Beautiful 1930s Photo of Cuban Embassy

What a great old shot of the Cuban Embassy at 2630 16th St. NW.

Embassy of Cuba in 1937

Source: Library of Congress

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News Headlines from 180 Years Ago Today

July 15, 2021

Cleveland Heights - 1889

1889 Cleveland Park Real Estate Ad

December 26, 2017

Looking east at construction on Arlington Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Note the statue on the partially-constructed pedestal just to the right of the abutments (bottom center). The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts erected this mock-up to determine how high statues on the piers of the bridge should be.

Cool 1928 Photo of Arlington Memorial Bridge Construction

December 28, 2015

Sherman's subdivision of Columbia Heights in 1869

Cool 1869 Property Map of Columbia Heights

December 23, 2015

This Was F Street at Night in 1955

August 26, 2015

Rare Photo of Walter Johnson and Gabby Street

April 30, 2015

Heurich Brewery in 1910

Photo of Heurich Brewery in 1910

March 13, 2015

Rock Creek Parkway

1886 Plan to Fill In and Build Over Rock Creek

June 10, 2013

1916 bird's eye view of Washington

Cool 1916 Bird’s-Eye View of Washington

October 29, 2013

D.C. slums in 1935

Three Tales From Hell’s Bottom

December 5, 2012

Glebe Rd. and 13th

Why Is It Named Glebe Road in Arlington?

February 24, 2014

Key Bridge under construction

Key Bridge Under Construction

October 5, 2012

In late 1959 through 1960, the Capitol Dome underwent a significant repair and restoration effort and at the end of 1959 the exterior of the Dome was surrounded by scaffold.

The Capitol Dome Was Once Red

September 26, 2013

1916 Slaves reunion. Lewis Martin, age 100; Martha Elizabeth Banks, age 104; Amy Ware, age 103; Rev. Simon P. Drew, born free." Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, 921 N Street N.W. (Shorpy)

1916 Convention of Former Slaves in Washington

July 6, 2012