Naval Academy Midshipmen at Superintendent’s House (1901)

I’m pissed that someone threw paint on the Lincoln Memorial. It is the most epic form of disrespect in recent memory. Why the hell would

I can’t make out the sign above the door at left, can you? I’d like to do a little digging on this collapsed building. The

What a horrible story. We found this printed in The Washington Post on April 6th, 1907. Fire Chief Belt yesterday ordered a thorough investigation of the stabbing

Here’s a cool old advertisement for Connecticut Avenue Highlands, now known as Cleveland Park. Click on the ad for a larger version to read the

Where were the police and fire stations located in Washington back in 1880? Check out this great old map. Source: Library of Congress This was

What are the lions in the House of Cards credits? They're sitting at the Ulysses Grant Memorial by the Capitol Reflecting Pool.

This is amateur 16mm film shot and uploaded to YouTube. The voiceover is amusing, but the scenes are a great step back in time over 80 years.

Here’s an interesting drawing that we dug up. It shows the suffrage march line from March 4th, 1913. Source: Library of Congress

Many women at the outbreak of the Civil War did not know how to support their favored side. The roles of woman at the time

Check out this cool shot of D.C. back in 1973. You can see the White House, Lafayette Park, the Washington Monument, and the Potomac. Source:

With the ridiculous rise in cost of living here in DC, maybe we should go back to the time of boarding houses. We came across

We received a great tweet from @capitolization a while ago and wanted to do a little digging into the history of the Golden Garter sign.