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A Glimpse Into History: An Old Photograph of the Cuban Embassy on 16th Street

Get a glimpse into history with this amazing old photograph of the Cuban Embassy on 16th Street. See the image and read more about it from the Library of Congress!
Washington, D.C., July 11, 1939. There comes a time each year when things around Capitol Hill need a bit of fresh paint, flagpoles no exception. Here is the flagpole over the Senate Office Building getting its new paint job, curiously enough, from a steeple-jack named Tarzan--Jack Tarzan
Washington, D.C. "Skating night, 1919." National Photo Co.

Here is a terrific old photograph of the Cuban Embassy on 16th St.

Cuban embassy
Cuban embassy

Source: Library of Congress

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