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Metro's Taft Bridge plan- color, November 1966

Never Built: Metro's Bridge Over Rock Creek

In these 1966 drawings, train cars roll under Connecticut Avenue, but above Rock Creek. These amazing early Metro plans never came to fruition. They depict the Red Line between Dupont Circle and Woodley Park.

Farragut Square circa 1881 (maritimequest.com)

Three Random Stories About Farragut Square

What is the history of Farragut Square in Washington, DC? Read three great stories from its past.

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The Three Sisters

Three Sisters Island Legend in the Potomac

The Beatles in 1966

More 1964 Photos of The Beatles in Washington, D.C.

City of Washington, statistical maps / compiled by Lieut. F.V. Greene, assistant to the Engineer Commissioner, July 1st 1880 ; compiled by Lieut. F.V. Greene, U.S. Eng'rs ... to accompany the annual report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for the year ending June 30th 1880 ; Wm. T.O. Bruff, del., Eng'r Dept., D.C.

Shaw, Mt. Vernon Square, and Dupont Circle: A 19th-Century Property Value Comparison

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Never-Built Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge

Washington, D.C., circa 1934. "Washington Monument. Capstone without lightning rods." 8x10 nitrate negative by Theodor Horydczak.

Amazing Photo of Washington Monument Apex

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

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Rock Creek Parkway

1886 Plan to Fill In and Build Over Rock Creek

Screen Shot 2014-01-16 at 2.51

A Striking Portrait of Lewis Powell: The Man Who Tried to Kill Secretary of State William Seward

A4766-09A 600dpi scan from negative

Senior Prom at the White House

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