May 16th, 1912: More Baldheaded Women Than Men, Says Authority

Also of interest in this edition is Roosevelt being sure of his nomination.

front page of the Washington Times - May 16th, 1912 — front page of the Washington Times – May 16th, 1912

back page of the Washington Times - May 16th, 1912 — back page of the Washington Times – May 16th, 1912

More from Ghosts of DC

Inside National Airport’s Waiting Area in 1941

July 7, 2020

Peacock Alley in the Willard Hotel

March 23, 2020

Amphibian aircraft on reflecting pool in front of Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. in 1923. (Harris & Ewing / Library of Congress)

Airplane Takes Off From Reflecting Pool Near Lincoln Memorial

July 14, 2016

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-1980s Photo of Arlington

February 26, 2015

View looking east from the middle of a frozen Tidal Basin upon which many individuals are walking or skating. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is visible in the distance.

Ice Skating on the Tidal Basin

November 30, 2014

aerial view of Washington National and the Pentagon

Great Aerial Photos of National Airport and Spout Run

October 24, 2014

Hank's Oyster Bar Old Town

Hank’s Oyster Bar Old Town History

February 19, 2014

Robert Todd Lincoln at His Father’s Memorial Dedication

January 19, 2012

construction of Memorial Bridge

Incredible View of Memorial Bridge Under Construction

March 8, 2013

Glebe Rd. and 13th

Why Is It Named Glebe Road in Arlington?

February 24, 2014

freshman members of Congress 1947

Photo of Boyish Kennedy and Nixon

December 3, 2013

Murder Bay in 1855 (Smithsonian)

Murder Bay, the Rough-and-Tumble Lost Neighborhood

March 29, 2012

1791 L'Enfant Plan of the new city

Why Is There No J Street in Washington, DC?

January 30, 2013

1916 Slaves reunion. Lewis Martin, age 100; Martha Elizabeth Banks, age 104; Amy Ware, age 103; Rev. Simon P. Drew, born free." Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, 921 N Street N.W. (Shorpy)

1916 Convention of Former Slaves in Washington

July 6, 2012