Guest Posts, Notable People & Places / 27.12.2013
Tip of the Washington Monument
You've probably seen amazing views of the Washington Monument like this: or maybe like this (and if not, then here it is for the first time!): Library of...
Holy awesome photo. This one was labeled as the Washington Monument on Armistice Night, November 25th, 1921. We posted another Armistice-related photo a while back, but this one beats it. What a terrific photo, and a...
Notable People & Places / 13.12.2013
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...
These are two amazing images that we dug up on the Internet. The first shows the construction of a concrete foundation for the structure. The second shows the team digging down to make the foundation.
Check out this cool proposed design to finish the Washington Monument. Construction didn't restart on the unfinished monument until 1879 after Congress appropriated another $200,000 to complete it. Below is one of the proposals on the finished...
Forgive us if we posted this before, but we can't remember, and second ...
Notable People & Places / 11.11.2013
Jefferson Memorial and Capitol Seen From Washington Monument (1942)
Check out this cool photo that we dug up on Flickr. It was taken in 1942, and the Jefferson Memorial is not quite ready for dedication. It would open on April 13th, 1943. ...
Here's a drawing we found from the Library of Congress depicting the finishing touches on the Washington Monument - the placement of the capstone. This capstone, made of aluminum, was placed atop the monument in 1885, 37...
Here's a terrific old photograph that we dug up. We've never seen this angle before, showing the top of the Washington Monument, as viewed from the old State, War, and Navy Building. Washington...
Uncategorized / 09.10.2013
Amazing Views from the Washington Monument in 1924
What a different Washington. Check out these views from the Washington Monument in 1924. Make sure you click on them for greater details. not a...
Here's a photo of something that you're not likely to see today. It's a shot of the Washington Monument, taken from an airplane directly above it. 1919. "Washington Monument, view from air." Harris...
This is a terrific old photograph from the south tower of Healy Hall. It's looking over the Potomac River toward the Washington Monument in 1890. View from the south tower of Healy Hall...
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...
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...