Here's a cool old photograph taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston showing Riggs Bank and the Department of Justice. Source: Library of Congress...
Here is a great series of photos taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. They show the New Willard around the time of its completion in 1904.
This beautiful old home is the Whittemore House (check out their website) on New Hampshire Ave. NW, just off of Dupont Circle. It still stands today as the Women's National Democratic Club (check out their website)....
Check this old photo out. It was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston around the turn of the 20th century. Source: Library of Congress...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 24.03.2014
1900 Photo of Western High School (Duke Ellington School of the Arts)
Here's an old photo of Western High School taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. The photo is from about 1900 and today, the building houses the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Western High...
Here's a cool photo from the early 20th century. It shows the famed photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston in an old automobile with three others. Frances Benjamin Johnston seated with three other people in...
This is an awesome photo dated November 14th, 1888. The photo is labeled "Riggs Bank - the Dept. of Justice for A.P.A." and was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Riggs Bank - the...
Here is something you are highly unlikely to see today. Kids on the South Lawn, riding a goat cart. Quaint. ...
Notable People & Places / 18.03.2013
Standing Guard at the White House
Here's a great photo from around the turn of the century. It's of a policeman, standing guard in front of the White House, taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Policeman standing guard at entrance...
What a fascinating series of photographs. These were taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston around 1899 and we dug this up at the Library of Congress. It shows a group of young women exercising in the Western...
It would appear that the subject matter being taught in this classroom is a little bizarre. I don't remember being taught the proper mechanics behind stretching and yawning ...
Below is a terrific photo taken in 1893. This is the intersection (today) of Wisconsin and O St. NW in Georgetown. The...
Here's an interesting scene that you probably wouldn't see kindergarten today. This classroom of children is learning about, what appears to be, the anatomy of a live dog. This was taken by the local great, Frances...