It would appear that these men (and woman) are looking at an aerial show. The man in the middle with the radio is possibly in contact with the pilot. However, the caption for the photograph reads below: This photograph shows members of the Senate military affairs committee at a demonstration of the improved radiotelephone. Col. C. C. Culber [sic] is telephoning orders. ... Read More »
This is a great old photo of Lotos Lantern Tea House at 17th and G St. NW. Here is another view of the building. You can see it on the far right. Read More »
Sorry our posts are so short. We spent the bulk of the holidays moving our site to better hosting (which hopefully you notice – faster page loads). We’ll make sure to crank out some good ones this weekend. Oh, by the way … tomorrow is our one-year anniversary! In the meantime, here’s a cool photo we dug up on Shorpy. ... Read More »
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