Have you ever seen a photo of the White House stables? We haven’t actually come across one until we found this at the Library of Congress. How cool is this? The photo was taken by Lewis Emory Walker in 1857 or 1858.
Source: Library of Congress
This probably has been our best photo find in the last few weeks. Click on it for a much larger version and see if you see anything.
I haven’t done one of these in a while … so, GoDCer Jon, this is for you. A quick Washington Post search uncovered an article
What an amazing old image of Aqueduct Bridge (check out this cool postcard). Source: Library of Congress Here are some more amazing photos if you’d
This was a pretty cool find on YouTube. It looks like this takes place looking northwest on Pennsylvania Ave, maybe around 12th St. You can
What a great photograph. We came across this one on Flickr.
This is a photo of Thomas Circle in April of 1943. Don’t forget to check out this post on how the circle looked in 1920,
This is a guest post by John (from The Lion of Anacostia), cross-posted here. Arlington National Cemetery, the pre-Civil War home of Robert E. Lee, is a short Metro
Why is it named Silver Spring? Francis Preston Blair (i.e., Blair House near the White House) came across a mica-flecked spring in Acorn Park.
This is a guest post by John (from The Lion of Anacostia), cross-posted here. While trying to confirm President Hayes visited Douglass at Cedar Hill, I came across this
We’re way late on this, but better late than never. This is a terrific photo shared with by old GoDC friend Phil. Thanks for sending
What an incredible shot, frozen in time. Click the image for higher resolution and look at the details of the United Cigar Stores. Co. You
This photo is of the old Dome gas service station in Takoma (or possibly Takoma Park). The caption says Takoma Park, but according to this
Fascinating drawing of the U.S. Capitol from the 1870s showing proposed modifications to the building. This is the west elevation of the building, the opposite
