Ford’s Theatre Stereograph From 1927

This is an interesting shot of Teddy Roosevelt III, the grandson of President Teddy Roosevelt. He’s the scrawny kid on the right.

Here’s a page from the real estate section of the Sunday Washington Times on June 7th, 1908.

Seriously. This city has come a long way from lost sheep and cows on Pennsylvania Ave. Check out this print from 1839. Source: Library of

Take a look at the Google Street View of King Street in Leesburg today, at the intersection with Market Street. And below we have the

Wow, check out this amazing view. We dug up this gem on the Library of Congress site. The full caption is below. West-southwest view with

In 1982, the United States Post Office launched a new system dubbed E-COM (Electronic Computer-Originated Mail) as an attempt to adopt the nascent technology of

This is a really interesting film that we found at the National Archives. It was made by the Ford Motor Company in 1922. Source: U.S.

Need something to take your mind off what’s happening? How about some great old photos of downtown Washington 100 years ago? Here’s a terrific old

This is a terrific photo that we dug up on Flickr. It shows Union Station under construction in the early 1900s. We also cross-posted this

Interesting … it appears that property in Shaw and Mt. Vernon square is worth three to four times more that in Dupont Circle. This is

There is a mystery smokestack on Capitol Hill. You may have seen it behind St. Peter’s Church at 2nd and C St. SE. Below is

This is a great old photo from 1925, showing today’s booming H St. in a much different light. Source: Shorpy Check out the Baist map