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A Tomb sentinel in dress uniform carries his rifle on his walk past the white marble Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington on a sunny morning.Why the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Has a Guard: It Comes Down to Respect9 min readHarry Houdini in a suit and bow tie, cropped to show his head and shoulders.Houdini’s Straitjacket Escape Above 15th and G Streets, 19225 min readSeated 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 Followed6 min readEpisodeThe 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 read
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AI-colorized crop of workers with shovels building a sandbag dike near the Lincoln Memorial during the 1936 Potomac flood.The 1936 Flood When Washington Sandbagged the Mall Against the PotomacAI-colorized historical photograph of shops, gas pumps, and a yellow stop sign at the rural Tysons Corner crossroadsWho Was the Tyson in Tysons Corner, and Where Did the “Corner” Go?The Old Stone House in Georgetown, with an exterior wooden staircase, shop signs, and a man standing beside its stone chimney.Is the Old Stone House Haunted? Georgetown’s 1765 SurvivorAI interpretation of Chateau Bonaparte with red brick, a slate roof, corner tower and arched entrance canopy.Chateau Bonaparte: The Bonaparte Family’s K Street Home
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The Big Hunt at 1345 Connecticut Avenue NW in July 2008, mid-run, with the striped circus-tent awning and the jungle murals that defined the storefront for nearly three decades. Photo by Kevin Harber, used under Creative Commons.Inside The Big Hunt: How a 1928 Dupont Storefront Became DC’s Weirdest Bar15 min read
Brickskeller entrance by Flickr user bethbeckrThe Brickskeller: Dupont’s Basement of Beers4 min readBraddock’s Rock: The Potomac Stone Where General Braddock Camped in 17554 min read1860s photograph of the US Capitol with the Washington City Canal in the foregroundBefore It Was Washington, D.C., This Land Was Called Rome4 min readWillie McCover 1974 Topps Washington "Nat'l Lea"1974 Washington Padres: Topps Cards for the ‘Washington Stars’8 min read