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burial at Arlington National CemeteryHonoring the Unknown Loyal Dead: Frederick Douglass at Arlington National Cemetery, May 30, 1871Jun 22, 2012Locomotive and cars through the concourse (Photo courtesy of Trains magazine)The 1953 Train Wreck at Union Station, Five Days Before Eisenhower’s InaugurationJun 21, 2012Wreck of the Crescent Limited train on the Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Flood waters from a storm undermined the bridge's pilings, which led to the crash on August 24, 1933. The engineer died in the wreck. (Library of Congress)The 1933 Chesapeake and Potomac Hurricane: The Wreck of the Crescent Limited TrainJun 15, 2012Capitol Dome and Trinity Church around 1859 (13 years before Douglass moved to DC)Frederick Douglass Was a Fighter and He Was Funny With It!Jun 12, 2012Howard University from Robert N Dennis CollectionForget What You’ve Heard: Frederick Douglass Was a Howard University ManJun 8, 20121887-1888 Cuban GiantsFrederick Douglass, Interested Spectator as Cuban Giants Defeat All-Washington Club in an 1891 Baseball GameJun 6, 2012Grover ClevelandLost in 19th Century Anacostia: The President’s Cleveland Visit to Mr. Fred Douglass (Washington Post, Aug. 13, 1886)Jun 4, 2012DC Metro Trains Were Almost Bright Red: The 1960s Design That WMATA RejectedMay 31, 2012Frederick Douglass in 1881Frederick Douglass: A Self-Made Man and Advocate for Equal Education in WashingtonMay 25, 2012
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