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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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Petworth in the 1930s

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1890s Map of Diarrhea Deaths in Washington

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States..

Why is Washington, DC Called the District of Columbia?

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City of Washington, statistical maps / compiled by Lieut. F.V. Greene, assistant to the Engineer Commissioner, July 1st 1880 ; compiled by Lieut. F.V. Greene, U.S. Eng'rs ... to accompany the annual report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for the year ending June 30th 1880 ; Wm. T.O. Bruff, del., Eng'r Dept., D.C.

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August 28, 1963. "Emancipator looking down on demonstrators. Participants in the March on Washington in front of the Lincoln Memorial and massed along both sides of the Reflecting Pool, viewed from behind Abraham Lincoln statue." Photo by James K. Atherton for United Press International.

A Bird's Eye View of the 'I Have a Dream' Speech - An Incredible Photograph

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