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By 1854 the Washington Monument was about a third complete when the Washington National Monument Society ran out of funds and had to halt construction.

Check this out. Look familiar? This mode of transportation closely resembles the Segways you see zipping around D.C., carrying tourists around the sites. Or maybe

For over 30 years, the O’s were our default baseball team. So I think it’s okay if we share this photograph of the 1921 Baltimore

I had the pleasure of speaking to a great class at AU last week. One of the students asked if we had ever done a

Another awesome old photograph from the Library of Congress. This is the Cairo Building in the 1890s.

Many women at the outbreak of the Civil War did not know how to support their favored side. The roles of woman at the time

Yet again, I find something to share on Shorpy. This one is gruesome, but too crazy not to post. This was a big story at

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.

This is an amusing little piece that we dug up in the Baltimore Sun from April 7th, 1906. Ever complain about the speed limits in

This film footage from 1957 is excellent. Make sure you watch the whole thing and check out the familiar sites.

This is the oldest known photo of the U.S. Department of State. The photo is from 1857 and shows the old State Department building, before

Here’s a great old advertisement from the Sunday Washington Times, on Halloween, 1909. Interested in buying an electric car? Well it’ll only take $1,500 and