Stories about Warren G. Harding

Faces & Places of Yesterday, Featured / 04.12.2012

1920 Election Night Celebrations at the White House

"Election night crowd at White House, November 1920." The chosen one was Warren Harding. National Photo Company glass negative.

Take a look at the crowd in front of the White House on Election Night 1920. The elation is palpable as the crowd exudes utter joy and relief that eight years of Woodrow Wilson are over...

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In the Paper / 15.11.2012

December 20th, 1920: Join Our New Christmas Club

The Washington Herald - December 20th, 1920

How are you liking the "In The Paper" posts? Check out this page from The Washington Herald on Monday, December 20th, 1920. The "Merchant of Venice" performed by Gonzaga students and a Mardi Gras-themed inaugural ball...

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Faces & Places of Yesterday / 12.09.2012

Little Miss Tarkington Waits for President Harding

June 29, 1922. Little Miss Tarkington waits on the White House steps to snap a picture of President Warren G. Harding

This picture speaks for itself. This little girl is waiting on the White House steps to take a photo with President Harding. June 29, 1922. Little Miss Tarkington waits on the White House...

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Notable People & Places / 17.04.2012

Vice President Calvin Coolidge Evacuates the Willard Due to Fire … and an Awkward Encounter

[/caption] This one made me laugh. This would never happen today ...

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Notable People & Places / 22.03.2012

Our 29th President, Warren G. Harding

Warren Harding, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, gesturing with right hand

Warren G. Harding sure didn't look like a friendly guy. In just about every photograph I see of him, he looks like he's scowling. I dug through some Library of Congress photos and wanted to share...

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Updates from the Blog / 10.02.2012

Friday Roundup: Thanks For Reading and Sharing Ghosts of DC

Five weeks into this blog and the response has been far greater than anticipated. Thank you to everyone for reading and sharing Ghosts of DC with their friends. With your help, we have surpassed 700 followers on...

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Notable People & Places / 12.01.2012

Video: Wilson, Harding and a Nation Pay Respect to the Unknown Soldier (1921)

Here's a video I came across on YouTube of the old president and recently inaugurated one attending the burial ceremony of the Unknown Soldier. President Wilson was instrumental in honoring those "unknown but to God" by having them interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-EhKeiNKCw

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Notable People & Places, Then and Now / 08.01.2012

Then and Now: Joan of Arc Statue in Meridian Hill Park

Prince of Petworth has a couple of posts on this statue already, but I wanted to add a few then and now photos and do a little more background research on the dedication ceremony.

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