Constitutional Crisis

A large crowd of men in 19th-century clothing gathers outside the Kansas State Capitol during the 1893 Legislative War.
Officials and observers in 1970s attire conduct a manual recount of paper ballots in a New Hampshire town hall.
A monochrome 1910 photograph of Speaker Joseph Cannon presiding over a crowded and tense session of the U.S. House of Representatives.
President John Adams signs judicial commissions by candlelight in a wood-paneled office in 1801.
A black-and-white 1934 photograph of National Guard troops stationed outside the North Dakota State Capitol during a political standoff.
A group of 19th-century settlers in a log cabin signing a formal parchment document by candlelight.
A group of 1830s surveyors and militia members stand near a wooden fence in a wooded clearing during the Toledo War boundary dispute.
President George Washington reviews militia troops in a field during the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion.
Federal agents and officials stand outside a congressional office in the Rayburn House Office Building during the 2006 search.