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President Taft at Washington Baseball Games

baseball, President of the United States, William H. Taft

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Here is a nice series of photos of our newest racing president, William Howard Taft.

President Taft at the baseball game in 1912

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President Taft at the baseball game in 1912

President Taft at the baseball game in 1912 — President Taft at the baseball game in 1916

READ: Seven Corners Built on Land Owned by Former Slave

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November 1942. Washington, D.C. "Southwest section. Two Negro boys." Large format negative by Gordon Parks, Office of War Information.

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Que Street NW between 27 and 28, "Bellevue" Rittenhouse home, built about 1750, was the home of Joseph Nourse and Washington was a frequent guest here - #544

Dumbarton House (formerly Bellevue) on Q Street: George Washington Stayed Here

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"Full size mockup of partial Metro station 1968" from Harry Weese Associates' 1994 book describing Metro's early plans.

Metro’s 17-Foot Long “Experimental Station” in 1968

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Map of Washington Subdivisions in 1961

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Remember Au Pied de Cochon?

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Ronald Reagan Had a Great Sense of Humor

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AERIAL VIEW OF WEST/FRONT AND NORTH/SIDE FACADES, LOOKING SOUTHEAST (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT): VA-1272 Ball Building, 1437 N. Court House Road. VA-1273 Jesse Building, 1423-27 N. Court House Road. VA-1276 Jesse-Hosmer Building, 1419 N. Court House Road. VA-1275 Moncure (Adams, Porter, Radigan) Building, N. 1415 Court House Road. VA-1274 Rucker Building, N. 1403 Court House Road. - Lawyers' Row Block, North Court House Road between Fourteenth & Fifteenth Streets, Arlington, Arlington County, VA

Mid-1990s Photo of Arlington

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