Terrific View of the Capitol Building From the Washington Monument
What an excellent photo. It’s labeled as being sometime between 1900 and 1920. Any GoDCers out there able to pinpoint the actual date? Source: Library of Congress
Capitol Building and Pennsylvania Avenue Before 1814
This is a cool old painting from the early 19th century. It shows the Capitol Building as it would have looked during the first decade of the 1800s. Source: Library of Congress
Acrophobia? Painting the Capitol Dome
What a cool photo. This was taken on August 26th, 1922, when this gentleman was hanging from the top of the Capitol to paint it. Source: Library of Congress
Two-Year Hike to Attend a Boy Scout Jamboree
These two guys are checking out their shoes, and for good reason. They walked from Venezuela to Washington, DC to attend the Boy Scout Jamboree, leaving on January 11, 1935 and arriving June 16,...
Best Photo of the Capitol Building Ever
Wow. What an incredible photo from 1924. Source: Boston Public Library Okay, so the title might be a little exaggeration, but it’s close right?
The Capitol Dome Was Once Red
Remember the red Capitol Dome that we posted some time ago? Here’s another great view of it. Source: Architect of the Capitol Below is the caption from their Flickr feed. In late 1959 through...
The Capitol Building Bombing (1915)
I was doing some research on J.P. Morgan. (Ok, research backstory: In the summer 1919, he was summoned, er, subpoenaed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. They wanted to ask him why he had...
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865
Abraham Lincoln was sworn in for his second term as president and delivered his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865. There are a couple interesting things we picked out of this photo. First,...
National Mall Viewed from the Washington Monument
Here’s a cool shot of the National Mall, as viewed from the Washington Monument in 1936. Source: Cornell University