Legislature Posters and Art Prints

British Columbia Legislature - Victoria

The clock tower sitting atop Parliament.

Lewis Hayden (December 2, 1811 – April 7, 1889) was an African-American leader who escaped with his family from slavery in Kentucky; they moved to Boston, where he became an abolitionist and lecturer, businessman, and politician. Before the American Civil War, he and his wife Harriet Hayden aided numerous fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad, often sheltering them at their house. He was elected in 1873 as a Republican representative from Boston to the Massachusetts state legislature. He helped found numerous black lodges of Freemasons. The Lewis and Harriet Hayden House has been designated a National Historic Site on the Black Heritage Trail in Boston.

Lewis Hayden (December 2, 1811 – April 7, 1889) was an African-American leader who escaped with his family from slavery in Kentucky; they moved to Boston, where he became an abolitionist and lecturer, businessman, and politician. Before the American Civil War, he and his wife Harriet Hayden aided numerous fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad, often sheltering them at their house. He was elected in 1873 as a Republican representative from Boston to the Massachusetts state legislature. He helped found numerous black lodges of Freemasons. The Lewis and Harriet Hayden House has been designated a National Historic Site on the Black Heritage Trail in Boston.

The Oregon State Capitol building houses the state legislature and the offices of the governor, secretary of state, and treasurer of the U.S. Sate of Oregon. It is located in the City of Salem, which is the state capital. The building was erected at a cost of $2.5 million for the central portion of the building, which includes a dome of 165 feet (50 m). The wings, which doubled the floor space of the building to about 233,750 sq. ft., were added later for $12.5 million. Much of the interior and exterior is made of marble. The grounds outside the capitol building contain artwork, fountains, and flora, including the state tree (Douglas fir) and state flower (Oregon grape). The Oregon State Capitol was placed on the National Register...

"The first legislative session was held here in 1877. The building is topped with a 405-foot dome and is a convention of Renaissance Revival and Second Empire Style. Visitors can watch Illinois politics in action from balcony-level seating when the legislature is in session." - http://www.ilstatehouse.com This is photo of inside the dome showing the upper levels. The architecture is truly beautiful to see.