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March 21, 1927. Washington, D.C. "Ruth Jardine (at right) and class at Amaryllis show. (Shorpy)

Ruth Jardine, Daughter of William M. Jardine and Secretary of Agriculture in 1927

Ruth Jardine was the daughter of William M. Jardine, Secretary of Agriculture in 1927 and Ambassador to Egypt during President Hoover's Administration. View a photo of Ruth Jardine taken in 1927.

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History of Washington's Suburbs

Proposals

Three Sisters Bridge Across the Potomac Was Never Built

Dulles Airport tower being built

Dulles Airport Opening Dedication Footage From 1962

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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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1895 Bird's Eye View of Brookland

Washington neighborhoods in the 1800s

Exploring Washington's Lost Neighborhoods of the Late 19th Century

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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

Children playing in the Defrees Alley, NE Washington, D.C.; Near Capitol Building; One basement room rents for $9.00 a month, two rooms upstairs for $ 16.00, one bath and cold water in the hall for entire building.. Wolcott, Marion Post -- Photographer

A Look Back at Defrees Alley in Washington D.C.

Plan of the city intended for the permanent seat of the government of the United States..

Why is Washington, DC Called the District of Columbia?

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