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Cool 1929 American Express Advertisement

1920s

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Check this out. A really old advertisement for AmEx from May 29th, 1929. The company was founded in Buffalo, NY back in 1850 (I didn’t know it was that old).

American Express advertisement 1929

READ: Chevy Chase 1913 Real Estate Advertisement

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Wow. Stunning Black and White Photo of the Capitol

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In late 1959 through 1960, the Capitol Dome underwent a significant repair and restoration effort and at the end of 1959 the exterior of the Dome was surrounded by scaffold.

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1830 Georgetown Map

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1919 map of Dupont and Farragut

1919 Map of Dupont South and Farragut

Jackie Kennedy’s Country Estate in Middleburg

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Carriage Ride Through Rock Creek in 1890

1749 map of Alexandria

George Washington’s Map of Alexandria in 1749

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Hamilton “Ghost” Circle and Fairview Heights Near the Cathedral

"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

Why Is It Named Trinidad?

Map of Washington Subdivisions in 1961

Robert Todd Lincoln at His Father’s Memorial Dedication

Au Pied de Cochon

Remember Au Pied de Cochon?

Video Visualizing Early Washington, D.C.

Abraham Lincoln colorized (1865)

Abraham Lincoln in Color (1865)

Susan Ford gettin' down in the East Room with her date

Senior Prom at the White House

Anti-Saloon League slogan

Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Not Touch Ours

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Best of Ghosts of DC

Rayful Edmond

Rayful Edmond: The Babe Ruth of Crack Dealing

Walter Johnson in 1939

What Did Walter Johnson’s Voice Sound Like? Listen To This 1939 Senators Broadcast.

1791 L'Enfant Plan of the new city

Why Is There No J Street in Washington, DC?

Why Is It Named Ballston?

San Diego Padres Move to Washington for 1974 Season

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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