs.org Editor and Chief Historian: William diGiacomantonio Managing Editor: Lauren Borchard Designer: Diana E. Wailes Printer: HBP Whitmore All uncredited photos are courtesy of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. e U.S. Capitol Historical Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)3 educational organization. To help support its public programming, visit www.uschs.org. USCHS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mitch Bainwol Hon. Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. Hon. Roy Blunt Jean P. Bordewich Nicholas E. Calio Sean Callinicos Donald G. Carlson Hon. E. omas Coleman L. Neale Cosby Jeanne deCervens Joseph W. Dooley Andrew Durant Hon. Virginia Foxx Mary Moore Hamrick Hon. John B. Larson Jennifer LaTourette Brett Loper Lorraine Miller Craig Purser David W. Regan Cokie Roberts Hon. Ron Sarasin Anna Schneider Jan Schoonmaker Matthew Shay Mark Shields Dontai Smalls William G. Sutton, CAE Hon. Ellen O'Kane Tauscher Connie Tipton Hon. John C. Tuck Mark Valente III Tim White Mike Zarrelli J. Dennis Molloy (counsel) Contents Montezuma Surrenders in the Capitol...................................2 by Matthew Restall Rights—Lost and Found.........................................................11 by Kenneth R. Bowling The Battle of Lake Erie by William Powell: Art, History, and Controversy...............................................13 by Debra Hanson "Dingy" or "Very Handsomely Furnished"?: A Glimpse at a Congressional Board House, 1801..........24 by Pamela Scott An Artist's Eye for History: Peter Waddell........................31 Interview for William C. diGiacomantonio Society News.............................................................................41 Marketplace................................................................................44 FRONT COVER: William Powell's The Battle of Lake Erie was painted between 1865 and 1873 and hangs in the east staircase of the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol. For more about this painting and the battle it depicts, see Debra Hanson's article beginning on page 13. This image appears courtesy the U.S. Senate Collection. UNITED STATES CAPITOL ----------- HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE CAPITOL DOME

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