1930s Lincoln Memorial Postcard

Takoma Park (and Takoma) is a lovely and friendly neighborhood on the northeast District line with Maryland. It dates back to the late 19th century,

So here is a headline you certainly won’t see every day, and you certainly wouldn’t see something like this in the 1980s. In the Cold

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

This wonderful old image from the 1860s shows F St. near the end of the Civil War. The details are quite incredible when you click

Do you work in the newspaper or media world? You will find this fascinating. These are the ad rates for The National Republican in 1861.

GoDCers, can you help out? When do you think this image of the Lincoln Memorial was taken? Source: bluebird87

Take a look at how different Good Hope Road in Anacostia looked in 1916. And below is the Google Map of the same area, with

Great photo. Speaks for itself. Sadly, no larger version. Thanks Smithsonian.

Tysons Corner or Tysons used to be called Peach Grove. William Tyson owned a farm west of DC which would become the site of a major shopping mall.

Okay GoDCers, here’s a challenge for you. Ken sent this in a while back and wanted some assistance on dating this photo. He’s guessing sometime

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 year marks the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage parade in Washington. Give the historical importance of that, and the fact that today is