| Washington, DC |
| Washington is the capital of the USA and is located on the banks of the Potomac, bordering Virginia and Maryland. The US constitution requires a federal district, separate from the states, to serve as a permanent national capital city, and Washington is thus "ruled" by the US congress |
| An undated postcard with am almost identical view to that below. |
| The House of Representative Office Building - a postcard mailed in 1914. |
| A great view of Pennsylvania Avenue in a postcard from 1907 which has got a bit chewed up ! |
| An unused, early 20th Century postcard of Connecticut Avenue. |
| An early postcard of the Library of Congress in Washington. |
| A view of the White House from the early 1900s. |
| "The National Museum in the Mall is a massive and dignified structure of granite, 561x365 feet in area, being greater than any other government building except the Capitol." This postcard is from 1915. |
| "President Coolidge addressing Congress, Washington DC. The Hall of Representatives is a legislative chamber unsurpassed in the world. The dimensions are 139 x 93 feet. The speaker's desk, of chiselled white marble, occupies an elevated position in the center of the south side and the seats of the representatives are arranged in concentric semi-circle, with radiating aisles. This picture shows the President delivering a message to Congress." Coolidge was president from August 1923 to March 1929, so the card probably dates from around that period. |
| A lot of construction in progress in this view - is that the station centre right ? or is it being built ? The card is unused and thus undated. |
| The US Treasury in a 1916 postcard. |
| Two postcards of indifferent quality of the DC Post Office Building. |
| Postcards of the Past |
| A 1907 postcard of Georgetown College. |
| A 1913 postcard of the Capitol seen from the Libary of Congress. |
| The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. |
| This postcard dates from 1908 and shows President Taft and Vice-President Sherman. Follow this link for more about the election. |
| Two postcards of the Smithsonian Institute, which was founded in 1846 by James Smithson "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men". |
| The Treasury - a postcard mailed in 1911. |
| A third view of the Library of Congress, again almost identical to the two cards at the top of this page, This card was mailed in 1911. |
| Hotel Stratford, "Washington's new, modern, fireproof hotel, offers cool comfortable rooms, each with tub or shower bath. Harvey G Bechtel, Owner. Telephone NAtional 8-5261". |
| Capitol at Washington on a rainy night. |
| Ambassador Hotel. "Washington's newest 500 room down town hotel. Radio in every room. Swimming pool free to guests. Rates from $2.50. You'll like the Ambassador." A 1930 postcard. |
| A 1910 postcard of the District Building. |
| A 1911 postcard of the US Post Office. |
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| Did You Know.........that James Smithson, whose bequest founded the Smithsonian Institution (despite him never having visited the United States) was an undergraduate at Pembroke College, Oxford, under the name "James Lewis Macie" — he changed his name to that of his natural father after the death of his mother. |
| Did You Know.......that Goldie Hawn, the American actress, was born in Washington, DC, in 1945 ? Through her father, she is a direct descendant of Edward Rutledge, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. |
| And Did You Know.......that the actor William Hurt was also born in DC, in 1950 ? |
