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Check Out Union Station in the Twenties
Wow, this is such a cool old photo from the 1920s. Source: Library of Congress
Engravings of President’s House and Capitol After Burning of Washington
Below are two amazing engravings of the President’s House and the Capitol Building following the Burning of Washington on August 24, 1814. The engravings were done by William Strickland. The British marched on Washington and attacked...
1920s Drawing of Pennsylvania Avenue
What a beautiful drawing from the 1920s. This was done by Susan Brown Chase. Source: Library of Congress
Ladies’ Waiting Room in Union Station
Way back 100ish years ago, women would wait for their train in a separate waiting room at Union Station. Below is a photo of that ladies’ waiting room … which looks extremely sparse. This photo is...
Detailed Aerial Photo of Griffith Stadium and Neighborhood
Now this is a terrific photo of Griffith Stadium, taken from the air. We posted a smaller version of this yesterday but we wanted to share the much larger version with you independent of that post....
1919 Panorama of Walter Reed Hospital
Here’s a cool old panoramic photo of Walter Reed Hospital from 1919. Click on it for a larger version. Source: Library of Congress
National Women’s Party Picketing the White House in 1917
Here’s a photo from March 4th, 1917. This was the date of Woodrow Wilson’s second Inauguration and the women picketing the East Wing of the White House are part of the National Women’s Party demanding a...
View Down M Street in 1959
This is a terrific photo, courtesy of DDOT. Source: Flickr user ddotphotos
Need Your Help. Identify This Street
Any GoDCers out there recognize this block? I’m guessing that most of these buildings are gone, but maybe that church is still around? Source: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Women Competing in Low Hurdle Race
This is a photograph from, what appears to be, Central High School (Cardozo), some time in the 1920s. These young ladies are competing in the low hurdle race.