Take a look back in time to 1918 and the cab stand at McPherson Square. This photo was found on Documentarist and provides a fascinating glimpse of a different era.
Take a look back at the Penn Oil Company in Georgetown and its gas station at 27th and Q Street. This photo was taken in 1920 or 1921 and has become a piece of history.
Be amazed by the incredible detail in this photograph of Georgetown ferry-boat carrying wagons and Aqueduct Bridge beyond, taken from rocks on Mason's Island. Click to view the larger version!
Take a look at these beautiful prints of Washington as it looked in the 1790s. They were done by George Isham Parkyns and show a slightly different, more pastoral landscape. See the print of the Potomac and guess which island it is!
Take a look at this rare photograph of Washington, DC taken from the air on August 29th, 1924. See the city's development over the past almost 100 years!
This is an interesting photo of a man precariously perched on a flag pole near the Capitol Building. It was taken on July 11th, 1939 as the man (Jack Tarzan) was painting the flagpole. The safety equipment of the day looks a little weak. Here's the story of Jack Tarzan and his painting job at the Capitol Building.
Take a journey back in time to explore the history of East Capitol Street, before it was even a street. See a fascinating old photograph, mislabeled as Baltimore's Druid Hill Park, taken by William M. Chase.
Discover a piece of the past with these photos of Chevy Chase Country Club in the 1920s, courtesy of the Library of Congress. Explore what life was like in the 1920s with these photos!
