Tag: World War II
Poor Dog Waiting in Line For Gas Rations
I saw this photo and I had to share it. This is a photo from June 21st, 1942. We were in the early days of...
U.S. Navy Needs Your Binoculars for World War II
Between 1936 and 1943 the Work Projects Administration (WPA), about 2,000 posters were designed to promote the arts, community activities, and used for education....
Fascinating World War II U.S. Army Documentary About Alexandria
Now this is an interesting old film we found on YouTube. It's a bit long, but if you're from Alexandria, you'll find it entertaining...
Austria Owes D.C. World War II Taxes
On this date, 50 years ago, The Washington Post printed a story about the government of Austria owing the District back taxes on their embassy...
Hundreds of Tanks Rolling Down Pennsylvania Avenue
This is definitely (hopefully) something you would not see today. It's a large parade of tanks heading from the Capitol Building towards the White...
Charles de Gaulle: First White House Visitor Following World War II Peace
Americans love France, but we hate the French. Okay, maybe hate is a strong word, but we do have a very bizarre relationship with...
Mt. Pleasant Paperboys Collect Scrap Paper on Ingleside Terrace for the War Effort
Back from lunch? Check this cool photo out from World War II.
This is a great photo of some schoolboys going door to door on...
World War II Sailor Photographs Girlfriend in front of the Capitol Building
I wonder what happened to this couple. It's possible that this photo was staged for the war effort. Also, take a look at the...
Nazi Connection to State Department Statue
An athletic-themed statue outside of the State Department is marked with few words -- but it has an interesting history.
Discobolus is a bronze copy of...
![1943. On maneuvers in wartime Washington. "A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old [Russell] Senate Office Building behind them." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency, photographer unknown. Office of War Information.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/ghostsofdc/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/27165126/1a35462u_0-150x150.jpg "Man Ogles Woman Near Russell Building (1943)")
Man Ogles Woman Near Russell Building (1943)
We're sharing a ton of great old photos this week and this is a great moment, frozen in time from 1943.
It's a shot of...
Buddy Lewis: All-Star Third Baseman and War Hero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq_K3pwevmA
This is a tremendously obscure YouTube video, but for any baseball nuts in the GoDC community, you'll dig this.
The video features Buddy Lewis, former...
Three Things You Didn’t Know About National Airport
The popular "Three Things..." post about Dulles Airport prompted me to give equal treatment to our other local, older and much more convenient airport:...
Walter Spangenberg of Woodrow Wilson High School Cadet Corps
This is a far more charming photo of Washington in 1943 than the mock execution being held on the grounds of Woodrow Wilson High...
1940 Census: D.C. Was Bigger Than Today, Housed A “Hobo Jungle Camp”
This is a guest post by Aaron.
Newspapers called it a "New Deal Boom." The Great Depression was coming to an end. The District's peacetime...
