Department of Justice Archives

A Rare Look at Riggs Bank and the Department of Justice in Washington, DC

December 20, 2021April 3, 2014 by ghostsofdc

Take a look at this rare photograph of Riggs Bank and the Department of Justice in Washington, DC taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. See the full image at the Library of Congress website.

The Failed Attempt by the USPS to Adopt Electronic Mail in 1982

March 20, 2022June 26, 2012 by ghostsofdc

E-COM letter (source: businessinsider.com)

In 1982, the United States Post Office launched a new system dubbed E-COM as an attempt to adopt the then-nascent technology of electronic mail. This story looks at the effort and the battles fought to bring the vision into production.