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Cuba

Revisiting History: A Look at the Cuban War Mission to the United States in 1917

November 9, 2022December 17, 2014 by ghostsofdc

Take a look back in time to 1917 when the Cuban War Mission visited the United States. See photos and learn more about the mission with this historical revisit.

Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday Tags 1910s, Cuba 1 Comment

A Look Back in Time: President Coolidge Visiting President Machado at the Cuban Embassy in 1927

November 9, 2022December 17, 2014 by ghostsofdc
President Coolidge calls on President Machado of Cuba upon arrival in Washington. President Coolidge with President Gerardo Machado of Cuba [...]ides photographed at the Cuban embassy in Washington Chief Executive of the United States paid a return [...]a's President. President Machado had previously President Coolidge at the White House shortly after [...]l in the National Capital

Take a look back in time to April 22nd, 1927 when President Calvin Coolidge visited President Gerardo Machado at the Cuban Embassy. See the historic photo from the Library of Congress.

Categories Historical Events, Notable People & Places Tags 1920s, Calvin Coolidge, Cuba, Gerardo Machado 1 Comment

Take a Trip Back in Time: An Incredible Photo of the Cuban Embassy at 2630 16th St. NW in 1937

November 9, 2022December 17, 2014 by ghostsofdc
Embassy of Cuba in 1937

Take a trip back in time with this incredible photo of the Cuban Embassy at 2630 16th St. NW in Washington, DC in 1937. Source: Library of Congress.

Categories Faces & Places of Yesterday Tags 1930s, Cuba, Embassy of Cuba

Tragedy on Klingle Ford Bridge: The 1925 Fatal Wreck of Henry Thayer and His Family

March 28, 2022April 20, 2012 by ghostsofdc
Connecticut Avenue bridge wreck in 1925 (Shorpy)

On June 16th, 1925, the Thayer family veered off Klingle Ford Bridge on Connecticut Avenue, plunging 75 feet and resulting in the death of Mr. Thayer and his daughter. Read the tragic story of the Thayer family’s fatal wreck and the sole survivor, baby Miriam Macias.

Categories From the Crazy Vault Tags 1920s, Connecticut Ave. NW, Cuba
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