This is a guest post by Aaron. Newspapers called it a “New Deal Boom.” The Great Depression was coming to an end. The District’s peacetime population exploded as government grew and workers – men and women – flocked to new jobs. It was 1940. Census employees hit the streets in April. They determined that D.C. had grown rapidly. With an ... Read More »
Daily Archives: May 4, 2012
Here is Your Xmas Present, Father, a Box of Drumstick Stogies
What a great ad. This was from December 21st, 1911 in the Washington Times. Also, it looks like the dog is super psyched that dad received stogies for Christmas. Everything about this advertisement is awesome. Related articles Congress Heights: The Healthiest and Most Delightful Suburb of Washington (ghostsofdc.org) Gas for Lighting and Heating: Buy Now, Pay Later (ghostsofdc.org) Read More »
Ghosts of DC The lost and untold history of Washington