Beautiful 1857 White House and Conservatory Photo

Here is yet another awesome Baist real estate map for you showing Georgetown. Like the last two maps, this is also from 1915.

This is Mary Winsor of Pennsylvania in 1917, holding up a sign in support of the National Woman’s Party. Winsor was the founder and president

How great is this old photo from the 1920s? It shows the inside structure of the Capitol Dome. Source: Library of Congress

This is great old film footage of John F Kennedy in the Oval Office. The narration is in German (I believe – correct me if

What an incredible approach and entrance to Key Bridge. This was a proposed design for the approach and massive entry to Key Bridge from 1928.

Remember the days when you had to check the newspaper to find movie times? Those days died about 15 years ago, but for some reminiscing,

In January 1860, the Tokugawa shogunate sent a delegation to the United States with the primary objective of ratifying the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and

This great photo shows the Jefferson Memorial back in 1940, before World War II. Source: National Park Service Here’s another cool one we dug up.

GoDCers, check this out. It’s a photo taken in August of 1942 showing two buildings on 11th St. The photo was taken from Ella Watson’s

Franklin Square is one of the biggest city square parks in the city, at 4.79 acres. 1. Natural spring water supplies the White House Did

That might be a headline that tricks you (if you’re not a frequent GoDC reader), but this was a juicy article we came across in

What a great shot of Federal Triangle, looking down Pennsylvania Ave. You can also see the Navy Memorial under construction. Source: Library of Congress