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Exploring a 1906 Coca-Cola Ad and the Dreyfus Affair
We love old ads here at Ghosts of DC and this is a great one from The Evening Star, printed on June 24th, 1906. Three weeks later, Alfred Dreyfus was exonerated, bringing an end to the Dreyfus Affair.
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Where Washington's Historic Chain Bridge Gets Its Name
A Foreigner's Impressions of Washington in 1799
Au Pied de Cochon: D.C.'s Iconic Culinary Landmark
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History Behind Lion Statues in House of Cards Opening Credits
Three Sisters Bridge Across the Potomac Was Never Built
A Look at the Amazing Anti-Flirt Club and Their "Anti-Flirt Week" from 1923
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Where Was Murder Bay in Washington, DC?
A Closer Look at Thomas Circle in the 1920s
Mary Surratt Boarding House is Now a Chinese Restaurant
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