https://mallhistory.org/files/original/8c29d5abd51795ed767b551b7e7f7a6e.jpg fc50b5315e43fe30de0be486242ab5fd Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Congressional Report Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lincoln Memorial Commission Report Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Open Library, <a href="https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14308634M/Lincoln_memorial_commission_report.">View Original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/09/1911 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1890-1919 Description An account of the resource In 1911 Congress appropriated funds and established a subcommittee within the Commission of Fine Arts to write a proposal for a memorial to President Abraham Lincoln. The committee undertook a national <a href="http://mallhistory.org/explorations/show/alternatedesignlincoln">design competition</a> for monument proposals. Their report, seen here, selected a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/462">design by architect Henry Bacon</a> to create the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/33">Lincoln Memorial </a>towards the end of the Mall in Potomac Park. design & monuments