25 10 490 https://mallhistory.org/files/original/c654f3c125f2a51220c9b51f805080c2.JPG 439f3bcf09932528b7ac2082546560e5 Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Marches and Rallies Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 19791014 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 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights Description An account of the resource The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, held on October 14, 1979, was inspired in part by the assassination of openly gay California politician Harvey Milk. The five issues the march supported included the end of anti-homosexual laws and a push for a ban on discrimination in the federal government based on sexual orientation. Thousands of people attended, and the event nationalized the movement for gay rights, which was previously fragmented and focused on problems in individual communities. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Vampiress144 via Wikimedia Commons. <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ANational_March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian_and_Gay_Rights_Button.JPG">View original.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/14/1979 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950-1979 civil rights politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/fff53c182f8901855fbe6612a3238169.jpg 4f7fe8c37833d9a734d14608576860f6 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph 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 Construction of the Washington Monument resumes Description An account of the resource In 1876 after sitting uncompleted for almost twenty years Congress passed a joint resolution taking charge of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/196">completion of the monument</a>. Taking control of the land and monument back from the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/148">Washington National Monument Society</a> who had run out of funds shortly after construction began in 1854. In this image <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/502">workers</a> can be see fortifying the base of the monument. Now controlled by the federal government, the design of the monument became the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/455">more simple Egyptian style obelisk</a> which appears today. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Internal Archive, National Park Service. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1870s Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 building the mall design & monuments https://mallhistory.org/files/original/5a0d1950481a435f40d653e2005684bf.jpg 64065a58b9652d9a200ec5e06d6568cc Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Architectural Drawing 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 Original Design of the Washington Monument Description An account of the resource This original, lavish design of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument </a>was created by <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/114">Robert Mills</a>, who won a national design competition in 1836 sponsored by the<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/148"> Washington National Monument Society</a>. The Society relied on public funds for construction. Shortly after construction began in 1854 they were forced to stop when money ran out. <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/281">In 1876 Congress took over the construction of the monument</a>, choosing to construct a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/455">simple obelisk</a> instead of Mills' original design. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Mills Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006678338/">View original</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1830-1859 design & monuments ghost mall https://mallhistory.org/files/original/886d2a29a62e019bed129cdf54abd3b5.jpg 7c9ca4e537f0645f1eddfbf4962728d6 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 563 x 800px Birth Date Mary, 1832 Emily, 1835 Birthplace Maryland Death Date Mary, 1853 Emily, 1895 Occupation Activist Bibliography Although their father was a free man, the Edmonson sisters, Mary and Emilia, were born into slavery under common law practice that children followed the status of their mother. In Washington, DC, the girls were leased out to work in private homes. In 1848, the Edmonson sisters and four of their brothers joined an attempted escape from slavery via the Potomac and Chesapeake Rivers to freedom in the north. Slaves from the unsuccessful escape effort were sold immediately into plantation labor in the south. While his daughters were transported to slave markets in New Orleans, the Edmonsons' father worked desperately to raise money for their freedom. Yellow fever broke out in New Orleans and the sisters were returned north to Alexandria,VA, where they were hired out as domestic slaves. Edmonson continued the campaign to free his daughters. Abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher championed Mr. Edmonson's cause, raising funds to purchase the sisters and to free them. Upon their emancipation in 1848, the sisters began formal education in Ohio, working as free domestic servants to support themselves. A statue to the Edmonson sisters stands on Duke Street in Alexandria, near the former site of one of the largest slave markets in the south. Erik Bome sculpted the 10-foot-tall bronze. First Name for nav purposes Emily and Mary Last Name for nav purposes Edmonson 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 Edmonson Sisters Description An account of the resource Mary and Emily Edmonson were among the 77 enslaved African Americans who boarded the schooner, Pearl, in 1848 intending to sail down the Potomac, then north to freedom. <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/287">Captured when the Pearl becalmed</a>, the Edmonson sisters were jailed. They awaited sale as slaves in New Orleans while their father, a freeman, worked to raise money to buy their freedom. Abolitionists, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, heard of their plight and launched a fundraising effort that lead to the sisters' emancipation. The Edmonsons later studied at Oberlin College in Ohio, and became active anti-slavery crusaders. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1830-1859 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cph/item/91789694/">View original image</a>. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edmonson Sisters civil rights politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/c65feadcc15c376c01062d225a69d4ff.jpg 8f5deda3441ed0a515ea8efc0ded5a4c Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. FACTS ABOUT THE MONUMENT. Its Cost, Height, Weight and Other Interesting Details. The total amount expended by the United States in the work, was $887,710.31, and by the Washington Monument Society, $300,000, making the total cost of the structures $1,187,710.31. The total estimated weight of the monument is 81,129 tons. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Article 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 "Facts About the Monument" Description An account of the resource This Washington Post article from February 22, 1885 discusses the features of the newly completed <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a>. Including facts about height, weight, and marble used, the article shows the enthusiasm Americans felt that the monument was <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/281">finally being completed</a> after more than 20 years under construction. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Washington Post Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/22/1885 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 building the mall design & monuments https://mallhistory.org/files/original/51d5f1d35ee4491e32482f427b17c0c5.jpg 5af51b03cc52890625ebaeee070cb5ce Event A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration. Event Type Marches and Rallies Event Sort Date For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day. 19431006 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 The Rabbis' March Description An account of the resource On October 6, 1943, a group of 400 rabbis walked from Union Station to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">US Capitol</a>, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/33">Lincoln Memorial</a>, and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a> in an effort to raise awareness that millions of European Jews were being killed or imprisoned by the Nazi regime. Led by <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/119">Hillel Kook</a>, the rabbis marched to the White House to urge <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/27">President Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> in person to resuce Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Roosevelt would not meet with them, but Vice President Henry Wallace accepted a petition from the rabbis calling for immediate US action. Many moderate Jewish leaders opposed the march, but <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/238">the rabbis march on the Mall</a> caught the attention of the American press, bystanders, and the Roosevelt administration. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/06/1943 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) . <a href="http://www.jta.org/1943/09/29/archive/rabbis-will-march-to-washington-to-urge-immediate-rescue-of-jews-in-europe">View transcript.</a> politics & protest https://mallhistory.org/files/original/4ed300bfd26cd5ae8f6db1f7e557dad6.jpg 726e4a6453722af0bc280621ffdbc0f4 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. 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 Old Lock house still standing Description An account of the resource Between 1835 and 1855, a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/4">lockkeeper</a> lived in a small stone cottage on the juncture of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/41">Washington City Canal</a> and the C & O Extension. The Canal closed due to competition from railroads, and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/298">decaying conditions</a>, poor sanitation, and arguments among federal and local officials, contractors, and workers that led to its deterioration. When the lockkeeper's tenure ended in 1855, the house was abandoned. Squatters took lived in the house for a few years. In this picture, a resident sits by the front door with their laundry drying on a clothesline nearby. Later, the house became a holding pen for prisoners, then a storage facility for the National Park Service. In 2016, the National Park Service began a construction project that will convert the building into a visitor’s center. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/cph/item/2003653360/">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1864 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1860-1889 https://mallhistory.org/files/original/bd26e75ca4d7f8431b6c8302f0ca4022.jpg 6fdaa087b3ec463062d6e787b4f90b55 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. Creeping halfway across the Nation in a murky cloud extending 10,000 feet into the sky, the great dust storm of the Southwest and Midwest invaded the East yesterday, bringing grime and discomfort on the first day of spring. Even as the Administration determined upon a combined drive by seven government agencies to fasten the Midwest's rich farm soil against the destructive dust storms, the swirling particles of earth from Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas sifted into the District and dirtied the windows of Federal Buildings. To a large extent the storm, which traveled at an estimated speed of 35 miles an hour, passed to the north of the Capital, but by late afternoon it was distinctly visible here. A clay-colored veil hung before the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol and the Library of Congress. ... Washingtonians took the dust storm calmly. Throngs of curious persons, leaving Government officers, swarmed down the Mall and to Potomac Park, where the dust was visible. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Newspaper Article 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 DC Invaded By A Dust Storm From Midwest Description An account of the resource In March 1935 a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/167">dust storm hit Washington, DC</a>, caused by soil erosion in the midwest in what came to be called the Dust Bowl. Washington had already experienced at least one dust storm, in May the previous year, but this storm had special timing. It hit on the day Hugh Bennett, Director of the Soil Erosion Service, testified before Congress for the need to continue funding the program, which worked to stop the erosion causing the dust storms. Washingtonians saw firsthand the impact of soil erosion as dust covered the Mall and city and Congress approved changes. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 03/22/1935 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Washington Post environment https://mallhistory.org/files/original/3a29fe24c543205eb07eca14b948968c.jpg 78cbbb18a6b6b06f0fd2350024a12bc5 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. 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 Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia [detail] Description An account of the resource In 1791, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/105">Andrew Ellicott</a> surveyed the future city of Washington, taking the place of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/82">Pierre Charles L'Enfant</a>, the city's original designer. While Ellicott reshaped many intricacies of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/168">L'Enfant's plans</a> for grand views, fountains, and public buildings, the essence of the original street layout remained the same, including the location of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/32">Center Market</a>. <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/152">George Washington</a> had conceived the idea of a Center Market on the edge of the Mall between the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol</a> and the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a> as a center of commerce and trade for the city. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Andrew Ellicott Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1792 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pre-1800s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Geography and Maps Division. <a href="http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g3850+ct000299))">View original</a>. building the mall design & monuments https://mallhistory.org/files/original/808877664b72acfbc12077744106299a.gif 87214323e0bbb2cf71506de816218795 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph 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 Edith Lee-Payne at the 1963 March on Washington Description An account of the resource The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom attracted demonstrators of all ages. Edith Lee-Payne attended the March, which was held on her twelfth birthday, with her mother who thought it important to teach her about the Civil Rights struggle. Though she was not aware of it until well into adulthood, Edith's photo became one of the iconic images of the Civil Rights Movement, used in publications around the world. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 08/28/1963 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1950-1979 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rowland Scherman (photographer) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives at College Park. <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/542030">View original</a>. civil rights politics & protest