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Day: January 25, 2016

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Lincoln Memorial in 1944

Incredible 1944 Photo of Lincoln Memorial

is this one of the most impressive photos of the Lincoln Memorial? Source: Library of Congress

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Today's Featured Posts

Smithsonian Castle (1900)

1900 Color Photo of The Smithsonian Castle

view of the Capitol at night in the snow (1907)

Capitol Building at Night in 1907

1300 block of Corcoran St. NW

They Were Neighbors: Five Families on Corcoran Street in 1890 … and a Feud

View of south and west elevations of Peirce Mill, to the left of Tilden Street NW as it rises to cross Rock Creek.

Peirce Mill and Spring House on Thanksgiving Day 1910

pool hall in the early 1900s (source unknown)

Pool Hall Contest Ends in Riot

February 1913. "Woman suffrage -- hikers arriving in Washington from New York." Today marks the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. Over the next few days we'll post some more suffrage photos. Harris & Ewing glass negative.

Women’s Suffrage Crowds on Pennsylvania Avenue in February 1913

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Smithsonian Castle (1900)

Why Is It Named The Smithsonian?

"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

Why Is It Named Trinidad?

Map of Washington Subdivisions in 1961

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

Anti-Saloon League slogan

Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Not Touch Ours

Murder Bay in 1855 (Smithsonian)

Murder Bay, the Rough-and-Tumble Lost Neighborhood

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