Children Swinging in 1924

Another great find courtesy of Dig DC and the DC Public Library.This is the Southworth Cottage at 36th and Prospect in Georgetown, home of noted

We need your help … this is a photo from the Library of Congress showing a home in Cherrydale. Can anyone identify this home (if

This is a series of photos that we found at the Smithsonian. It shows the Dunbar Hotel, a building that used to sit on the

We looked at Alexandria Gazette newspaper from July 15th, 1841 to see what people were talking about. What a different world.

This is a cool old photo that we dug up via Google. We found it here. It appears to be some time in the 1920s,

Look how amazing this old map is. You can see the outlines of proposed roads in and around Takoma. Source: Library of Congress

This is a great picture, shared by GoDCer Mike, showing Harry Atwood, taking off from the South Lawn of the White House. This photo was

Here’s a fascinating article from the Washington Times, printed on April 22nd, 1916. For those of you unfamiliar with The Birth of a Nation, it’s

This is not good. We’re looking at a photo of a car accident on the northeast corner of Massachusetts and 21st St. NW. This is

This is a photograph taken on March 23rd, 1929 from the South Lawn of the White House. Source: Library of Congress

We love old ads here at Ghosts of DC and this is a great one from The Evening Star, printed on June 24th, 1906. Source:

Here is the lovely Old Post Office Pavilion, currently the Trump Hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.