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Posted In August 23, 2013

Members of Georgetown University’s track team, complete with running shoes, pose somewhat incongruously in front of the card catalog in Riggs Library
Where Can I Get a Sweet Outfit Like This? Georgetown University Track Team in 1901
Where can I get a sweet outfit like this? These polished gentlemen are not prisoners ... they're members of the Georgetown University track team in 1901. Check out this amazing photo from Georgetown University Library!
Balloon view of Washington, D.C., Harper's Weekly, July 27, 1861, p. 476. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-71022. Smithsonian Institution Building can be seen at the top center east of the Potomac River and Virginia, Washington Canal visible, proceeding from the Potomac River due east and then southeast.
Exploring the Cool Print We Found on the Library of Congress Website
Discover a cool print found on the Library of Congress website. Check it out and explore what it has to offer. Source: Library of Congress.
bike couriers exit the White House to deliver the news of Pearl Harbor
The Crowd That Gathered Outside the White House the Day After Pearl Harbor
Read this fascinating article from the Washington Post on December 8th, 1941 - the day after Pearl Harbor. Learn about the crowd that assembled outside the White House, angrily waiting for a sign of what was to come. Don't forget to check out our post on what was happening in D.C. on the day of the attack!
View from the south tower of Healy Hall at Georgetown University, looking towards Washington, D.C., with the Washington monument in the distance
A Stunning Old Photograph of Healy Hall Overlooking the Potomac River and the Washington Monument in 1890
Take a look at this stunning old photograph of Healy Hall at Georgetown University overlooking the Potomac River and the Washington Monument in 1890. Source: Georgetown University Library.

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