Day: April 14, 2015

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14th and Columbia

Photos of Columbia Heights After ’68 Riots

A series of tragic photos showing Columbia Heights after the 1968 Washington, DC riots.

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Today's Featured Posts

Manager Stanley Harris, in the grandstand, presents President Coolidge with the baseball used to open the 1924 World Series (October 4th, 1924)

President and Mrs. Coolidge Go to World Series

March 21, 1927. Washington, D.C. "Ruth Jardine (at right) and class at Amaryllis show. (Shorpy)

Ruth Jardine Visits the U.S. Botanic Gardens

Lusitania sinking off the coast of Ireland (Ken Marschall)

1915 Lusitania Advertisement in Washington Post

Seven Corners Built on Land Owned by Former Slave

Capito Dome under construction in 1860s

Incredibly Rare 1860s Photo of Capitol Dome Construction

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The Beatles in front of the Capitol

More 1964 Photos of The Beatles in Washington, D.C.

"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

Map of Washington Subdivisions in 1961

What Did Petworth Look Like in the 1930s?

Robert Todd Lincoln at His Father’s Memorial Dedication

Au Pied de Cochon

Remember Au Pied de Cochon?

Video Visualizing Early Washington, D.C.

Abraham Lincoln colorized (1865)

Abraham Lincoln in Color (1865)

Susan Ford gettin' down in the East Room with her date

Senior Prom at the White House

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Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Not Touch Ours

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