Tag: Department of State
Photo of the State Department During the Civil War
We posted a great old photo of the old State Department Building earlier. Here's another, similar angle photo of the building, but much clearer....
Oldest Photo of State Department
This is the oldest known photo of the U.S. Department of State. The photo is from 1857 and shows the old State Department building,...
1903 Map of Current State Department Location
This is a 1903 map of the current location of the Department of State, on C St. between 21st and 23rd. Obviously, it was...
Administration Secrecy Gives Rise to Anxiety and False Reports (1913)
Interesting, and yet things never change. I don't know if that makes you feel better or worse ... but, here's an article written in The...
Nazi Connection to State Department Statue
An athletic-themed statue outside of the State Department is marked with few words -- but it has an interesting history.
Discobolus is a bronze copy of...
State Department Full of Rats
Yes ... literally, not figuratively. This is an amusing article by Mike Causey of the Washington Post, published October 7th, 1968.
Despite some talk about...
Israeli Diplomat Murdered in Front of Bethesda Home
Late at night on July 1st, 1973, Colonel Yosef Alon and his wife, Devora, returned from an Israeli embassy party. They pulled into the...
