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1898 Washington, DC

A Look at Washington, DC in 1898 Through a Historic Rand McNally Map

Take a look back in time to 1898 with this historic Rand McNally map of Washington, DC. Get a glimpse of the city as it was over 100 years ago.

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John Russell Pope's Competition Proposal for a Pyramid with Porticoes Style Monument to Abraham Lincoln, 1912

Unbuilt Wonders: The 1912 Alternative Designs for the Lincoln Memorial

Anti-Saloon League slogan

March for Prohibition: "Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Mine"

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1895 Bird's Eye View of Brookland

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What Is the History of CIA's Langley Headquarters?

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Awesome Old Pan Am Advertisements

Photo shows night view of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., decorated with electric lights for the first inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Electric Lights and the New Era of Progress: Remembering President Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration

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This Retro Metro Infomercial from the 1970s Is Amazing!

Murder Bay in 1855 (Smithsonian)

Where Was Murder Bay in Washington, DC?

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Photo of Boyish Kennedy and Nixon

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