Posts the Ghosts of DC editors hand-pick from the archive. The strange, the vivid, and the ones worth pulling back to the front page after a few years buried.
Take a look at this WWII photo of a couple visiting the Capitol. Could this romantic image have been staged for the war effort? Explore the mystery of this photo and the soldiers milling about in the background.
Read through an old newspaper with us! Our new “In The Paper” series lets you explore the Evening Star newspaper from June 22nd, 1901. Let us know if you find anything interesting!
A photo of a boy in Washington, D.C., 1921. He won a Mead Ranger bike by selling 30 newspaper subscriptions. The Ranger contest was a promotion of various papers from 1917-1923. Why does he look so pissed?
This is pretty interesting. Check out this footage of President Wilson at the White House.
In 1927, the GWU girls rifle team won the national championship, making them the highest scoring women’s team in the history of rifle shooting. Learn about their incredible story and the success of Central High School in training them to be champions.
Read about Ace, the Roosevelt bull pup who escaped the White House grounds in 1909. This article from February 6th of that year tells the story, plus find out what happened to LBJ’s dog in the White House driveway.
Learn the wild story of William F. Matteson, a real estate dealer in Washington D.C. who filed a divorce and two suits against his wife’s lovers for the alleged alienation of her affections. Find out the results of the tumultuous legal battle and the drama that unfolded.
Celebrate baseball in Washington with this archival video featuring footage and photos from the early years of the Washington Senators. Get out and support our hometown team!
Take a look at some of the biggest snowstorms to ever hit Washington, DC in the spring! See photos of the snowstorm from 1942 and 1891, found in the Library of Congress archives.
