This is an excellent photo from Shorpy. It shows a class of midshipmen in 1901 at the Naval Academy, hanging out on the porch of the superintendent’s home. Click on it for a larger image. Related articles From a GoDCer: A Family Connection to a Tragic Suicide (ghostsofdc.org) Email From a GoDCer: Alexander Graham Bell’s Georgetown Home (ghostsofdc.org) Massive Head-On ... Read More »
You’re back from lunch. It’s raining. You’re a little sleepy and counting the hours until happy hour. Am I right? What you need is something to entertain you … a little competition with other GoDCers. Get ready for our first (online) scavenger hunt. We’re posting five questions for you and you can answer each of them in the comments below. ... Read More »
[brightcove vid=1752185467001&exp3=635367679001&surl=http://c.brightcove.com/services&pubid=0987&pk=AQ~~,AAAAACpvMpk~,rAvHhAS7JOpa4tlt0CXVebDvGzQCdYY2&w=604&h=460] This has to be one of the best finds in a long time … and this appears to be authored by fellow GoDCer Brian at National Journal. The film he uncovered is from the Works Progress Administration, done in 1936. It depicts a day in the life of Washington during the Great Depression. Read Brian’s full piece here and then ... Read More »
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