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Congressional pages have snowball fight in 1923A Snowball Fight to Solve Gridlock: How Fun Was This Photo of Congressional Pages Taken in 1923?Jul 31, 2014proposed underground streetcar system - 1912Original Subway Planned for Downtown D.C. in 1912May 12, 2014Crowds at the corner of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown at midnight, 1982Georgetown’s Last Call: DC’s Fight Over the Drinking AgeJan 29, 2014Young Kennedy and Nixon: House Colleagues in 1947Dec 3, 2013a proposed map of the federal district in Washington (1970)DC Home Rule: The 1970 Proposal to Cede Washington to MarylandJul 10, 2013Providence Hospital in the early 1900s (Library of Congress)The History of Providence Hospital and the Fight to Save Providence ParkApr 2, 2013Georgia Ave. street signThe Political Pressure behind Renaming Georgia Avenue in DCJan 22, 2013Bringing Home the Bacon: Pork Barrel Politics and The PigAug 20, 2012U.S. Senate subway circa 1915 (Shorpy)Exploring the U.S. Senate Subway in 1915Jun 25, 2012
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