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1877 Map of Georgetown

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This is a great old map of Georgetown. Click on it for greater details.

Source: Library of Congress

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Circa 1911, landmarks include, from left, Memorial Continental Hall (headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution); the Corcoran Gallery of Art; State, War and Navy Building; and White House West Wingtip. 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company.
Incredible Aerial View of State, War and Navy Building From Washington Monument in 1911
Two elderly convention attendees in 1916 (Library of Congress)
1916 Convention of Former Slaves in Washington
Photograph shows view of Washington, D.C., taken from U.S. Capitol, showing Douglas Hospital, Old Douglas House, Railway Station, The Washington, or Wilkes House, St. Aloysius, Government Printing Office, Glenwood Cemetery, Swampoodle, Old Mill.
View of Swampoodle from Capitol Building in 1861
1943. On maneuvers in wartime Washington. "A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old [Russell] Senate Office Building behind them." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency, photographer unknown. Office of War Information.
Man Ogles Woman Near Russell Building (1943)
June 28, 1923. Washington, D.C. "Girl in bathing suit." National Photo Company Collection glass negative.
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Aerial view of Washington, D.C., offering a good view of the "triangle" in the Federal Triangle row of federal office buildings. Image taken during the 1980s. Note the Navy Memorial construction
Awesome Aerial View of Federal Triangle in the 1980s

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