Tag: Howard University
Map of Proposed Vermont Ave. Extension From Florida to Georgia
Check this out. Here's a map of something that didn't happen. Howard University proposed extending Vermont Ave. from Florida Ave. to Georgia Ave. back...
Why Is It Named LeDroit Park?
Well, you might not know this, but there really was a Mr. LeDroit ... sort of.
LeDroit Park was established as one of the first...
1904 Howard University Football and 1906 St. John’s College Football
Check out this cool photo of Howard University's football team in 1904. GoDCer Andy sent this in after checking out this cool post about...
The Greatest Commencement Addresses in Washington, DC, Ever
It's that time of year, again. Commencement speakers address graduating college and university classes, and inevitably their speeches are ranked, assessed, complimented, and criticized. This...
Howard University Advertisement (1919)
Check out this great old advertisement that we dug up in The Washington Times from September 7th, 1919.
Source: Library of Congress
Howard University Women’s Athletic Day
Here's a cool photo that we found on Tumblr. This is Howard University's Women's Athletic Day in 1949.
Source: Vintage Black Beauties
Howard University Old Main Building in 1860s
Here are two great old photos of Howard University's Old Main Building.
Griffith Stadium Meets the Wrecking Ball
The site of so many wonderful baseball and football memories, Griffith Stadium, had its life ended by the brutal swings of a wrecking ball...
Frederick Douglass: Generous Tipper and Role Model for Newspaper Boys
This is a guest post by John (from The Lion of Anacostia), cross-posted here.
For black newspaper boys holding their street corners throughout downtown Washington, on Thursday January 13,...
Frederick Douglass and Rutherford B. Hayes Speak at Howard University
This is a guest post by John (from The Lion of Anacostia), cross-posted here.
Forget what you’ve heard, or rather haven’t heard or yet read. Frederick Douglass was a Howard Universityman through...
Frederick Douglass Attends First Union Alumni Association of Howard University and Toasts “Self-Made Men”
This is a guest post by John (from The Lion of Anacostia), cross-posted here.
Frederick Douglass was a self-made man about town during his years in Washington. He was...
Doctor and His Carriage at the Smithsonian
Here's a photograph from 1890 which shows Dr. Daniel H. Riggs of Howard University posing next to his carriage near the Smithsonian.
In 1893, the...
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson Together at Howard University
I think you'll agree that this is some serious history, frozen in time.
Both former baseball star Jackie Robinson and civil rights leader Martin Luther...
Old Columbia Heights: Where the Streets Have New Names
The street names don't always make sense in Columbia Heights, nor do they truly conform to the grid system of Old City (ie, below...