Notable People & Places

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

This photo of the Capitol Building from the 1960s is something you'll never see again. The Capitol Dome under construction and a lot of...

This very rare photo of the Capitol Dome under construction shows it as it looked during the early days of the Civil War. Source: Library...

Check out this great photo from 1908. The Jefferson Memorial wasn't completed until 1943, so this is what the area looked like for another...

Here's a cool old photo showing President Herbert Hoover with a large group of boys and girls at the White House. Source: Shorpy

This is a fascinating old photo from October 6th, 1965 at Arlington National Cemetery. The construction site shows what would eventually become JFK's gravesite,...

These are so cool. We found them on Twitter by one of our favorite tweeters, @MLBcathedrals. These photos are from 1956 during the Major...

No way. How did we miss this. A great article by Tom Boswell (who is the best) uncovers the fact that our current Washington...

We found an interesting article about one of our Washington heros, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, Walter Johnson. We've written quite a number...

This print shows Robert Mills' original design for the Washington Monument, clearly a far more elaborate and ornate version of what we have today. Source:...

Here is a great series of photos we found at the Library of Congress showing Dulles Airport during construction. And finally, here's a post-construction photo...

Here is a rare photo that we haven't yet come across. We found it at the Detroit Public Library, of all places. Make sure...

This photo shows the Washington Senators team during spring training of 1920. They came in sixth place out of eight that year, finishing 68-84....

The Washington Senators were in the World Series in 1924, and ultimately would come away victorious. What you might not know is that Grace...

This is a terrific photo that we dug up on Flickr. It shows Union Station under construction in the early 1900s. We also cross-posted...

We're way late on this, but better late than never. This is a terrific photo shared with by old GoDC friend Phil. Thanks for...