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Commerce Dept Bldg: Bureaus of the Department of Commerce reliefs in Washington, D.C.This is just one of several sights at the Commerce building. Click here to see more.The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. It was subsequently renamed to the Department of Commerce on March 4, 1913, and its bureaus and agencies specializing in labor were transferred to the new Department of Labor. The mission of the department is to "promote job creation and improved living standards for all Americans by creating an infrastructure that promotes economic growth, technological competitiveness, and sustainable development." Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for business and government decision-making, issuing patents and trademarks, and helping to set industrial standards. Source: Wikipedia Limestone by James Earle Fraser Address: 14th St between Constitution Ave & E StFacade between south driveway portals Nearest Metro: Federal Triangle (Orange - Blue) Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000031 (dcMem ID #752) More pictures of this attraction ![]() Foreign & Domestic Commerce 0000500/00752_0010002229.jpg Sources & Links:
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