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What to Wear to the 1969 Inauguration: A Guide to Appropriate Attire

Get a glimpse into the past and learn what was considered appropriate attire for the 1969 inauguration of Richard Nixon. Learn more about the formal dress code and where to buy a "Club Coat" for the ceremony.

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View of Aqueduct Bridge and Rosslyn from Georgetown, ca. 1900. The American Brewery is located in upper right. (Arlington Public Library)

Fire and Explosions Threaten to Destroy Rosslyn

Photo shows night view of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., decorated with electric lights for the first inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008)

Electric Lights and the New Era of Progress: Remembering President Woodrow Wilson's Inauguration

May 29, 1959. "Prince George Plaza, Hyattsville, Maryland. Night view." An actual mall (a long, open plaza) when it opened in 1959, the shopping center was enclosed in the 1970s and renamed the Mall at Prince Georges. Large-format safety negative by Samuel H. Gottscho.

Exploring Prince George's Plaza in the "Wonder Years" Era

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When Did Metro Open in D.C.?

Looking toward the west side of the United States Capitol building, a panoramic view of the city of Washington, D.C. shows the Mall area in the foreground before the railroad tracks were removed. A train is visible on the tracks. The domed structure in front of the Capitol is the Botanic Garden original octagonal greenhouse of 1859 and behind it the central pavilion added after the Civil War. The buildings were razed in 1932. The Botanic Garden was on a site previously occupied by the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences in Washington, D.C.

Exploring the City of Washington D.C. Around 1900

Exploring an 1857 View of Washington, D.C. with the Smithsonian in the Distance

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streetcar entering Dupont Underground near end of construction in 1949 (theatlanticcities.com)

Taking a Tour of the Dupont Underground: Stepping Back in Time to 1955

Shark Attacks in the Potomac in 1911?

A Look Back at the Construction of the Memorial Bridge in the 1930s

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