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Treasury Department Under Construction in the 1860s

1860s, Department of Treasury

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Here’s a great series of images showing the Treasury Building under construction in the 1860s.

Department of Treasury - November 11th, 1862

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Construction of Treasury Building, Washington, D.C.: Men standing in front; column being raised into position, Sept. 16, 1867

READ: 1900 Color Photo of The Smithsonian Castle

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Notice the decked/tunneled section south of Fort Totten, then the over 90-degree turn to the east, then the decked/tunneled section between Galloway Street and Gallatin Street, with the Metrorail Glenmont Route (Red Line trains) following the North Central Freeway (I-95 south of Fort Totten and I-70S north of Fort Totten), and with the Metrorail Greenbelt Route (Green Line trains) following the Northeast Freeway (I-95 east of Fort Totten). The area between Galloway Street and Gallatin Street where the Northeast Freeway was proposed was mostly open fields then and still is now.

Drawings of Proposed I-95 Through D.C.

Blaine Mansion 1900

Great Photo of Blaine Mansion in 1900

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President and Mrs. Wilson (March 20th, 1920)

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Metro Trains Were Almost Bright Red!

Complete Biography of Officer Sprinkle

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"Full size mockup of partial Metro station 1968" from Harry Weese Associates' 1994 book describing Metro's early plans.

Metro’s 17-Foot Long “Experimental Station” in 1968

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Map of Washington Subdivisions in 1961

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Au Pied de Cochon

Remember Au Pied de Cochon?

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Abraham Lincoln in Color (1865)

Real estate advertisement from 1920 (Washington Times)

Owning Your Own Apartment is Preferred to Owning Your House

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Murder Bay, the Rough-and-Tumble Lost Neighborhood

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Whoa. Neon Signed F Street in 1970

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