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April 28, 2023
A Rare Look at Union Soldiers Guarding the Potomac River in 1861
Take a rare look at Union soldiers guarding the Potomac River in Washington, DC in 1861. Georgetown University is visible in the background. Photo by George Barnard.
A Look Back at Directions to Harpers Ferry in 1914
The Smile of an Army Cook at Fort Myer in 1917
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Union soldiers guarding the Potomac River in
Washington, DC
in 1861.
Georgetown University
is visible in the background. Photo by George Barnard
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![Capital Transit demonstration run of a Twin Coach articulated bus (a model they did not end up using), April 3, 1948. This turnaround is still used by buses today [photo by Robert S. Crockett].](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2015/12/10896004463_3f7d28bb16_o-400x400.jpg)
