Amendment Collection

Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre
Caricature portrait of Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre KCB (1797-1879). Shaw-Lefevre was a British barrister, Whig politician, and civil servant

The Fifteenth Amendment and its results, 1870
1575064 The Fifteenth Amendment and its results, 1870; (add.info.: The Fifteenth Amendment and its results. Commemorating the celebration in Baltimore of the enactment of the Fifteenth Amendment)

The Fifteenth Amendment, 1870. Creator: James Carter Beard
The Fifteenth Amendment, 1870

Suffragettes in front of the Lafayette Memorial 1913 (photo)
685768 Suffragettes in front of the Lafayette Memorial 1913 (photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); (add.info.: Suffragettes in front of the Lafayette Memorial)

Street Car advertising the Susan B. Anthony Pageant, 1915 (b/w photo)
3964102 Street Car advertising the Susan B. Anthony Pageant, 1915 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Come to the White House Sunday at 3 1913 (photo)
685760 Come to the White House Sunday at 3 1913 (photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); (add.info.: Marchers with Banners" Come to the White House Sunday at 3); Universal History Archive/UIG

Women with Festoons march in DC Parade 1914 (photo)
685771 Women with Festoons march in DC Parade 1914 (photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); (add.info.: Women with Festoons march in DC Parade); Universal History Archive/UIG

Suffrage Farmers Going to Work (photo)
685793 Suffrage Farmers Going to Work (photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); (add.info.: Suffrage Farmers Going to Work); Universal History Archive/UIG

Street Car advertising the Susan B. Anthony Pageant, 1915 (b/w photo)
3964103 Street Car advertising the Susan B. Anthony Pageant, 1915 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Debate on Mr Parnells Bill in the House of Commons (engraving)
1055052 The Debate on Mr Parnells Bill in the House of Commons (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Parliamentary Debate on the Telephone Agreement, 27 January (engraving)
1629295 The Parliamentary Debate on the Telephone Agreement, 27 January (engraving) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parliamentary Debate on the Telephone Agreement)

The Balancing Brothers of Westminster (engraving)
2777155 The Balancing Brothers of Westminster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Balancing Brothers of Westminster. Cartoon, 28 February 1857)

Great Poaching Affray on the Liberal Preserves (engraving)
2777149 Great Poaching Affray on the Liberal Preserves (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Poaching Affray on the Liberal Preserves)

The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper)
3057285 The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper) by American School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Prime Minister Asquith - Commons Home Rule Bill debate
Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith (1852 - 1928), replying to Mr Walter Longs Amendment Speech in the House of Commons, declaring that it would be disasterous to proceed with the Home Rule Bill

Cartoon, The Political Tailors (Disraeli and Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Political Tailors -- a satirical comment on Disraelis progress with his Reform Bill. He would like his political rival, Gladstone, to give him a helping hand, but Gladstone refuses

The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper)
3057284 The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper) by American School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper)
3057288 The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper) by American School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Sketches during the Cloture Debate in the House of Commons (engraving)
1622122 Sketches during the Cloture Debate in the House of Commons (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Defeat of the Conservative Government on Mr Jesse Collings Amendment to the Address (engraving)
1061807 The Defeat of the Conservative Government on Mr Jesse Collings Amendment to the Address (engraving) by English School

"This is the Gagged Nation", Mr Balfour speaking on the Amendment of the Standing Orders (litho)
1040267 " This is the Gagged Nation", Mr Balfour speaking on the Amendment of the Standing Orders (litho) by Hall

The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper)
3057287 The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper) by American School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper)
3057286 The Bill of Rights, copy signed at Federal Hall, 1789 (ink on paper) by American School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The Fifteenth Amendment. Celebrated May 19th 1870. Creator: Thomas Kelly
At center, a depiction of a parade in celebration of the passing of the 15th Amendment. Framing it are portraits and vignettes illustrating the rights granted by the 15th Amendment

Lord Waddington (1929-2017)
David Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington, Lord Waddington (1929-2017) GCVO, DL, QC, PC British politician. Governor of Bermuda from 1992-1997. Pictured outside Government House, Bermuda. Date: 1992

ANTI-TRUST CARTOON, 1914. Daniel R. Fitzpatricks comment on the Clayton Antitrust Act, an amendment to the Sherman Antitrust Act, which prohibited interlocking directorates

Reconstruction Committee meeting in Washington
Joint House and Senate Reconstruction Committee, creators of the 14th Amendment, under Chairman Fessenden. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Caricature, Lord Salisbury and W E Gladstone, rival political leaders -- Lord Salisbury eats the leek (representing a parliamentary amendment). 1881

EQUAL RIGHTS OPPONENTS. Demonstrators opposed to the Equal Rights Amendment outside the White House, 4 February 1977

EQUAL RIGHTS SUPPORTERS. Emma Guffey Miller, Democratic National Committee member, photographed with Senator Edward R. Burke, author of the Equal Rights Amendment

EQUAL RIGHTS OPPONENT. Dean G. Acheson arguing before the Senate Judiciary Committee against the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, 8 February 1938

EQUAL RIGHTS OPPONENT. Dorothy Straus, a New York attorney, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, which she argued against, 7 February 1938

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Dinner at Dees Hotel, Birmingham, to Celebrate the Passing of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852

Additional act of 22nd April 1815 to the Constitutions of the Empire (engraving)
XIR326601 Additional act of 22nd April 1815 to the Constitutions of the Empire (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Defeat of the Conservative Government on Mr. Jesse Collings Amendment to the Address, Character Sketches in the House of Commons, London, Uk, 1886

ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1906. The Busy Showman - IV. President Theodore Roosevelt driving his Railroad Rate Bill through a tangle of amendments. American cartoon by W.A. Rogers, 1906

CIVIL WAR: CARTOON, 1861. Consulting the Oracle. Lincoln: And, what next? Columbus: first be sure you re right, then go ahead! Cartoon, American, 1861

15th AMENDMENT, 1868. The Congressional Resolution proposing the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, 7 December 1868

14th AMENDMENT, 1868. The first page of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, ratified on July 9, 1868

14th AMENDMENT, 1868. The second page of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, ratified on July 9, 1868

NINTH AMENDMENT, 1789. Detail of Amendment IX to the Constitution of the United States of America as delineated in the Bill of Rights, 1789

CONSTITUTION: ARTICLE V. A detail of Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America, describing the process whereby the Consitution may be amended, 1787

Abingdon Workhouse, Oxfordshire, built for the Abingdon Union, 1836. The first workhouse in England completed under the provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834

Print of celebration on 19th May 1970 of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution of the United States, enacted 30 March 1870

Religious amendment to the Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776
VIRGINIA: BILL OF RIGHTS. Religious amendment to the Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776

Detail of James Madisons proposed amendments to the Constitution presented by Madison in the House of Representatives
THE BILL OF RIGHTS, 1789. Detail of James Madisons proposed amendments to the Constitution presented by Madison in the House of Representatives on 8 June 1789, and published in the Daily Advertiser

Cartoon, c1906, from the St. Paul Pioneer Press on President Theodore Roosevelts efforts to regulate the trusts by
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, c1906. Cartoon, c1906, from the St. Paul Pioneer Press on President Theodore Roosevelts efforts to regulate the trusts by government control

BILL OF RIGHTS, 1791. Thomas Jeffersons tally of the states votes to ratify ten of twelve amendments (the Bill of Rights), introduced in Congress in 1789

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"Amendment: A Journey Towards Equality and Freedom" Throughout history, the concept has played a pivotal role in shaping societies and paving the way for progress. From Sir John George Shaw-Lefevre's influential ideas to the passage of the 13th Amendment ending slavery in 1865, amendments have been catalysts for change. In Washington DC, jubilation filled the air as crowds celebrated the end of slavery in 1866. The spirit of freedom echoed through the streets, with suffragettes proudly standing before Lafayette Memorial in 1913, demanding their right to vote. Their determination was further showcased by a streetcar advertising the Susan B. Anthony Pageant in 1915. The White House became a symbol of hope and empowerment when it opened its doors on Sundays at three o'clock in 1913. Women from all walks of life gathered there, united by their shared vision for equality. In subsequent years, women adorned with festoons marched proudly during DC Parades while suffrage farmers diligently worked towards progress. As we delve into history's archives, we come across powerful artifacts that embody these transformative moments. One such artifact is the Congressional Copy of the Thirteenth Amendment Resolution from February 1st, 1865 – inked onto vellum as a testament to liberation. Artistic expressions also capture significant milestones; "Reminiscences of 1865, " an oil painting depicting scenes from that era reminds us how far we've come since then. Another masterpiece titled "The Fifteenth Amendment (Or Civil Rights)" immortalizes yet another milestone achieved through amendment – granting African American men their right to vote. Amendment stands not only as legal jargon but as an embodiment of resilience and progress throughout history—a reminder that change is possible when voices unite against injustice and discrimination. Let us honor those who fought tirelessly for equal rights—those who believed that every individual deserves liberty regardless of their race or gender.