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Posted In May 13, 2012

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

A Look at the History of DC's Police Call Boxes - Sgt. Nicholas Breul of DCPD Gives a Brief Talk

Take a look at the history of DC's police call boxes and hear a brief talk from Sgt. Nicholas Breul of DCPD. Learn more about the city's past with Ghosts of DC!

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John Russell Pope's Competition Proposal for a Pyramid with Porticoes Style Monument to Abraham Lincoln, 1912

Unbuilt Wonders: The 1912 Alternative Designs for the Lincoln Memorial

Dulles Airport tower being built

Dulles Airport Opening Dedication Footage From 1962

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1891 Map of Street Sweeping

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In late 1959 through 1960, the Capitol Dome underwent a significant repair and restoration effort and at the end of 1959 the exterior of the Dome was surrounded by scaffold.

Remember the Red Capitol Dome? Here's Another Great View of It

Rayful Edmond

Rayful Edmond III: Washington D.C.'s Noted Drug Kingpin

construction of Memorial Bridge

A Look Back at the Construction of the Memorial Bridge in the 1930s

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Walter Johnson in 1939

Hear the Voice of Walter Johnson, The Greatest Pitcher of All Time

Tysons Corner history: What it looked like in 1936

What Is The History of Tysons Corner?

City of Washington, statistical maps / compiled by Lieut. F.V. Greene, assistant to the Engineer Commissioner, July 1st 1880 ; compiled by Lieut. F.V. Greene, U.S. Eng'rs ... to accompany the annual report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for the year ending June 30th 1880 ; Wm. T.O. Bruff, del., Eng'r Dept., D.C.

Shaw, Mt. Vernon Square, and Dupont Circle: A 19th-Century Property Value Comparison

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