Progressive Era

A black-and-white historical photograph of the New York State Assembly chamber during a session in 1913.
A black-and-white photograph of the U.S. Senate chamber during the early 1900s.
A black and white historical photograph of the New York State Senate chamber during a legislative session in 1910.
A monochrome 1910 photograph of Speaker Joseph Cannon presiding over a crowded and tense session of the U.S. House of Representatives.
A monochrome photograph of the Nevada State Assembly chamber in 1911 during a legislative session.
A 1921 monochrome photo of men in period attire gathered on a Bismarck street during the historic recall election.
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.