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Bathing Suit Police at the Tidal Basin
The photograph is Washington police officer Bill Norton measuring the distance between the knee and the swimsuit.
These Boys Look Like They're Having the Time of Their Lives: A Look Back at Swimming in the Reflecting Pool in the 1920s
Take a look back at a time when swimming in the Reflecting Pool was permitted, even though it wasn't strictly enforced. Learn why Congress failed to appropriate money for District pools at the time.
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1916 Convention of Former Slaves in Washington
Hear the Voice of Walter Johnson, The Greatest Pitcher of All Time
What Is the History of CIA's Langley Headquarters?
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A Look at the Amazing Anti-Flirt Club and Their "Anti-Flirt Week" from 1923
A Look Back at the Construction of the Memorial Bridge in the 1930s
Dulles Airport Opening Dedication Footage From 1962
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Three Sisters Bridge Across the Potomac Was Never Built
Drunk Guy Falls Off Key Bridge Railing
1886 Plan to Fill In and Build Over Rock Creek
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Exploring an 1857 View of Washington, D.C. with the Smithsonian in the Distance
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Why is Washington, DC Called the District of Columbia?
1935 Map of Juvenile Delinquents in Washington
Washington DC Street Names Unveiled: From States to Letters and Numbers
March for Prohibition: "Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Mine"
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