Rare & Old Photo’s of Washington D.C. – Mega Series Part 1
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as “Washington”, “the District”, or simply “D.C.”, is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country’s East Coast. The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state.
1. Union Station c.1906
2. View of U.S. Capitol from rooftop, Washington, D.C in 1915-23
3. Traffic officer, Washington, D.C_1923
4. Northern View of the District of Columbia from the Washington Monument_c1942
5. US Capitol, Washington, D.C, 1861
6. Old National Geographic Building (far left), wood frame houses and auto garage c.1920
7. Man buying The Evening Star from newsboy, Washington, D.C. – headline reads ‘U.S. at War with Germany_07Apr1917
8. A Civil War Camp near Washington, DC in 1862
9. Washington, D.C., in front of Union Station_2943
10. The Capitol c.1846
11. U.S. Army blimp over Lincoln Memorial_1930
12. Thomas Circle, Washington, D.C._1943
13. Washington, D.C. A row of houses, all alike, showing seven entrances and a bit of yard in front of each, in one of the nicer old sections of the city._1939
14. Capitol dome construction c.1857
15. Washington, D.C. Franklin Park_1943
HISTORIC FILMS HD COLLECTION – WASHINGTON D.C. POTOMAC PARK
DC Streetcars on 14th Street (Early 1950’s)
Various tribes of the Algonquian-speaking Piscataway people (also known as the Conoy) inhabited the lands around the Potomac River when Europeans first visited the area in the early 17th century. One group known as the Nacotchtank (also called the Nacostines by Catholic missionaries) maintained settlements around the Anacostia River within the present-day District of Columbia. Conflicts with European colonists and neighboring tribes forced the relocation of the Piscataway people, some of whom established a new settlement in 1699 near Point of Rocks, Maryland.
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Photo Credit: Library of Congress
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