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AI reconstruction of the 1931 newspaper photograph of Julian Altman holding a violin, Sylvia standing beside him, and Elmer seated with a cello.Sylvia Altman, DC’s Child Prodigy, and Her Brother’s Stolen Stradivarius8 min readThe two-story brick Columbia fire engine house on St. Asaph Street in Alexandria, with twin arched engine doors, a large arched window and a brick bell tower, about 1918 to 1920.The Secondhand Fire Engine Behind Old Town’s Columbia Firehouse6 min readColorized 1964 photo of a man in a dark suit and bow tie watching an older Black woman in a plaid dress and head scarf arrange vegetables, with bushel baskets of green beans, cabbages and potatoes, under a market shedUnion Market Was Built on an Old Army Camp and Circus Lot16 min readEpisodeAI-colorized view of the new Hecht Co. store at Parkington, a green brick building with a glass facade and workers on scaffolding, with a line of late-1940s cars parked along North Glebe Road in October 1951When Hecht’s Opened Parkington, 60,000 Shoppers Showed Up8 min read
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Seated woman at a desk with a ledger shakes hands with a woman in a hat while six other women look on in a police office.A DC Policewoman Went to the Dance “all dolled up,” and a Liquor Raid FollowedAbout 20 young men in sleeveless club jackets, some in sunglasses, posed together against a brick wallThe 1966 Pagans vs. Avengers Shootout at Arlington’s Lee-Harrison SafewayAI reconstruction of the 1931 newspaper photograph of Julian Altman holding a violin, Sylvia standing beside him, and Elmer seated with a cello.Sylvia Altman, DC’s Child Prodigy, and Her Brother’s Stolen StradivariusDetail of the 1932 map around Washington, Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Baltimore and Annapolis, with red routes and Roman numeralsMap of George Washington’s Travels: National Geographic, 1932
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Robert Todd Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial Dedication, 19222 min read
A hatchet photographed in 2004 that a Wikimedia Commons contributor identified as the one thrown in the 1970 Bunny Man incidentIs the Bunny Man Real? The 1970 Story and Bunny Man Bridge7 min readGriffith StadiumGriffith Stadium: The History and Demolition of Washington’s Lost Ballpark8 min readAbout 20 young men in sleeveless club jackets, some in sunglasses, posed together against a brick wallThe 1966 Pagans vs. Avengers Shootout at Arlington’s Lee-Harrison Safeway6 min readEpisodeGlebe Rd. and 13thGlebe Road: Named for Colonial Church Land2 min read