7th and Pennsylvania Lit Up During World War I
Check out this great old photo of 7th and Pennsylvania Ave. during World War I. Source: Flickr
World War I Allies’ Flags Flying at State, War, and Navy Building
How cool is this old photo from 1917? The French, U.S., and British flags were flying from the State, War, and Navy Building. Source: Library of Congress
Churchill Proposes Unifying French and British Empires to Fight Nazi Germany
Here’s a shot of the British Embassy before the U.S. entry into World War II. The photo was taken four days after Paris fell to the Nazis. Source: Library of Congress According to The Washington Post printed...
What Did U.S. Postal Service Planes Look Like During World War I?
What an awesome old photo of a U.S. Postal Service plane from 1918. Source: Smithsonian
![John Henry Balch, Corpsman, U.S. Navy, visiting Washington, D.C., in June 1917 [at Columbus statue at Union Station], while awaiting shipment overseas. The Marine on the right is not identified. [Portraits.] [Scene, World War I, World War 1.] John Henry Balch. 06/1917; NH 80571; Courtesy of Commander J.H. Balch, U.S. Navy (retired), 1974.](https://cdn.shortpixel.ai/client/q_lossy,ret_img,w_420/https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2014/07/14511329064_2b6720dd91_o-420x662.jpg)
Two World War I Marines in Front of Union Station
Here’s another great photo send in by GoDCer Michael. These two marines are sitting in front of Union Station, on the Columbus Statue as they await getting shipped out for World War I.
Panoramic Photos of Camp Meigs in 1918
What a great old photo from World War I. These photos show Camp Meigs in 1918. Source: U.S. National Archives Source: Library of Congress
World War I Soldier Ogling Woman
Here’s our next photo for “Pictures Tell a Story.” It’s a great old shot from 1918 of World War I soldiers motoring through the city on trucks. Source: Library of Congress So, to start, let’s look...
Whoa! Tank Rolling Through DC (Where Is This?)
This is a cool photo from 1918, showing a tank rolling through Washington. Any idea where this is? Source: Library of Congress
World War I Draft: Wireless Operators Needed
Source: Library of Congress Here’s a cool advertisement from World War I. This was printed in the Washington Herald on February 15th, 1918.
July 28th, 1914: Austria Has Chosen War
This is the front page of the Washington Times from Tuesday evening, July 28th, 1914, the day Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Source: Library of Congress
1918 in Color: Be Prepared
Shorpy always has great photos. You can spent way too much time digging through finding gems like this. The photo below is a scene replicating Joseph Leyendecker’s BSA Liberty Loan poster for bonds during World War I....
Soldier Returns Home From World War I
Here’s a powerful photo. The soldier looks absolutely thrilled to be back and hold, what appears to be, his baby. The baby, on the other hand, not so thrilled to be handled.
This Day in History: The Great War Delays D.C. School Opening
This is an interesting article from the Washington Times, dated August 8th, 1914, exactly 98 years ago today. World War I (i.e., the Great War) had been going for roughly two weeks and the paper reported...
Why Is It Named Hains Point?
Hains point is named for Peter Conover Hains. That was easy. You would know that if you checked Wikipedia, so I’m not really adding any value with this post. But if you go down there and...
Thirty-Five Acres in the Heart of Beautiful Chevy Chase
The Chevy Chase post last week was quite popular, so I’ll add another one for the neighborhood. I came across an article in the Washington Times from December 14th, 1918, only a month after Armistice Day...
Five-Year-Old Arrested for Getting His Kite Out of Tree
This is an odd story from the Washington Times. The paper reported on August 11th, 1908 the arrest of a young five-year-old. Yes, a little kid was arrested and it’s a bizarre story. Not only was...
Book a Crossing on the Lusitania: The Fastest and Largest Steamer Now in Atlantic Service
This is another haunting discover, much like the advertisement I uncovered for the Titanic (also, read about the notable DC resident that went down with that ship). I came across an advertisement in the Washington Post...
Washington Goes Wild to Celebrate Armistice Signing (1918)
Here’s an excellent photo from the DC Public Library Flickr photostream. This shows the Capitol Building fully lit up following announcement of the end of World War I. The end of the Great War has lost...