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Senator John Stennis Mugged and Shot in Front of Cleveland Park Home

Wreck at Massachusetts Ave. and 21st St. in 1917 (Shorpy)

Car Flattened Near Dupont – Another Look

Casino Royal Adult Theatre advertisement in the Washington Post - December 15th, 1977

Sleezy 14th Street Porno District

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Dr. Clark Johnson’s Indian Blood Syrup: The Best Remedy Known to Man!

Gus and Nellie in the Washington Times

Five-Year-Old Arrested for Getting His Kite Out of Tree

Colorado Building at 14th and G St. NW

The Crazy Family Problems of Real Estate Man William Matteson

Edward M. Fossler article headline in Washington Post on August 15th, 1903

Crushed In Elevator, Edward Fossler Falls Ten Stories

Officer Sprinkle

Officer Sprinkle Breaks Up Street Brawl

Connecticut Avenue bridge wreck in 1925 (Shorpy)

Two Die When Car Plunges Off Connecticut Ave. Bridge

1880s pen knife

Cries of Murder; Man Slashed Several Times, Leaps From Window

Inside the District jail during Christmas around 1920 (Library of Congress)

Herbert Copeland: The Last Person Hanged in D.C.

Chinatown Gate

Washington’s Chinese Mafia Wars

Illustration of Mr. Hammond's hair loss (Washington Times)

Why Bother Shaving? X-Ray Away Your Unwanted Hair

Inside of lodging house and opium den in San Francisco, 1890s (Wikipedia)

Opium Den Holdup at Moy’s on Pennsylvania Avenue

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Mayflower Hotel Maid Finds Woman Near Death; Husband Shoots Self Through Heart

pool hall in the early 1900s (source unknown)

Pool Hall Contest Ends in Riot

Old Masonic Temple building (via Jacqueline Drayer)

A “Bomb” is Found and Officer Sprinkle Saves the Day

National Zoo lions

Woman Fatally Mauled at National Zoo

Bridge suicides headline

Three Bridge Suicides in 24 Hours

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British Aeronaut Lands Biplane Between War Department and West Wing

The Washington Monument

Three Things That Happened at the Washington Monument

Antique bottle of gin

A Quart of Gin Leads to Death

Easter Air Lines DC-4

Planes Collide Near National Airport Killing 55; D.C. Loses Home Rule Advocate

Washington Post front page photo (1946)

Murder Victim Admitted His Interest in Men

Joe and Herb doing tricks

A Failed Suicide Attempt to One-Legged Bicycle Acrobat

Senator Boles Penrose's 1920 Winton (Shorpy)

Watch Out For That Tree! … Mailbox, Lamp Post and Emergency Callbox

Eckington streetcar accident (1919)

Officials Probe Eckington Streetcar Disaster

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The Greek Murder: A Triple Homicide

Yosef Alon and family. Photo: Courtesy of Alon family

Israeli Diplomat Murdered in Front of Bethesda Home

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Two Plumbers and a Plasterer Go Looking for Trouble and Find It (1895)

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Man Arrested After Frantic Drive on Dupont Circle … and Babe Ruth? (1930)

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Bystanders Whipped the Brutal Fellow (1892)

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Girl, Despondent, Takes Acid; Dies

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