Progressive Era

A black-and-white photograph of the 1912 Clapp Committee hearing in a neoclassical Senate room.
Charles Evans Hughes interrogates insurance executives during the 1905 Armstrong Committee hearings in a crowded New York legislative room.
Five men in early 20th-century formal attire sit in a wood-paneled office discussing government reform in 1905.
A crowded 1908 courtroom in San Francisco during the corruption trials of political boss Abe Ruef.
A sepia-toned 1898 photograph of a South Dakota street with men in period attire and horse-drawn carriages near a government building.
Governor Braxton Bragg Comer stands on a wooden train platform in 1907 Alabama next to a steam locomotive.
A monochrome photograph of the crowded New Jersey Senate chamber in 1894, showing legislators in Victorian attire during a period of political crisis.
A monochrome photograph of New Jersey legislators in 1911 debating in an ornate wood-paneled chamber.
A monochrome 1911 street scene in Phoenix showing period clothing and early automobiles during the Arizona statehood era.