Tag: Georgetown
Awesome 1965 Photo of Key Bridge
Hello GoDCers! Thursday is coming to a close, and tomorrow is Friday. So that's great news. To celebrate, we're sharing a great afternoon photo...
Horse Thief Shoots at Georgetown University Stableman?
This is a bizarre piece that we found in The Washington Post from January 12th, 1900.
Considerable excitement was aroused in the corridors of Georgetown University...
Healy Hall in Brick? … Nevermind
Is this right? We need your help. We're doing a little pre-posting for the next week and came across this fascinating photo. It appears...
“Rush Hour” on Wisconsin Near O Street in 1960
Not exactly rush hour. But, it looks pretty similar to today, minus the streetcar tracks of course.
Wisconsin...
Then and Now: Thomas Jefferson Street in Georgetown
This is a small, little known block in Georgetown, but the photo below is beautiful. it's from around 1899, and below it,...
Georgetown Flood of March 1918
Check out this crazy photo. It's almost hard to believe, but there was a huge flood in Georgetown back in 1918 and this is...
Georgetown University Advertisement in 1918
Check this out. We dug this up in the Washington Times, printed on September 5th, 1918.
Source: Library of Congress
Scandalous Love: The Bodisco Marriage
As the hamlet of Georgetown grew alongside the capital, it became a place for foreign dignitaries to reside, hoping to include themselves in the...
Georgetown University Baseball Game (1911)
Who doesn't love a good game of baseball? Here's a great shot of a game being played on the Georgetown University grounds in 1900.
Source:...
Photo of Georgetown University Commencement in 1924
Here's a cool shot of the graduating class of 1924, taken from above.
Source: Georgetown University Library
And here's President Coolidge presenting an honorary degree to...
Georgetown’s Copley Hall in 1931
Here is a photo of the new Copley Hall in 1931.
Source: Georgetown University Library
Sweet Georgetown Track Uniforms
Where can I get a sweet outfit like this? These polished gentlemen are not prisoners ... they're members of the Georgetown University track team...
Classic 1937 Photo! Georgetown Student Gives the Middle Finger
I love this. Add some color, put it on Instagram or Facebook, and this happens today. Things never change.
Amazing 1874 View of Analoston and Aqueduct Bridge
This is awesome. Thanks to Georgetown University for this one.
Source: Georgetown University Library
Steamship From Georgetown to Philadelphia and Points North
Back in the 1870s, you could take a steamship from Georgetown all the way to Philadelphia, or even up to Boston. Below is an...
Scandal: Georgetown Dean’s Assistant Arrested for Embezzlement
That might be a headline that tricks you (if you're not a frequent GoDC reader), but this was a juicy article we came across...
William Corcoran: Georgetown Could Have Been Bigger Than Baltimore
That claim might come as a shock to you, but the city's most famous and wealthy resident of the 19th century, William Corcoran was...
[Correction] Not Georgetown’s Aqueduct Bridge in the 1860s
UPDATE: GoDCer Jerry has correctly pointed out that this is not the Aqueduct Bridge. The National Archives has mislabeled this and it's actually the...
View Down M Street in 1959
This is a terrific photo, courtesy of DDOT.
Source: Flickr user ddotphotos
Civil War Photo of Georgetown Ferry Boat
Wow. What amazing detail in this photograph. Click on it to view the larger version (and you'll probably spend about 15 minutes staring at...
Incredible Early 20th Century Photo of Georgetown University
This is an amazing old photograph with incredible detail.
This was dug up in the Library of Congress archives.
