The 54th Massachusetts regiment, under the leadership of Colonel Shaw in the attack on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina, in 1863," mural at the Recorder of Deeds building, built in 1943. 515 D St., NW, Washington, D.C.

ID: 3193 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer ~ Date: 2010

This file appears in: District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds (and Interiors): With its remarkable murals and elegant design, the Recorder of Deeds Building stands out among DC's municipal buildings.

The George F. Landegger Collection of District of Columbia Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

This file appears in: District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds (and Interiors): With its remarkable murals and elegant design, the Recorder of Deeds Building stands out among DC's municipal buildings.

District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds (and Interiors): With its remarkable murals and elegant design, the Recorder of Deeds Building stands out among DC's municipal buildings.

By The DC Historic Sites team

The District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds Building expresses the interplay between political aspirations, social struggle, the search for civic identity, and even the influence of global war on the…