Notable People & Places

This lovely old photograph shows the West Wing of the White House shortly after it was completed. Presidential...

I watched The Front Runner this weekend, the story about Gary Hart's implosion of a presidential campaign in 1988. What a...

Can you even believe this photo. This dude is just sitting on what appears to be a low stone wall on the south side...

This is what the National Archives building looked like before it took shape in the 1930s. What a fascinating old photo. Source: National Archives

This photo was taken on March 31st, 1963. It shows the whole Kennedy clan happily spending some time together at Camp David. Caroline is...

This amazing find was dug up courtesy of the National Park Service. You're look at a grainy image of Frederick Douglass standing in front...

This great photo shows the Jefferson Memorial back in 1940, before World War II. Source: National Park Service Here's another cool one we dug up.

Many of you know that the Washington Monument sat unfinished for decades, an eye-sore of a stump on what would become the National Mall....

This is one of the best photos we've uncovered in quite a while. Click on it for more. This is the new Willard Hotel around...

Better known back then as the State, War, and Navy Building... This is a lovely old image of the historic and beautiful building. Click...

You have to see this amazing old photo of the White House. This is a view of the President's Mansion from the south. Source: Library...

Now this is a unique post for you. We came across a fascinating directory from the 53rd Congress (i.e., from 1893 to...

What a fascinating and bizarre old photo from 1923. You'll clearly never see something like this again, not unlike the one we shared from...

This beautiful old photograph of the Washington Monument, lit up at night, was taken in 1933. Click on it for some great details. Source: Shorpy

Do you recognize the Treasury Building? This photo shows it back in 1860, before the Civil War. Source: Library of Congress

is this one of the most impressive photos of the Lincoln Memorial? Source: Library of Congress 

These cool old photos shows the city back in 1922, as seen from the air. Source: Boston Public Library Source: Boston Public Library

This wonderful old photo of Pennsylvania Avenue in 1957 shows President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth in an old Lincoln Cosmopolitan. Source: Flickr user Dave Gelinas And...

This beautiful photo of the north side of the White House was taken in 1950. Click on it for more. Source: Martin Archer on Flickr Here's...

This incredible old photo of the Capitol Building shows it just after the new dome was completed in 1863. Source: Library of Congress

Amazing old photograph of the Smithsonian Castle back in 1867, a couple years after the Civil War. Source: Smithsonian