This is an incredible black and white photograph of the Capitol that we haven't come across before. Source: Shorpy...
Notable People & Places / 03.09.2013
Early Drawing of Capitol Building
This is a cool drawing that we came across from around the time the Capitol was completed. Source: Library of Congress...
Faces & Places of Yesterday / 24.08.2013
1947 View of the Capitol
We love streetcars and old photos of the Capitol Building. Here's one from 1947. Source: Jalopy Journal...
We found a bunch of great postcards in the Boston Public Library's Flickr photostream and here is one of our favorites. Source: Flick user Boston Public Library Here is another great...
This is so cool. Montgomery C. Meigs placed an advertisement in the Daily Evening Star on August 1st, 1853, exactly 160 years ago today. Meigs was seeking skilled bricklayers to help in the expansion of the...
Good Morning GoDCers! Unfortunately, we're getting to the point where we have posted so many items that we can't remember what we have posted. Hopefully this is not one of the photos we previously posted. Nevertheless, we...
What an amazing photograph from the 1860s. Thanks again to the Library of Congress for this one. Source: Library of Congress...
This is an odd one. Milking a cow on the Capitol grounds, and broadcasting it? Source: Library of Congress...
Here's a great photograph we dug up on the U.S. Capitol Flickr page. It shows the old Senate Studebaker car. It held eight people and went back and forth between the Capitol and Russell (then known...
I've never seen this photo. It appears to be sometime around the 1910s. Source: Cornell University Library...
Notable People & Places / 17.06.2013
Capitol Dome Under Construction
Here is an old photograph from around 1860, showing the Capitol Dome under construction. I don't think I've seen or posted this one before. ...
Featured, Notable People & Places, The Best Of / 17.05.2013
Wow. Stunning Black and White Photo of the Capitol
This one is amazing. Thanks to the Smithsonian for posting it online. The caption says this is around 1900. Looking toward the west side of the United States Capitol building, a panoramic view...
This is an interesting photo of a man precariously perched on a flag pole near the Capitol Building. It was taken on July 11th, 1939 as the man (Jack Tarzan) was painting the flagpole. The safety...
This is a terrific old photograph from the Library of Congress. It's a great view of the Capitol Building from the old post office on F Street (now Hotel Monaco). It was taken by William M....