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Published
August 18, 2022
Willard Hotel Photos From 1904
What did the Willard Hotel look like just after it was built in the early 1900s. This series of photos shows the ornate interior as it was back then.
Exploring the History of 1019 U Street NW in Washington DC, Home of Corte Salon
Anachronistic Advertising from 1906: S.S. Shedd & Bro. Gas Ranges
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The New Willard
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![Washington, D.C., 1920. "Gripp, Mathew, [Nathan] Lahn, Troske -- Gallaudet U." Gridiron stars of the first college for the deaf, credited with inventing the football huddle in the 1920s as a way to keep its signed plays secret.](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/11/SHORPY_29576u1-400x400.jpg)
