Tag: D.C. Council

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Old D.C. Council Campaign Posters

Not everyone wins an election. Here’s a sample of some people who ran for D.C. Council and didn’t make it.

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Photos of Columbia Heights After ’68 Riots

ROCKVILLE! The Sunday Herald advertisement

Rockville! The Washington Monument Is Plainly Visible From Its Highest Points

"Full size mockup of partial Metro station 1968" from Harry Weese Associates' 1994 book describing Metro's early plans.

Metro’s 17-Foot Long “Experimental Station” in 1968

Kalorama home advertisement

2324 Tracy Place: Outstanding Value in Kalorama

Video Visualizing Early Washington, D.C.

Why Is It Named Ballston?

1906 map showing the original boundary milestones of the District of Columbia

1906 Map of All D.C. Boundary Stones

Congress Heights advertisement - May 17th, 1902 (Washington Times)

Congress Heights: The Healthiest and Most Delightful Suburb of Washington

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Map of the Navy Yard Before Nationals Park

Camp, Fort Totten

Another Amazing Photo of Fort Totten

Franklin School in 1900

What the Franklin School Looked Like in 1900

Long-distance view of the Government Printing Office on the northwest corner of North Capitol and G Streets NW showing structures in the 600 block of North Capitol and a streetcar heading south on North Capitol.

Giant Government Printing Office Building in 1909

Drunk Speaker of the House Crashes Into Two Cars

Print shows a large campaign banner for Republican presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln and running mate Hannibal Hamlin. Lincoln's first name is given here as "Abram." The banner consists of a thirty-three star American flag pattern printed on cloth. In one corner, a bust portrait of Lincoln, without beard, encircled by stars, appears on a blue field.

For President, Abram Lincoln. For Vice President, Hannibal Hamlin

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The Beatles in front of the Capitol

More 1964 Photos of The Beatles in Washington, D.C.

Why Is It Named Trinidad?

Map of Washington Subdivisions in 1961

The Story of Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s Mansion

Robert Todd Lincoln at His Father’s Memorial Dedication

Au Pied de Cochon

Remember Au Pied de Cochon?

Abraham Lincoln colorized (1865)

Abraham Lincoln in Color (1865)

Queen Liliuokalani, last royal ruler of Hawaii (1917)

Hawaiian ex-Queen Liliʻuokalani Comes to Washington

Susan Ford gettin' down in the East Room with her date

Senior Prom at the White House

Nazi saboteur trial, Washington, D.C. The special seven-man military commission opens the third day of its proceedings in the trial of eight Nazi saboteurs in the fifth floor courtroom of the Department of Justice building. Sitting on the commission left to right are: Brigadier General John T. Lewis; Major General Lorenzo D. Casser; Major General Walter S. Grant; Major General Frank R. McCoy, president of the commission; Major General Blanton Winship; Brigadier General Guy V. Henry; Brigadier General John T. Kennedy. (Wikipedia)

Six Nazi Saboteurs Executed in Washington

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