Browsing Category: Other Cool Stuff

Corpse and Mirror II - 1976 (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Jasper Johns Artwork Priced at $40?

Police call box at 13 1/2 and D St. NW in 1912 (Wikipedia)

Old Police Call Boxes of Washington

RFK Stadium

Baseball is Back at RFK Stadium in 1987

Senators play the Athletics at Griffith Stadium in front of 460 fans - September 8th, 1954 (Washington Post)

Smallest Crowd Ever at Griffith Stadium for Senators Game

1940 U.S. Census

1940 Census: D.C. Was Bigger Than Today, Housed A “Hobo Jungle Camp”

Oscar Collazo lies at base of Blair House steps after failed assassination attempt on President Truman - November 1st, 1950

Puerto Rican Nationalists Attempt to Assassinate Truman; Gun Battle on Pennsylvania Avenue

New Chevy Chase addition - December 14th, 1918 (Washington Times)

Thirty-Five Acres in the Heart of Beautiful Chevy Chase

Washington streetcar circa 1890 (Library of Congress)

History Nerd? Submit to the D.C. Historical Studies Conference Today!

First Ghosts of DC shirt ... Officer Sprinkle was a badass

The Bambino, Beer, The Tivoli, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin, Our First T-Shirt and the Vice President of What?

Jerry Garcia at Winterland in 1972

Grateful Dead Play Free Show at American University

Mt. Vernon (Wikipedia)

You Should Visit Mt. Vernon

Trombone Shorty at the Howard Theatre

Titanic, Napoleon, Air Force One, Mafia Wars, Knights Templar and Petworth

Air Force One lands in Dallas, November 22nd, 1963

President’s Jet Breaks 15 Records to Moscow

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The Washington Capitals’ Inaugural Game

Takoma Theater in the 1980s (WAMU)

Lights! Camera! A Famous Comedy Special???

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Belgium v. Saudi Arabia: ’94 World Cup Game at RFK Stadium

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Beach Boys Play the National Mall: July 4th, 1980

Smithsonian Castle in the 1870s (Shorpy)

The Smithsonian’s English Birth

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Kennedy Center Honors Paul McCartney

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The Watergate: Cutting Edge Luxury Living

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Union Station: Gateway to Washington, D.C.

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The Kennedy Center: A Living Memorial to the Fallen President

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan Had a Great Sense of Humor

Front page of Washington Times on March 10th, 1919

A World War I Hero: First American Dog to Enter German Territory

Taking off from the South Lawn (Smithsonian)

White House South Lawn Helicopter Landing Tests (1957)

Self-portrait by Johnston, dressed as a man, sporting a fake mustache and holding a bicycle, ca. 1890 (Wikipedia)

Appreciating the Photography of Washington’s Own Frances Benjamin Johnston

Smithsonian Castle

Great Old Photos of the Smithsonian

Picture of Washington (1840)

Making Sense of D.C. Taxes in 1840

Capital Beltway traffic

Washington’s Circumferential Highway: Fighting Over the Capital Beltway

Bus going through the snow near Connecticut Avenue and Chevy Chase Circle

Snow Ain’t Over Yet … March 28th, 1942

Chuck Brown

Chuck Brown: The Godfather of Go-Go

President's Palace design by John Collins

Who Almost Designed the President’s Palace?

The White House ruins after the conflagration of August 24, 1814. Watercolor by George Munger (WIkipedia)

The War of 1812 and Relocating the Nation’s Capital

U2 live in 1980

U2 Live in Georgetown Day Before Lennon Shot

U.S. and Iraqi representatives standing on porch of White House (May 28th, 1945)

Prince Adful Ilah of Iraq Visits Washington

Ludington Airlines advertisement

Ludington Airlines Sets New World Passenger Mark

Fred & Ethel Mertz

Fred and Ethel Mertz Perform at The Mayflower

Ben's Chili Bowl (Wikipedia)

Why Is It Named U Street?

Kids playing with guns at Woodrow Wilson High School (1943)

Children and a Mock Execution

Sidwell Friends girls' basketball team (1917)

Sidwell Friends Girls’ Basketball Team (1917)

N and Union St. SW (1942)

Incredible Color Photo From Southwest D.C. During World War II

Commuter traffic from bus strike (1974)

Bus Strike Creates Traffic Disaster

Washington Lions 1948-89

Before Ovechkin: The Washington Lions and Uline Arena

Fort Myer in Arlington, VA (1917)

Bandits Reign in Sight of Capitol

Nacotchtank - Captain John Smith's map (1612)

A 17th Century History of Anacostia: Captain John Smith, Natcochtank and Settlement

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