Browsing Tags: 1900s

White House north view - 1901 (Library of Congress)

White House Renovation Is Not Pleasing; Historic Lines Lost, Texas Steers’ Heads for Decorations

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

Old Police Call Boxes of Washington

Think It Over, Mr. Careless Husband advertisement in the Washington Times - September 26th, 1911

Think It Over, Mr. Careless Husband

Arnold's India Pale Ale advertisement in the Washington Times - December 16th, 1906

Arnold’s India Pale Ale: The Invalid. The Convalescent. The Entirely Well. It Does Them All Good.

Christian Heurich Brewing Company advertisement in the Washington Times - June 24th, 1904

A Prescription for Beer

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Robinson & Company: Headquarters for the Best Things Suburban

Walter Johnson in 1907

19-Year-Old Phenom Debuts For Washington: Walter Johnson

Gus and Nellie in the Washington Times

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

Congress Heights advertisement - May 17th, 1902 (Washington Times)

Congress Heights: The Healthiest and Most Delightful Suburb of Washington

Cathedral Highlands advertisement in the Washington Herald - June 23rd, 1907

Move to Cathedral Highlands: An Unobstructed View of the Entire Surrounding Country

Chevy Chase Circle (Wikipedia)

Three Things That Happened At Chevy Chase Circle

Sanborn Firemap of Columbia Heights in 1903 (LIbrary of Congress)

Old Columbia Heights: Where the Streets Have New Names

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

Opium Den Holdup at Moy’s on Pennsylvania Avenue

pool hall in the early 1900s (source unknown)

Pool Hall Contest Ends in Riot

Bryant Street pumping station (Wikipedia)

Three Things About the Bryant Street Pumping Station

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Union Station: Gateway to Washington, D.C.

Pauline Floyd in 1922 (Library of Congress)

Pauline Floyd: Youngest Woman to Practice Before the Supreme Court

The Washington Monument

Three Things That Happened at the Washington Monument

Rochambeau Statue in Lafayette Park (circa 1900)

Lafayette Square: Then and Now

13th and Harvard St. NW advertisement (1905)

Open House For 13th and Harvard St. NW Homes (1905)

Blaine Mansion (1900)

Blaine Mansion: Pizza and Good Beer Today

Eastern High School (1910)

If Walls Could Talk: Eastern High School

Washington Star Building (1900)

Then And Now: The Evening Star Building

Pat Garrett

Pat Garrett, Lawman Who Killed Billy the Kid, Visits Washington and Teddy Roosevelt

Pearl Dive Oyster Palace

If Walls Could Talk: Pearl Dive Oyster Palace

Mrs. Bliven Featured

This Ain’t Your Regular Soccer Mom

Newbro's Herpicide advertisement with Annie Oakley (1905)

Annie Oakley’s Dandruff

Buffalo Bill (1903)

In Hotel Lobbies: Buffalo Bill at the Willard Hotel

Washington Times Headline (1902)

Washington Senators Secure Moran of Georgetown

150 Rhode Island Ave. NW

If Walls Could Talk: The Seaton at 150 Rhode Island Ave. NW

Smithsonian Castle (1900)

The Smithsonian Castle … Lazy Saturday Afternoon Photo Share

President William McKinley portrait

President William McKinley’s Second Inauguration (1901)

Old Post Office (1900)

Amazing Photo of the Old Post Office

Rock Creek Park stone bridge - Beach Drive

Then and Now: Boulder Bridge, Rock Creek Park … and Meet Lansing H. Beach

Popular Lieutenant Sprinkle of the 5th precinct (1914)

Meet Officer Sprinkle – Captured Geronimo, Bodyguard for Wilson and Prohibition Violator

Coke Dandruff Cure

Coke Dandruff Cure (1902)

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What Happened to the Electric Car? Buy a Rauch & Lang Coupe (1909)

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Video: Teddy Roosevelt Leaving the White House, Going For a Walk

North Columbia Heights development plots

Street Car Extensions and a Columbia Heights Building Boom (1902)

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President Theodore Roosevelt’s Inaugural Ceremony (1905)

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Washington Streetcar Videos from 1903 and 1941

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