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A long colonnaded building beyond a lawn — 1900 The Treasury from the south, 1900. The TreasuryDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13013 · No known restrictions on publication

A domed building at the end of a broad lawn — c. 1900 The Library of Congress from the Capitol grounds, about 1900. The Library of CongressDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13010 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze fountain of Neptune and sea creatures against a stone wall — c. 1900 The Court of Neptune fountain in front of the Library of Congress, about 1900. The Library of CongressDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13012 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long Greek Revival building with a portico across a wide empty street — c. 1900 The Patent Office, about 1900, seen across an open street. Downtown and F StreetDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13014 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view over the White House and trees toward a distant dome — c. 1900 The White House and its grounds seen from the State, War and Navy Building, about 1900, with the Capitol far beyond. The White House and Lafayette SquareDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13016 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A massive stone building with a tall square clock tower on a street corner — c. 1900 The Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue, its tall clock tower rising over the corner around 1900. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13017 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A plain three-storey brick building on a city street with a carriage — c. 1900 Ford's Theatre on 10th Street, where Lincoln was shot, about 1900, then used as government offices. Downtown and F StreetDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13020 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of brick townhouses with a stoop, one with a plaque — c. 1900 The plain brick rowhouse where Abraham Lincoln died, around 1900. Downtown and F StreetDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13021 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An obelisk reflected in still water among lily pads — c. 1900 The Washington Monument reflected in a lily pond, about 1900. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13023 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small old wooden house with dormer windows and a shopfront on a corner — c. 1900 The Jackson House, a modest gambrel-roofed shop and dwelling at 3250 M Street in Georgetown, around 1900, before its demolition. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 7979 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A grand marble hall with arched galleries, a staircase and a patterned floor — c. 1900–01 The marble Great Hall of the Library of Congress, its arches and staircases seen from above, around 1900. The Library of CongressDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-5925 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a long avenue cutting through the city — 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol dome, 1901, running northwest toward the Treasury. Pennsylvania AvenueDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-10507 · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol with its dome seen across an open plaza — 1902 The Capitol's east front in 1902. The CapitolDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-32728 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large ornate granite government building with tiers of columns — c. 1902 The State, War and Navy Building across an empty street in the early 1900s. State, War and Navy BuildingDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-14222 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol with its dome and Senate wing beyond a curving drive — 1902 The Capitol from the northeast, 1902. The CapitolDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D43-15153 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wide pond with a raft of swimmers, leaning trees in the foreground — c. 1900–06 Bathers on a raft in the swimming pool in Monument Park, framed by leaning willows, early 1900s. The Washington MonumentDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-16515 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An empty street corner with trees and a tall square church tower — c. 1900–06 N Street at Connecticut Avenue in the early 1900s, a quiet tree-lined crossing overlooked by a tall church bell tower. Dupont Circle and the avenuesDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-17450 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A statue on a tall pedestal with brick houses behind — c. 1900–06 The Rochambeau statue in Lafayette Square, 1900s, with the houses of Jackson Place behind. The White House and Lafayette SquareDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-17452 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge arched wire-mesh aviary enclosing trees, a woman walking beside it — c. 1900–06 The great flying birdcage at the National Zoo in Rock Creek Park, a vast arched wire aviary over growing trees, early 1900s. Rock Creek Park and the ZooDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-19158 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The U.S. Capitol and dome beyond banks of flowering shrubs and a curving drive — c. 1901–06 The Capitol seen across flowering shrubs and lawns of its grounds in the early 1900s. The CapitolDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13248 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Elevated view of the domed Library of Congress behind trees and a curving drive — c. 1901–06 The Library of Congress from above its tree-filled approaches, the gilded dome crowning the building, early 1900s. The Library of CongressDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-13249 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall ornate hotel with a mansard roof on a street corner, carriages in front — c. 1904 The Willard Hotel around 1904, with carriages waiting on the street below and telegraph poles in the foreground. Pennsylvania AvenueDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-33469 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A pale two-storey mansion with a portico behind a bare lot — c. 1900–08 The Van Ness House at 17th Street and B Street, an early nineteenth-century mansion, shortly before it was demolished to make way for the Pan American Union. Seventeenth StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1605 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A broad avenue lined with buildings, a garden in front and a steel skeleton building — c. 1899–1910 Pennsylvania Avenue stretches from the Treasury toward the Capitol, with the Old Post Office tower on the right and a steel frame rising on the left. Pennsylvania AvenueDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-32187 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Elevated view of a broad avenue with streetcars and carriages and tall hotels beyond — c. 1900–10 Pennsylvania Avenue looking west from Eleventh Street in the 1900s, with streetcars and carriages passing tall hotel and office buildings. Pennsylvania AvenueDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-39978 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large Second Empire hotel with mansard roofs on a corner, a few pedestrians — c. 1900–10 The mansard-roofed Ebbitt House hotel stands at its street corner, early 1900s. Downtown and F StreetDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-33002 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Washington Monument and trees reflected in a still pond covered with lily pads — c. 1900–10 The Washington Monument reflected in a lily pond on its grounds, 1900s. The Washington MonumentDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-33130 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A broad avenue seen over railings, a tall hotel at left and a clock tower beyond — c. 1900–10 Pennsylvania Avenue runs east past a tall hotel toward the Old Post Office tower, with carriages and streetcars in the roadway. Pennsylvania AvenueDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-33132 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall Beaux-Arts hotel with a mansard roof on a busy corner — c. 1900–10 The new Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, 1900s. Pennsylvania AvenueDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-71073 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall ornate corner hotel with carriages in the street — c. 1900–10 The Raleigh Hotel at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 1900s. Pennsylvania AvenueDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-71099 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Carriages and marchers on a wide avenue in front of a large decorated Victorian building — 1905 Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural parade passes 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue on its way to the Capitol, 1905, under a building hung with bunting. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · PRES FILE - Roosevelt, Theodore, 1838-1919--Inauguration <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long colonnaded building beside a street with streetcars — 1906 The Treasury Building about 1906, with streetcars on 15th Street. The TreasuryDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-19147 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A willow on a riverbank with the Washington Monument far off — c. 1900–15 The Washington Monument from Potomac Park, across the water, early 1900s. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-500019 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view over trees and paths to a distant obelisk — c. 1900–15 Looking northwest from the tower of the Smithsonian Castle over the Mall to the Washington Monument, early 1900s. The MallDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-37211 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A steam locomotive on curving tracks beside a long platform canopy — c. 1906–10 A steam locomotive comes in under the platform sheds through the fan of tracks in the Union Station switch yards. Union StationDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-15616 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An old brick house with dormers next to small shops — 1908 The Key Mansion in Georgetown, home of Francis Scott Key, about 1908, with signs on its front. GeorgetownDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-71075 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Elevated view of a broad avenue with streetcars, a clock tower in the distance — 1908 Pennsylvania Avenue seen from the Treasury around 1908, streetcars and carriages heading toward the Old Post Office tower and the Capitol. Pennsylvania AvenueDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-71077 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An equestrian statue on a high pedestal with an obelisk behind — 1908 The Sherman statue south of the Treasury, with the Washington Monument behind, about 1908. The White House and Lafayette SquareDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-71081 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A seated shrouded bronze figure before a stone slab among evergreens — 1908 Augustus Saint-Gaudens's bronze \"Grief\", the Adams Memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery, 1908. Around the cityDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LOT 9072-G [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long white station building across an open area of rough ground and paths — c. 1907–10 The newly finished Union Station stands on open, raw ground, a factory chimney on the skyline, around 1907-1910. Union StationDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-39991 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn carriage with riders in a snowy street, sepia print — 1909 Taft and Theodore Roosevelt drive to the Capitol through the snow on March 4, 1909. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableBain News Service, Library of Congress · PRES FILE - Taft, William H.--Inauguration, 1909 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A spotted cow grazing on a lawn in front of a huge ornate government building — c. 1909 Pauline, the Taft family's cow, grazes on the lawn before the State, War and Navy Building around 1909. State, War and Navy BuildingNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1-H [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Horse carriages, riders and men in top hats on a snow-covered street — 1909 Carriages and mounted police make their way through the deep snow on Taft's inauguration day, 1909. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12285 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People in heavy coats walking out of the arched entrance of Union Station — Late February or early March 1909 Visitors arriving at Union Station for Taft's inauguration in 1909. Union StationDate checked: The Library's date, February 29, 1909, did not exist (1909 was not a leap year); the crowds came for Taft's inauguration on March 4, 1909.Bain News Service, Library of Congress · PRES FILE - Taft, William H.--Inauguration [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men shovelling snow beneath a decorated arch of garlands on a city street — 1909 Workmen shovel snow from the decorated Court of Honor after the blizzard that disrupted Taft's inauguration in 1909. Around the cityBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 661-10 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowd of people in coats and hats outside the arched entrance of Union Station — 1909 Crowds pour out of Union Station's arches on their way to William Howard Taft's inauguration in March 1909. Union StationBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 662-9 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of uniformed guardsmen standing in the plaza in front of Union Station — 1909 The Ohio National Guard lines up in the plaza outside Union Station for Taft's inauguration. Union StationBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 662-11 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long empty wooden grandstand beside a broad street with a streetcar — 1909 An empty reviewing stand waits along the parade route before Taft's inauguration, with a streetcar passing. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 663-3 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A white marble government building on a corner with tracks in the street — c. 1908–10 The newly built District Building, home of the city government, with streetcar tracks in the broad street before it. Pennsylvania AvenueDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-71082 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A half-built marble building topped with wooden scaffolding towers and a crane — January 25, 1909 The Pan American Union building rises behind timber scaffolds and derricks in January 1909. Seventeenth StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 10138-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men shovelling heavy snow in front of a decorated grandstand — March 4, 1909 Workmen clear snow in front of the presidential reviewing stand at the White House on Taft's inauguration day, March 4, 1909. The White House and Lafayette SquareBain News Service, Library of Congress · PRES FILE [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A column of marines marching through deep snow past tall buildings — March 4, 1909 U.S. Marines march up a snowbound Pennsylvania Avenue in Taft's inaugural parade, 1909, with their dog mascot out in front. Pennsylvania AvenueBain News Service, Library of Congress · PRES FILE [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers marching through snow on a wide avenue, a clock tower in the distance — March 4, 1909 Troops march up a snowy Pennsylvania Avenue in Taft's inaugural parade, March 4, 1909, with the Old Post Office tower beyond. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 100 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Mounted troops on a snowy avenue lined with spectators — March 4, 1909 Cavalry ride up Pennsylvania Avenue in the snow for Taft's inauguration, 1909. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 102 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Streetcar tracks leading along a wide road to a long station building — c. 1910 Looking down the streetcar tracks of Delaware Avenue toward Union Station, about 1910. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1-T [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wide unpaved street with telegraph poles, wires, small shops and a church steeple — c. 1900–20 Nichols Avenue, Anacostia's main street, with trolley wires overhead, a church steeple and shops along the sidewalk. Anacostia and the riverNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · U.S. GEOG FILE - Washington, D.C.--Streets [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The obelisk rising above water and low buildings — c. 1900–20 The Washington Monument and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing across the water, early 1900s. The Washington MonumentDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-500016 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge ornate granite building with many columns and mansard roofs — c. 1900–20 The State, War and Navy Building, 1900s. State, War and Navy BuildingDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-3 X [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A skylit atrium with marble statues and galleries above — c. 1905–15 The sculpture hall of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1905-1915. Seventeenth StreetDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-39790 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome above trees and a curving road — c. 1905–15 The Capitol seen from the Library of Congress, about 1910. The CapitolDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-39980 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol and its dome above sloping grounds with curving paths and trees — c. 1905–15 The west front of the Capitol rises above the winding paths and bare trees of its grounds. The CapitolDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-39984 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Carriages and a motor car on a curving park road lined with young trees — c. 1905–15 Horse-drawn carriages and an early motor car share the curving Boulevard through Potomac Park. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-39999 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view across trees and buildings to the distant Capitol — c. 1900–20 The Capitol seen from the top of the Washington Monument, over the Mall. The Washington MonumentDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-500506 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small steamer carrying large guns on the open river — c. 1900–20 A steam vessel loaded with heavy guns crosses the Potomac, bound for the testing grounds. The Potomac waterfrontDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-500512 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of soldiers and a horse-drawn caisson in a street outside a church — 1910 Troops and a caisson drawn up outside St. Patrick's Church for the funeral of Chilean ambassador Aníbal Cruz in 1910. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 18 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds and umbrellas on an open field — 1910 Crowds with parasols at a military field mass held by the Holy Name Society, 1910. The Washington Monument place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 408 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Firemen and horses outside the open doors of a small brick firehouse — c. 1900–20 Firemen and their horses in front of the Vigilant Firehouse on Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12355-3 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A high bird's-eye view over open ground and city blocks toward a winding river — c. 1906–15 Washington from the top of the Monument in the 1900s: open land and rail yards in the foreground, the Potomac winding upstream beyond the rooftops. The Washington MonumentDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-15676 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A black horse-drawn hearse with a driver in a top hat and sailors beside it — 1911 A horse-drawn hearse waits with sailors outside St. John's Church for the funeral of Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley, 1911. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 472 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a funeral procession and crowds on a tree-lined street — 1911 The funeral procession of Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley leaves St. John's Church, 1911, watched by crowds along the street. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 473 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome above trees — 1911 The Capitol from the southeast, 1911. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 581 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of churchgoers in hats and long coats outside a stone Gothic church — 1911 Easter crowds in their spring hats spill down the steps and along the sidewalk outside St. Patrick's Church, 1911. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 984 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd outside a columned church with a small cupola, a horse carriage at right — 1911 Easter crowds gather outside St. John's Church on Lafayette Square in 1911, a carriage waiting at the kerb. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 988 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Burned timber framework of a grandstand under smoke — 1911 The charred wreck of the wooden grandstand after National Park burned, March 17, 1911. Griffith StadiumHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 181 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A cow on a lawn before a huge ornate building — c. 1909–13 Pauline, President Taft's pet cow, grazes on the lawn in front of the State, War and Navy Building, 1909-1913. State, War and Navy BuildingNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-4 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An early biplane in the air above the White House grounds — July 14, 1911 Harry Atwood's Wright biplane rises from the White House lawn, July 1911. The White House and Lafayette SquareDate checked: The Library gives July 1911; Atwood landed on and took off from the White House lawn on July 14, 1911.Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 437 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Early motor cars and spectators behind a white rail, the Washington Monument in the distance — c. 1909–14 Open motor cars and onlookers line the rail at the opening of the Speedway, the Washington Monument beyond. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 810 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A sea of people with the Washington Monument in the distance — c. 1909–14 A huge crowd on the Monument grounds for a parade, early 1910s. The Washington Monument place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 963 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A broad avenue lined with dense crowds — c. 1909–14 Crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue for a parade, early 1910s, with the Old Post Office and the Capitol beyond. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 969 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large early motor car with a chauffeur, a man in top hat and riding boots beside it — c. 1909–14 A uniformed chauffeur sits at the wheel of a large touring car at a concert in Potomac Park, a footman in top hat beside it. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1296 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers marching past a bunting-covered reviewing stand — 1912 Troops march past the reviewing stand, where President Taft takes the salute, at the Columbus Fountain dedication, June 8, 1912. Union StationBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2497-5 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long procession of soldiers and carriages on a road above a river — 1912 A military funeral procession crosses toward the Aqueduct Bridge, with the river and the Virginia shore beyond, 1912. Georgetown place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44257 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a sweater with a big W skating on ice, other skaters and a chimney behind — 1912 Dr. C. E. Meyers of the Treasury Department skates in a lettered sweater among other skaters on the ice, 1912. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 634 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A white marble building with a columned portico — 1912 Memorial Continental Hall, headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, from the southeast, 1912. Seventeenth StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1145 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Choirboys with candles and men in dark coats in a crowd outside a church — 1912 Choirboys and clergy file out of St. Patrick's Church for the Pan American Thanksgiving Day mass of 1912. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1206 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A decorated float pulled by a team of horses before the arched front of Union Station — 1912 A horse-drawn float passes in front of Union Station in the parade at the unveiling of the Columbus Memorial, 1912. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1413 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A garlanded pavilion with people on a stand — 1912 The decorated speakers' stand where President Taft spoke at the dedication of the Columbus Memorial, 1912. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1414 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd with umbrellas and parasols at the base of the Washington Monument — 1912 Crowds at a military field mass on the Monument grounds, 1912, at the foot of the obelisk. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1427 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children in a stone fountain basin under a monument — 1912 Children wade and play in a park fountain on a summer day, 1912. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1593 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A curved underground passage with an overhead rail — 1912 The new monorail subway between the Capitol and the Senate Office Building, 1912. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1768 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An early box-bodied motor delivery van with a driver and a man in uniform carrying parcels — 1912 A Woodward and Lothrop motor delivery van with its driver and a uniformed deliveryman, 1912. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1988 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of early motor delivery vans parked along a city street beside a big store — 1912 A long line of Woodward & Lothrop delivery vans parked at the kerb along the department store's flank in 1912. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2009-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long flag-decorated grandstand on a wet plaza, figures in raincoats in front — April 17, 1912 Spectators with umbrellas wait in the rain before the flag-hung stand at the dedication of the John Paul Jones Monument, April 17, 1912. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1134 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall stone pylon with a bronze statue, an American flag draped beside it — April 17, 1912 The new John Paul Jones Monument, hung with flags, on the day of its dedication in 1912. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1139 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A white marble fountain with a statue, framed by large American flags — June 1912 Lorado Taft's Columbus Fountain, dressed with flags, is readied for its dedication in front of Union Station in June 1912. Union StationBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2497-4 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A grandstand hung with bunting and flags filled with spectators — June 8, 1912 The flag-draped reviewing stand in the Union Station plaza at the dedication of the Columbus Fountain, June 8, 1912. Union StationBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2497-6 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn parade float in front of the long white facade of Union Station — June 8, 1912 A Knights of Columbus float, "Columbus before the King", passes Union Station during the fountain's dedication parade, June 8, 1912. Union StationBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2497-10 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Mounted troops and carriages in front of the Treasury colonnade — June 8, 1912 The Columbus Memorial parade passes the Treasury, June 8, 1912. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 289 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn float and crowd in front of the arched facade of Union Station — c. 1910–15 The Knights of Columbus float crosses the station plaza, with Union Station's arches behind. Union StationBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2497-11 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A downtown street lined with tall commercial buildings, flags and awnings — c. 1905–20 F Street looking east from the Treasury, with shops, flags and awnings along both sides of the street. Downtown and F StreetDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-36808 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tiled courtyard with tropical plants around a fountain — c. 1910–15 The patio and fountain inside the Pan American Union Building, about 1912. Seventeenth StreetDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-39986 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge empty hall with a vaulted glass and steel roof and gates along one side — c. 1905–20 The vast, empty train concourse at Union Station, its skylit roof stretching into the distance. Union StationDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-36798 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A turreted stone building behind lawns and shrubs — c. 1905–20 The Soldiers' Home in northern Washington, with its Gothic main building and gardens, 1900s-1910s. Around the cityDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-36799 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze horse and rider statue in a park with a white building behind — c. 1905–20 Andrew Jackson's equestrian statue in Lafayette Square, with the White House beyond. The White House and Lafayette SquareDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-36801 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A domed museum building beyond a lawn with trees — c. 1910–15 The new National Museum (now the Museum of Natural History) across the Mall, about 1912. The MallDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D418-72245 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A baseball player in uniform swinging a bat in front of a crowded grandstand — 1913 Clark Griffith, the Senators' manager, takes a swing at National Park, the team's new concrete ballpark, with the grandstand behind him. Griffith StadiumBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2403-3 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A carriage with riders passing grandstands hung with bunting — 1913 Taft and Wilson's carriage and mounted escort pass the decorated stands on inauguration day, 1913. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 644A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd and troops before the Capitol's columned front — 1913 Woodrow Wilson takes the oath of office on the Capitol's east front, March 4, 1913. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 662 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd under bare trees — 1913 Crowds fill the Capitol grounds for Wilson's inauguration, 1913. The Capitol place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 683 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white dresses and hats on stone steps — 1913 Suffragists in white on the Capitol steps, 1913. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 959 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of open motor cars with women and cloth banners on a tree-lined street — 1913 Motor cars decked with banners, the first marked "Officers", line up for a 1913 woman suffrage motor parade to the Capitol. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 822 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Empty white grandstands along a street with a streetcar — 1913 The Court of Honor stands built before the White House for Wilson's inauguration, 1913. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2137 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wide view of a park with a statue in the centre and bare trees — 1913 The Jackson statue at the centre of Lafayette Square, 1913, with paths radiating through the park. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2150 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wooden stands in front of the Treasury's colonnade — 1913 Inaugural stands built at the southeast corner of the Treasury, 1913. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2162 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Long rows of new wooden bench seating in front of the Capitol's columned wing — 1913 Workmen lay out rows of wooden benches on the inaugural stands before the Capitol in 1913. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2165 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A brick church with a tall spire on a street corner — 1913 The Presbyterian church at 3rd and E Streets NW, 1913. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2270 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds on a lawn with fountain spray and the Washington Monument — 1913 Children roll Easter eggs on the White House lawn, 1913, with the Washington Monument beyond. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2333 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd before the Capitol's east front and dome, decorated with flags — 1913 A vast crowd fills the plaza before the whole east front of the Capitol, hung with flags, at Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1913. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2571 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Workmen and horse-drawn wagons among the ruins of a wrecked brick building — 1913 Men and horse carts clear the wreckage of a building torn apart by the storm of 1913. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2908 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A black horse-drawn closed carriage with a coachman outside a columned doorway — 1913 Treasury Secretary McAdoo's closed carriage and coachman wait at a marble doorway in 1913. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3186 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An old two-storey corner building with a saloon sign, a wagon outside and an obelisk behind — 1913 P. Hohmann's saloon, a plain two-storey corner building on 14th Street, in 1913, with the Washington Monument beyond. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3240 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome hazy behind a plume of spray from a hose — 1913 Workmen clean the Capitol's exterior in 1913, a jet of spray rising against the dome. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3303 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A big fir tree in a timber frame in front of the Capitol dome and portico — 1913 A tall Christmas tree stands braced in a wooden frame before the Capitol's east front in 1913. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3400 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers marching in front of a stand decorated with flags — 1913 Troops march past a reviewing stand hung with flags during Wilson's inaugural parade, 1913. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4311 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tiny biplane in the sky beside the Capitol dome — 1913 The stunt flyer Lincoln Beachey's Curtiss biplane over the Capitol, 1913. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4407-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men perched in the branches of a leafless tree in front of the Capitol dome — 1913 Spectators climb a bare tree for a view of the 1913 inauguration as crowds gather before the Capitol dome. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6719 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A policeman beside a signal on a street with cars and a large building — 1913 A policeman with a hand-turned \"stop and go\" sign directs motor cars and wagons at a downtown corner, 1913. Downtown and F Street place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2000139 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long covered wooden stand on a tree-lined street — 1913 Inaugural stands go up in front of the State, War and Navy Building, 1913. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2000140 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in a flowing costume with a shield stands on the steps of a colonnaded building — 1913 Hedwig Reicher as Columbia on the Treasury steps, in the allegorical pageant staged during the 1913 suffrage procession. The TreasuryBain News Service, Library of Congress · LOT 11052-2 <item> · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol's columned east portico and dome with a wooden platform in front — February 22, 1913 The inaugural platform built out from the Capitol's east portico, February 1913. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2646-11 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wide view of the Capitol east front with a wooden platform being built — February 22, 1913 The inaugural platform under construction on the Capitol's east front, February 1913. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2646-12 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A sea of people filling a broad avenue with tall buildings behind — March 3, 1913 Crowds fill 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue before the suffrage procession of March 3, 1913. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12351-10 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women with banners and flags walking along a wet, reflecting street past buildings — March 3, 1913 Suffragists carrying banners march along a rain-soaked street on March 3, 1913, the day of the great suffrage procession. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12351-10 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white robes posed on the broad steps of the Treasury Building — March 3, 1913 Performers in white robes in a tableau on the Treasury steps during the 1913 suffrage pageant. The TreasuryBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2502-13 [P&P] LOT 11052-2 (Corresponding print) · No known restrictions on publication

Parade of women with banners on a wide avenue, Capitol dome far behind — March 3, 1913 Marchers in the suffrage procession on Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Capitol dome in the distance. Pennsylvania AvenueBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2504-13 [P&P] LOT 11052-2 (Corresponding print) · No known restrictions on publication

A huge dense crowd filling a city street — March 3, 1913 The crowd packing the street on March 3, 1913, the day of the suffrage procession, which broke into the line of march. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2504-14 [P&P] LOT 11052-2 (Corresponding print) · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome and east front with bare trees in the foreground — March 3, 1913 The Capitol on March 3, 1913, the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration, with the stands ready on the east front. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2506-1 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Dense crowds filling a broad avenue, leaving a narrow lane for a parade — March 3, 1913 Crowds press in on the suffrage procession along Pennsylvania Avenue, March 3, 1913. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 3937A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women on horseback and on foot lead a parade with banners down a wide avenue toward the Capitol dome — March 3, 1913 The head of the Woman Suffrage Procession on Pennsylvania Avenue, March 3, 1913, with mounted marshals, banners and the Capitol beyond. Pennsylvania AvenueBain News Service, Library of Congress · LOT 11052-2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in a long white cape and crown sitting on a white horse among spectators — March 3, 1913 Inez Milholland, in a white cape on a white horse, at the suffrage procession of March 3, 1913. Pennsylvania AvenueBain News Service, Library of Congress · LOT 11052-2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two men in top hats on the White House steps — March 4, 1913 Taft and Wilson at the White House after Wilson's inauguration, March 4, 1913. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12340-1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two men in top hats coming down the steps under the White House north portico — March 4, 1913 Woodrow Wilson and William Howard Taft leave the White House on inauguration morning, March 4, 1913. The White House and Lafayette SquareBain News Service, Library of Congress · PRES FILE - Wilson, Woodrow [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A column of mounted troops riding along a broad avenue lined with crowds — March 4, 1913 Wilson's mounted escort on the way to the Capitol for the inauguration, March 4, 1913. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2500-38 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An open horse-drawn carriage with mounted escorts on a city street — March 4, 1913 President Taft and President-elect Wilson ride to the Capitol in an open carriage with a cavalry escort, March 4, 1913. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2500-39 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wide view of the Capitol's east front with troops drawn up in the plaza — March 4, 1913 Woodrow Wilson arrives at the Capitol for his inauguration, March 4, 1913, as troops line the East Plaza. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2500-41 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Columns of cadets in grey marching in front of the Capitol — March 4, 1913 West Point and Culver cadets march across the Capitol plaza on Wilson's inauguration day, 1913. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2500-42 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An open carriage with two men in top hats, mounted escort around it — March 4, 1913 Taft and Wilson ride to the Capitol in an open carriage, March 4, 1913. The Capitol place probableBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 2504-5 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men standing in a flooded street strewn with branches in front of houses — July 30, 1913 Men survey fallen branches and flood water in a residential street after the storm of July 30, 1913. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men standing in a heap of timber and bricks beside a ruined building — July 30, 1913 Men pick through the wreckage of a building at 7th and L Streets torn apart by the storm of July 30, 1913. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 563 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd on a sidewalk beside crumpled metal roofing lying in a wet street — July 30, 1913 Onlookers survey sheets of roofing torn off and flung into the street by the storm of July 30, 1913. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 563A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds on a street around a fallen awning and debris — July 30, 1913 Storm damage outside the Masonic Hall at 9th and F Streets NW after the storm of July 30, 1913. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-2 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A path under flowering cherry trees beside water, an obelisk far off — c. 1912–15 The Japanese cherry trees in blossom along the Tidal Basin, with the Washington Monument in the distance. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkDate checked: The Library dates this 1900–1915, but the Tidal Basin cherry trees were planted in March 1912.Detroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D418-73523 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large stone statue in an archway of an unfinished station, scaffolding alongside — c. 1910–17 A carved statue stands in an arched bay of Union Station while the building is still under construction, timber and scaffolding at its feet. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 1790 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Choppy storm waves on a basin with the Washington Monument on the far shore — c. 1910–17 Wind-whipped waves break against the Tidal Basin wall during a storm, the Washington Monument standing beyond. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7059-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long colonnaded stone building with a flagpole on a wide plaza — c. 1908–20 The new City Post Office beside Union Station, a long colonnaded building completed in 1914. Union StationDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D419-32 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Many swimmers in the water with heads bobbing — c. 1909–19 Swimmers crowd the water at the municipal bathing beach, 1910s. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 978 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers marching on a wide avenue beside a grandstand — c. 1909–19 Troops march up Pennsylvania Avenue in Woodrow Wilson's inaugural parade, past stands packed with spectators. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 1088 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A boy diving off a stone canal wall into the water while others swim and watch — c. 1909–19 Boys dive and swim from the stone wall of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on a summer day. Georgetown place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 1546A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge office with rows of women at desks counting money — 1914 Clerks count and sort worn national bank notes for destruction in the Treasury's National Bank Redemption Agency, 1914. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 408 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A waterside view toward the Washington Monument with a small balloon in the sky — c. 1911–17 The view north across the Tidal Basin to the Washington Monument and the Bureau of Engraving, with a balloon in the sky at right, 1910s. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6009 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white putting up a large poster announcing a suffrage procession — 1914 Suffragists paste up posters for the "Votes for Women" procession from Lafayette Square to the Capitol, 1914. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3457 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of women carrying banners walking along a tree-lined avenue — 1914 Suffragists march with banners, one reading "Connecticut", along the street by the White House in 1914. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3458 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A hillside crowded with children and adults hunting for eggs on the grass — 1914 Children scramble after eggs across the crowded slope of the White House grounds at the Easter egg rolling of 1914. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3735 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of early motor taxis beneath a vaulted stone arch — 1914 Federal Taxicab Company cabs wait under the great arch of Union Station's carriage porch, 1914. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3758 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Early motor taxicabs parked beside a long stone building — 1914 A rank of Federal taxicabs along the side of Union Station, 1914. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3759 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A riding ring with a grandstand and spectators — 1914 A horse show in 1914: riders and spectators on the show ground before a long grandstand. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3831 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Formal garden beds leading to a tent before the White House offices — 1914 The White House's new southwest garden in 1914, which replaced the colonial garden laid out in 1902, with a tent at its far end. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3853 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman on a dark horse beside women in white holding a large lettered banner — 1914 Juliet Rublee sits on horseback among suffragists in white with a banner demanding passage of the Bristow-Mondell amendment, 1914. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3887 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Hundreds of women in white gathered on the Capitol's steps — 1914 Suffragists in white fill the Capitol steps, 1914. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3901 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd of men on the steps of the Capitol's columned wing, bicycles nearby — 1914 A crowd in straw boaters packs the Capitol steps to hear "General" Jacob Coxey speak in 1914. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3957 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd and band before an ornate building hung with flags and banners — 1914 President Wilson speaks at the 1914 Flag Day exercises before the flag-hung State, War and Navy Building, a band and crowd below. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4074 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd before a decorated stand beside a huge ornate building — 1914 Crowds at the Flag Day exercises outside the State, War and Navy Building, 1914, where President Wilson spoke. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4076 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Groups of children in white on a broad lawn with trees and a red brick building behind — 1914 Children in white gather on the grass of the Monument grounds for a Playground Association event in 1914. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4306 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A fountain with flagpoles in front of an arched station — 1914 The Columbus Memorial fountain and the front of Union Station under three flags, 1914. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4953 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three flags on tall poles above a monument before the arched front of a station — 1914 Three flags fly above the new Columbus Memorial fountain in front of Union Station, 1914. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7026 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of women holding a banner under bare trees — February 1914 Suffragists with a banner at the White House, February 1914. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 1054A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A corner commercial building with signs and a wagon in front — March 29, 1914 A store and office building at 9th and G Streets, March 29, 1914, with a horse-drawn wagon at the kerb. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44062 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white dresses carrying garlands march past streetcars — May 1914 Women in white with garlands march in the suffrage parade of May 1914, past streetcars on a downtown street. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3880-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An open car completely covered in flowers in a street — May 1914 A motor car smothered in flowers in the suffrage parade of May 1914. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3882 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman on a dark horse with suffrage banners behind — May 1914 A mounted marshal and banners in the suffrage parade of May 1914. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3888 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn wagon with a big lettered banner on a street — May 1914 A wagon carrying a large suffrage banner in the parade of May 1914. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3898 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A downtown street corner with a streetcar, cars and people crossing, shops behind — c. 1909–20 Pedestrians cross the streetcar tracks at 11th and F Streets, shops and awnings lining the block. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-7 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A boy carrying a bundle of newspapers on a pavement — c. 1909–20 A newsboy with his papers on a city street. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12341-1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women holding banners at the White House gates — c. 1909–20 Suffragists picket the White House gates with banners. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 3648 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Bird's-eye view over parkland and large government buildings to the Capitol far off — c. 1909–20 The Mall seen from the top of the Washington Monument, with the Agriculture Department and the Natural History Museum in the trees and the Capitol dome on the horizon. The MallNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 3673 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three women holding banners on a street corner in front of a large stone building — c. 1909–20 Suffrage pickets with banners stand outside the Senate Office Building. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 3874 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Streetcar tracks in the foreground, a river and a hilltop college with spires beyond — c. 1909–20 Georgetown College and the Aqueduct Bridge seen across the Potomac from the Virginia shore, with streetcar tracks curving in the foreground. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 3974 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A downtown street lined with canvas-covered trucks and people on the pavement — c. 1909–20 Canvas-covered trucks line F Street in wartime, with crowds on the sidewalks and shop signs overhead. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 4193A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of men in hats on the steps of a building, a large flag being raised — c. 1909–20 Officials gather on the Treasury steps with a crowd behind to raise the honour flag of the Third Liberty Loan. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 4340 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large rhomboid First World War tank with men standing beside it — c. 1909–20 A First World War tank on show for the Liberty Loan, with men gathered round it. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 4600 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An overturned streetcar on its side surrounded by onlookers — c. 1909–20 Crowds gather round an overturned streetcar after a wreck in Eckington. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 4904 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of people, some with umbrellas, waiting outside a brick ice company building — c. 1909–20 A crowd with umbrellas waits outside the Home Ice Co., lining up for ice. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 5040 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Workers loading snow into a cart on a city street — c. 1909–20 Men shovel snow into a horse-drawn wagon after a snowstorm downtown. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12355-9 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A street of brick shopfronts with a streetcar and horse-drawn wagons — c. 1909–20 The north side of F Street between 6th and 7th Streets, with a streetcar, horse wagons and a row of older shopfronts. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-7 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A white marble building with arched entrances behind lawns — c. 1910–20 The Pan American Union building, 1910s. Seventeenth StreetDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-72209 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A narrow stone canal lock with water running through it, trees on either side — c. 1910–20 Water spills through the lower locks of the C&O Canal among trees and small houses. GeorgetownDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-72862 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A narrow canal with a moored boat, a stone footbridge and brick buildings — c. 1910–20 The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at 31st Street in Georgetown, with a canal boat moored under the arched bridge and a mill chimney behind. GeorgetownDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-72863 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome at the end of a wide paved walk lined with bare trees — c. 1910–20 Two men walk along a broad, tree-lined terrace toward the Capitol dome. The CapitolDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-72985 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze rider on a rearing sea-horse in a fountain before a stone grotto — c. 1910–20 Neptune's Fountain in front of the Library of Congress, water playing over the bronze sea-horses and their riders. The Library of CongressDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-73128 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man leading a mule along a canal towpath toward a stone arched bridge — c. 1910–20 A mule and driver walk the towpath of the C&O Canal toward a stone arch bridge, canal boats moored beyond. GeorgetownDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-73253 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A park road beside water with carriages, the Washington Monument beyond — c. 1910–20 Carriages roll along the Boulevard in Potomac Park beside the water, the Washington Monument and Old Post Office tower in the distance. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-72215 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze statue of a horseman on a granite base, theatre and shop signs behind — c. 1910–20 The equestrian statue of Casimir Pulaski stands before the New National Theatre and a Franklin Laundry sign. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableDetroit Publishing Company, Library of Congress · LC-D4-72223 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd in front of a decorated stand on the Capitol steps — 1913 or 1917 Woodrow Wilson reads his inaugural address on the Capitol's east front before a vast crowd. The CapitolDate checked: The Library's 1918–1920 cannot be right: Wilson read his inaugural addresses on March 4, 1913 and March 5, 1917.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 3143 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of shops and a theatre front on a city street with parked 1910s cars — c. 1910–20 Hahn's shoe store and the Empress theatre among the shopfronts on Ninth Street NW, motor cars at the kerb. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 8546 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Flowering cherry trees on a grassy bank beside still water, the Washington Monument beyond — c. 1910–20 Japanese cherry trees bloom along the water's edge, the Washington Monument rising across the Tidal Basin. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 9138 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A glowing electric sign with a food-saving slogan above a dark city street at night — c. 1910–20 An electric sign reading "Your army needs food, don't waste it" blazes over 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue at night for the wartime Food Administration. Center Market place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10010 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A turreted brick building topped with a large sign — c. 1910–20 An electric sign reading \"Food will win the war, don't waste it\" atop a building at 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 1917-18. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10018 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An early open motor truck lettered with a company name before a garage marked Repairing — c. 1910–20 A C. M. Woolf & Co. truck for agricultural implements and seeds stands outside a repair garage. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10054 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man standing by a coupe in the snow with the Lincoln Memorial behind — c. 1910–20 Herbert E. French, owner of the National Photo Company, beside his motor car near the Lincoln Memorial. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10066 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall corner building and shoppers on a wide street — c. 1910–20 The corner of 7th and F Streets NW in the 1910s. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10076 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white Red Cross uniforms standing in a row — c. 1910–20 Red Cross canteen workers at Union Station during the First World War. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10094 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Red Cross women with a cart beside a railway shed — c. 1910–20 The American Red Cross canteen beside the tracks at Union Station, serving troops in the First World War. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10100 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women in white Red Cross uniforms passing a sack up to soldiers at a train window — c. 1910–20 Red Cross canteen women hand a mail sack up to soldiers leaning from the windows of a train at Union Station. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10103 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large white office block on a corner with parked cars — c. 1910–20 A new office building at 15th and K Streets NW, 1910s. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10123 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women behind baskets and crates of vegetables under a shed — c. 1910–20 Women in white sell vegetables at a market stall during the First World War. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10135 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A busy market shed with sacks and crates of produce — c. 1910–20 Shoppers and stallholders at a Washington market, about 1918. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10137 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wagons pulled by horses along a snowy street of houses — c. 1910–20 A line of horse-drawn wagons on a snow-covered residential street. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10193 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowded column of marchers on a broad avenue lined with trees and tall buildings — 1915 Grand Army of the Republic veterans march in a dense column along Pennsylvania Avenue in 1915, below the Hotel Occidental's sign. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44181 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Columns of marchers on a tree-lined avenue with spectators — 1915 Veterans march up Pennsylvania Avenue in the Grand Army of the Republic parade, 1915. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44182 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man on horseback in the foreground of a parade on a wide avenue toward the Capitol — 1915 A mounted marshal rides ahead of the 1915 Grand Army parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, the Capitol dome at the far end. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44183 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Horses pulling a caisson with a flag-draped coffin along a street, soldiers marching behind — 1915 A horse-drawn caisson bearing a flag-draped coffin passes tall downtown buildings with a military escort; the Library files it under St. Patrick's Church, Easter 1915. Downtown and F Street place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44291 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A procession of women in white dresses on a city street — 1915 Women in white march in a suffrage parade, 1915. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44568A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A photographer beside a large camera on a tripod in front of the Capitol — c. 1913–17 A press photographer with his camera on a tripod at the Capitol, 1910s. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2174-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A packed street corner with streetcars, cars and a crowd under bunting — c. 1913–17 Crowds, motor cars and streetcars at Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th Street in the 1910s. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2212-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long colonnaded station front beside a street with a streetcar — c. 1913–17 The front of Union Station along Massachusetts Avenue, with a streetcar and a few motor cars, 1910s. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3534 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed men with drums marching on a wet plaza beneath the Capitol's columns — c. 1910–20 A band and marchers in uniform pass below the steps of the Capitol on a wet day, a crowd watching from the portico. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 999999-O [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A Romanesque stone building with a tall clock tower, cars parked along the street — c. 1910–20 The Post Office building's great clock tower rises over Pennsylvania Avenue, with motor cars parked along the kerb. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 204 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of soldiers in front of tents with the base of the Washington Monument behind — c. 1910–20 Soldiers drawn up in line beside a row of tents in a military camp at the foot of the Washington Monument. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 239 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

First-aid workers kneeling over a man on blankets, a crowd behind and the Monument at left — c. 1910–20 Medics treat a man lying on blankets on the Monument grounds while a crowd and sailors look on, flags flying, the Washington Monument at left. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 240 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A gateway with stone pillars and lamps, the White House behind bare trees — c. 1910–20 Visitors stand at the open White House gate between its stone piers, the mansion beyond bare trees. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 435 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A stone Gothic church on a quiet street corner — c. 1910–20 St. Margaret's Church at Connecticut Avenue and Bancroft Place, 1910s. Dupont Circle and the avenuesHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 786 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A narrow ornate high-rise on a street corner, people crossing the road — c. 1910–20 A tall office building rises on the corner of 15th and G Streets, shops and pedestrians at its foot. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 834 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Tall columns and stone steps at left, the Washington Monument and flowering trees beyond — c. 1910–20 The Washington Monument seen past the Treasury's massive columns and steps, magnolias in bloom below. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 899 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in a long coat and hat beside a lettered banner at a building's rounded doorway — c. 1910–20 A suffragist stands guard beside a lettered banner at the doorway of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 912 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The lit Capitol dome at night reflected in a still pool, lamps glowing around it — c. 1910–20 The floodlit Capitol dome glows at night, mirrored in a dark pool with street lamps along its rim. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 972 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large hotel with construction scaffolding on its roof beside another grand hotel, streetcars passing — c. 1910–20 The new Washington Hotel rising in its scaffolding beside the Willard, with streetcars and pedestrians on the avenue below, late 1910s. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2127 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in long coats and sashes holding American flags on a city sidewalk — c. 1910–20 Suffrage pickets in sashes stand with American flags and banners outside a row of townhouses. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2224 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Hundreds of men in dark suits assembled on the broad steps beneath a columned portico — c. 1910–20 The War Congress gathered in ranks on the steps of the Capitol's House wing, late 1910s. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2421 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Dozens of women working at long tables in a large factory-like hall with hanging lamps — c. 1910–20 Rows of women work at long tables piled with paper in a great hall of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2628 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

View from a rooftop over a broad plaza with flagpoles, a fountain and parked cars — c. 1910–20 Motor cars and a streetcar circle the Union Station plaza around the Columbus Memorial and its flagpoles. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2671 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tank driving down a broad avenue between crowds, tall buildings and a clock tower beyond — c. 1910–20 A tank rumbles along Pennsylvania Avenue past packed crowds in a Welcome Home parade, the Hotel Occidental's sign above. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2828 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge vaulted hall with rows of benches, light flooding in from arched windows — c. 1910–20 Rows of long wooden benches fill the vast, coffered waiting room of Union Station. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 3007 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a large classical building with porticos, a streetcar on the street beside it — c. 1910–20 The Patent Office seen from above, with a streetcar and pedestrians on the street below. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 3044 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A massive ornate building beyond a wide street with blurred pedestrians and cars — c. 1910–20 The State, War and Navy Building across a busy street corner, pedestrians, carriages and motor cars blurred in motion, late 1910s. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 3049 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A vast hall with giant columns and arched galleries, rows of benches on the floor — c. 1910–20 The great hall of the Pension Office, its giant columns and arcades rising over rows of benches. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 3236 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long concrete arch bridge over a wooded valley — c. 1910–20 The Connecticut Avenue (Taft) bridge spanning the Rock Creek valley, 1910s. Rock Creek Park and the ZooHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 3284 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A columned temple under construction with derricks and stone blocks — 1915 The Lincoln Memorial under construction in 1915, with its colonnade rising and stone blocks piled in front. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3278 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A columned building with crane masts and cables above — 1915 The memorial's colonnade in 1915, with derricks still rigged above it. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3279-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A downtown street of shopfronts and big painted signs with a cart and a bicycle — 1915 Shops and signs crowd Ninth Street NW in 1915, with a pushcart, a cyclist and streetcar tracks in the roadway. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4285 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Well-dressed men and women leaving a church — 1915 Crowds leave St. Patrick's Church after the Pan American Thanksgiving mass, 1915. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4630 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds of people on a lawn before the White House south front — 1915 Families on the White House lawn for the Easter egg roll, 1915. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5038 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A toddler on a donkey in front of brick barracks buildings — 1915 A small child rides a donkey on the parade ground at Washington Barracks, 1915. Washington Barracks and the War CollegeHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5101 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A white marble building with a garden in front — 1915 The front of the Pan American Union Building, 1915. Seventeenth StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5115 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An obelisk seen between tall columns — 1915 The Washington Monument framed by the columns of the Pan American Union, 1915. Seventeenth StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5279 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Columns of marchers on a wide avenue lined with crowds — 1915 Union veterans parade up Pennsylvania Avenue at the Grand Army of the Republic encampment, September 1915. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5545 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A building entrance hung with bunting and a sign, with veterans in front — 1915 \"Camp Matthew G. Emery\", the Grand Army headquarters in the Emery Building at 1st and B Streets, decorated for the 1915 encampment. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5564 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds seated before the steps of a massive stone temple — 1915 Crowds at the dedication of the Scottish Rite Temple on 16th Street, 1915. Dupont Circle and the avenuesHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5580 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Old men marching with large flags and banners — 1915 A naval veterans' unit, with banners, in the Grand Army of the Republic parade, 1915. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5618 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Veterans marching with a row of tall furled flags — 1915 Pennsylvania veterans carry their furled Civil War battle flags in the Grand Army parade, 1915. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5623 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A covered horse-drawn wagon in a parade — 1915 A horse-drawn army ambulance in the Grand Army parade, 1915. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5624 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Elderly drummers marching on a street — 1915 The Michigan drum corps in the Grand Army of the Republic parade, 1915. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5626 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An old bearded man waving a flag from a high balcony beside children and veterans — 1915 A white-bearded Grand Army veteran waves a flag from the Capitol's west gallery during the 1915 encampment, the city spread out below. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5630-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two elderly bearded men in hats standing on a pavement — 1915 Two Civil War veterans at the Grand Army encampment, 1915. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6078 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large stone suspended from a derrick above a crowd — 1915 The cornerstone of the Lincoln Memorial is lowered into place, February 12, 1915. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4883-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd on a construction site around a hanging stone — 1915 Guests gather on the platform for the laying of the Lincoln Memorial cornerstone, February 12, 1915. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4885-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Construction towers and cranes over a low unfinished stone structure on muddy ground — January 1915 Derricks and scaffolding rise over the foundations of the Lincoln Memorial in January 1915, snow patches on the raw ground. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 1997 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd in overcoats beneath a stone hanging from a derrick — February 12, 1915 A crowd watches the cornerstone of the Lincoln Memorial swing into place, February 12, 1915. The Lincoln MemorialDate checked: The Library dates this only to 1910–1926; the Lincoln Memorial's cornerstone was laid on February 12, 1915.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1037 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Elderly men in hats and a woman with spades breaking ground on a grassy slope — March 1, 1915 Men and women in hats turn the first spadefuls of earth for the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington, March 1, 1915. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44524 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Elderly veterans marching behind banners on an avenue — September 29, 1915 The West Virginia unit of the Grand Army of the Republic marches up Pennsylvania Avenue at the 1915 encampment. Pennsylvania AvenueDate checked: The Library gives 1915; the Grand Army of the Republic's encampment parade in Washington was held on September 29, 1915.Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 46 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Marchers carrying an enormous horizontal flag along a crowded avenue — c. 1910–21 A huge American flag carried flat down Pennsylvania Avenue in a parade, 1910s. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A broad avenue crowded with spectators and marchers, with a clock tower behind — c. 1910–21 Crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue for a parade, with the Old Post Office tower beyond. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 33 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Poultry hanging under an awning above crates of vegetables, a man standing by — c. 1910–21 Turkeys and produce hang outside the Chaconas Company market, 1910s. Around the city place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 47-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Cars parked in a row beside the station's arcade — c. 1911–20 Motor cars and taxis lined up at Union Station, 1910s. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3279-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Brick buildings and an iron fence with a column of black smoke rising behind — c. 1913–18 A plume of dark smoke rises beyond the gates of Washington Barracks as men gather in the street. Washington Barracks and the War CollegeHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 11045 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of streetcars, cars and pedestrians on a wet street by a theatre canopy — c. 1913–18 Streetcars and motor cars crowd 14th Street outside B.F. Keith's Theatre on a wet day, an American flag hanging overhead. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 11096 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A snowy avenue with streetcars and a car, the Capitol dome in the distance — c. 1913–18 Streetcars, a motor car and pedestrians on snowy Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Capitol dome at the end of the street. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 12051 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Pedestrians in winter coats on a snowy path lined with bare trees — c. 1913–18 People walk along a snowy Executive Avenue beside the White House grounds in the 1910s. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 12043 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People walking on a snowy sidewalk beside a busy street with cars and a wagon — c. 1913–18 Pedestrians pick their way along a slushy downtown sidewalk after a snowfall, with motor cars and wagons in the street, sometime between 1913 and 1918. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 12046 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People in overcoats crossing a street past a columned bank and a streetcar — c. 1913–18 Pedestrians cross G Street on a winter day beside Riggs National Bank, a streetcar waiting behind them. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 12053 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd on a wet sidewalk beside a drug store sign, columned buildings beyond — c. 1913–18 Crowds walk along F Street past Affleck's drug store, a classical building closing the view. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 12055 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds under a striped awning at the corner of a big department store, cars in the street — c. 1913–18 Shoppers crowd the awninged corner of Woodward & Lothrop's department store at 11th and F Streets on a wet day. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 12060 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A busy wet sidewalk of people in winter coats beside tall hotels and a theatre sign — c. 1913–18 A crowded sidewalk near Keith's Theater, with snow piled at the kerb and streetcars and wagons in the street. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 12063-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view over a city with a long avenue — c. 1913–18 From the top of the Washington Monument, east over the Treasury and downtown, 1910s. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 23134 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view over parks and buildings to the river — c. 1913–18 From the Washington Monument northwest over the Pan American Union and the city, 1910s. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 23135 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Cars and a streetcar along a street beside a long columned building, an obelisk beyond — c. 1913–18 Motor cars and a streetcar line the street beside the long colonnade of the Treasury, with the Washington Monument in the distance. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24031 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn omnibus decorated with flags and a large pageant sign by a tree — c. 1915–16 A horse-drawn car hung with flags and placards advertises the suffragists' Susan B. Anthony Pageant at Convention Hall, around 1915. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6125 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of runners and spectators filling a city street with tall buildings — c. 1909–23 Runners line up across a downtown street for a footrace, with crowds on the pavements and streetcar tracks underfoot. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44109 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a hat among barrels and baskets of produce under a market shed — c. 1909–23 A trader in an overcoat and homburg stands among barrels, crates and cabbages at Center Market. Center MarketNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44180 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Cameramen on a stand filming a fire with huge black smoke clouds, crowd watching — c. 1909–23 Newsreel cameramen on a platform film a blazing building as smoke billows over the crowd and firemen's hoses. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44182 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women dancers posing on a lawn, the shaft of the Washington Monument behind them — c. 1909–23 Dancers in light costumes strike poses on the grass of the Monument grounds, the base of the Washington Monument towering behind. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44199 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men boarding an open-platform streetcar numbered 333 on a sunny street — c. 1909–23 Passengers in caps and boaters climb aboard streetcar No. 333, its wire-mesh fender at the front. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44210 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two men fishing from the riverbank under an iron bridge — c. 1909–23 Men fishing in the Potomac beside the 14th Street bridge. The Potomac waterfrontNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44220 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of horsemen riding down a wide avenue lined with dense crowds — c. 1909–23 Seen from high above, mounted troops lead the Pershing parade down a broad avenue between solid walls of spectators in 1919. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44232 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large white temporary arch decorated with flags across a city street, onlookers at right — c. 1909–23 A great white triumphal arch hung with flags and garlands spans the street for the Pershing parade. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44234 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A river choked with jagged slabs of ice beside buildings on the bank — c. 1909–23 Broken ice piled up along the Potomac during a winter flood. The Potomac waterfront place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44248 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two men in a rowboat on a flooded street beside a fire hydrant, misty buildings behind — c. 1909–23 Two men pole a rowing boat along a flooded Georgetown street during a Potomac flood, a fire hydrant just above the water. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44256 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A canal among trees with a bridge across the river beyond — c. 1909–23 Chain Bridge seen from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, upriver from Georgetown. Georgetown place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 11 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A steel truss bridge beside a rocky embankment, the Washington Monument far off — c. 1909–23 The Highway Bridge crosses the Potomac on a stone causeway, the Washington Monument faint across the water. The Potomac waterfrontNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 56 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome above a snowy plaza and bare trees — c. 1909–23 The Capitol after a snowfall, with people on the cleared walks. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 63 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view over trees to the Capitol and its dome, the Washington Monument in the distance — c. 1909–23 The Capitol's east front and dome seen from the Library of Congress across the treetops, the Washington Monument far beyond. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 86 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A calm canal lined with willow trees — c. 1909–23 The C&O Canal near Chain Bridge, with willows along the towpath. Georgetown place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 125 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A Gothic church with a tall spire on a broad street — c. 1909–23 Luther Memorial Church on Thomas Circle, its tall spire over the circle. Dupont Circle and the avenues place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 141 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view along a long straight avenue through the city — c. 1909–23 Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol, stretching northwest toward the Treasury. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 147 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large ornate hotel with mansard roofs and flags on a street corner — c. 1909–23 The Ebbitt House hotel at F and 14th Streets, its mansard roofs topped with flags, with carriages and pedestrians below. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 162 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A view down a broad avenue with streetcars, a clock tower and the Capitol dome far off — c. 1909–23 Pennsylvania Avenue from the Treasury, with streetcars and carriages heading east toward the Old Post Office tower and the Capitol. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 170 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Concrete arch bridge seen through bare trees over a wooded valley — c. 1909–23 The Connecticut Avenue bridge over the Rock Creek valley. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 219 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An equestrian statue on a tall stepped pedestal, the Washington Monument behind — c. 1909–23 The Sherman monument in President's Park, with the Washington Monument rising beyond the trees. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 231 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall apartment block and an ornate older house at a street corner — c. 1909–23 Stoneleigh Court apartments on Connecticut Avenue and Shepherd's Row on K Street, 1910s. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 277 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall arched bridge spanning a wooded valley with a creek below — c. 1909–23 The great concrete arches of the Connecticut Avenue Bridge stride across the Rock Creek valley. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 298 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Snow-laden trees and a statue in a city park — c. 1909–23 Lafayette Park under fresh snow, with the Jackson statue among the trees. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 299 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn float on an avenue with spectators and billboards — 1916 A float passes crowds and billboards in the Preparedness Parade, 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10029 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A marching band and paraders turning a corner past a shop awning, crowds on the sidewalk — 1916 A band and marchers in white swing round the corner past an "American" awning in the 1916 Preparedness Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Old Post Office tower beyond. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10048 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A four-storey commercial building on a corner, an obelisk beyond — c. 1914–18 The National Tribune Building, with the Washington Monument behind, 1910s. The Washington Monument place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4933 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A hippopotamus walking in a yard — c. 1914–18 A hippopotamus at the National Zoo, 1910s. Rock Creek Park and the ZooHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5374 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large marble monument with a statue of Columbus before an arched station building — c. 1914–18 The Columbus Memorial fountain stands before the arches of Union Station. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8023 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Horsemen and open cars among a crowd in front of the Capitol and its dome — c. 1914–18 Mounted police and motor cars move through a cheering crowd on the Capitol plaza during a rally. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8541-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn float carrying a wooden tower with a man on top — 1916 A Forest Service float with a fire lookout tower in the Preparedness Parade of 1916. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2569 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in overalls marching with flags past a long colonnaded building, the Monument at left — 1916 Workmen in overalls and caps carry flags past the Treasury's colonnade in the 1916 Preparedness Parade, the Washington Monument rising behind. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2572 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of men in straw hats marching down a wide avenue lined with crowds — 1916 Ranks of civilians in straw boaters march in the 1916 Preparedness Parade down the avenue toward the Old Post Office tower and the Capitol. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2607-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men on scaffolding beside carved marble figures high on a building — 1916 Sculptors and workmen on the scaffold as the new pediment sculpture is installed on the House wing of the Capitol, 1916. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 4946 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Students marching in rows on a broad avenue — 1916 The George Washington University unit marches in the Preparedness Parade, 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5349 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A float covered in bunting and costumed figures pulled along a street — 1916 A float decked with bunting in the Preparedness Parade, 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5429 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A car carrying a long model cannon with flags — 1916 A big-gun float made from a motor car in the Preparedness Parade, 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5430 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of women in white dresses marching with flags — 1916 Women in white march with flags in the Preparedness Parade, 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5444 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People in a reviewing stand hung with bunting and shields — 1916 President and Mrs. Wilson in the decorated reviewing stand for the Preparedness Parade, 1916. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5447 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wide avenue filled with girls in white — 1916 Hundreds of schoolgirls fill Pennsylvania Avenue in the Preparedness Parade, 1916, with the Old Post Office tower behind. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5731 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white holding an enormous flag flat as they march — 1916 Women carry a huge American flag in the Preparedness Parade, 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5802 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome rising over trees and a wide lawn — c. 1916 The Capitol and its east lawn from the Library of Congress side, about 1916. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5909 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in hats crowded into an open company truck marked Bell Telephone, men standing by — 1916 Telephone operators in winter hats are carried to work in a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. truck during the 1916 strike. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6055-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a striped Uncle Sam costume and top hat on a street — 1916 A man dressed as Uncle Sam in the Preparedness Parade, 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6059 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long line of women with flags curving across a wide plaza, cars and trees beyond — 1916 A long column of suffragists with flags winds across the Capitol plaza in their 1916 march on Congress, watched by onlookers and mounted police. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6141 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A parade float crowded with women in white and flags on a broad avenue, the Capitol in the distance — 1916 A float of women in white under flags, lettered "The Spirit of '76 still prevails," rolls along the avenue in the 1916 Preparedness Parade, the Capitol dome far behind. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6254 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in hats seated on an open monorail car hanging from an overhead track — 1916 Passengers ride the monorail subway car between the Capitol and the Senate, 1916. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6330 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze equestrian statue on a granite pedestal among bare trees — 1916 Clark Mills's statue of Washington in Washington Circle, 1916. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6332 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of people carrying a huge horizontal flag down a street lined with awnings — 1916 Marchers carry an enormous American flag stretched flat between them in the 1916 Preparedness Parade, past shopfront awnings. Pennsylvania Avenue place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6487 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three bison walking across a sandy enclosure with trees behind — 1916 Bison in their paddock at the National Zoo, 1916. Rock Creek Park and the ZooHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6631 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A sculpted stone figure hanging from a derrick, workmen and marble statues beside it — 1916 A carved figure for Paul Bartlett's pediment on the House wing swings from a derrick high above the Capitol grounds, 1916. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7626 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A columned marble building with a construction tower beside it on bare ground — 1916 The Lincoln Memorial stands on open, rough ground in 1916, a tall derrick still at work beside it. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24384 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn float with costumed figures passing a decorated stand — 1916 A colonial and Indian float in the Preparedness Parade, 1916, under flags and bunting. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2000155 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A theatre hall decorated with flags and garlands, full of people — c. 1914–18 A packed audience beneath flags and wreaths at an event in the DAR's auditorium on 17th Street, 1914-1918. Seventeenth StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5833 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A racing car with two people on a dirt track — 1916 A Stutz Weightman racing car on the Benning race track, 1916. Anacostia and the river place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12344-7 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wrecked early motor car tipped against a tree on a sidewalk, men looking on — February 4, 1916 Onlookers inspect a motor car smashed against a tree at 14th and T Streets, February 4, 1916. U Street and Shaw place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 348 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Smoke billowing from a large building with fire engines in front — February 21, 1916 Smoke pours from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing during a fire caused by spontaneous combustion, February 21, 1916. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6022 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A drum major with a baton marching ahead of a band, spectators behind — June 14, 1916 A Black drum major in full uniform leads his band in the Preparedness Parade, 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueDate checked: The Library gives 1916; Washington's Preparedness Parade was held on Flag Day, June 14, 1916.Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 5489 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A columned building half built, with cranes on top — c. July 1916 The Lincoln Memorial under construction in 1916, its colonnade rising on the fill beside the Potomac. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1-A [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of tall fluted columns receding toward a distant view of the Washington Monument — c. 1916–17 The Washington Monument framed at the end of the Treasury's long colonnade, around 1916. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1610 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A stone memorial with a bronze relief panel among trees — c. 1916–17 The Nuns of the Battlefield memorial at Connecticut and Rhode Island Avenues, honouring Catholic sisters who nursed soldiers in the Civil War. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1625 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long avenue receding toward the Capitol with a clock tower and signs — c. 1916–17 Pennsylvania Avenue from 15th Street toward the Capitol, with the Old Post Office tower on the right. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1669 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dark avenue at night with glowing streetlamps reflecting on the wet pavement — c. 1916–17 Street lamps glow and streak across the wet surface of Pennsylvania Avenue at night, around 1916. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2150 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A partly built marble arch with construction cranes and scaffolding on open ground — c. 1916–17 Derricks rise over the unfinished Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington Cemetery, around 1916-1917. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1792 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a busy street corner with streetcars and crowds beside a colonnaded building — 1917 Streetcars, motor cars and crowds fill the corner of 15th and G Streets beside the Treasury, seen from above in 1917. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12350-5 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd in front of the Capitol and its dome, flags on the portico — 1917 A vast crowd fills the plaza before the Capitol's east front for Woodrow Wilson's second inauguration in 1917. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12281 [item] [P&P] LOT 12285 [item] · No known restrictions on publication

Columns of sailors marching past a large decorated reviewing stand — 1917 Sailors march past the columned presidential reviewing stand at Wilson's second inauguration, 1917. The White House and Lafayette Square place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44244 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women in sashes beside a large lettered banner at an ornate gateway — 1917 Suffragists stand at a gate in June 1917 with a banner addressed "To the Envoys of Russia", accusing President Wilson of deceiving them. The White House and Lafayette Square place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44560A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women and police officers at the gate of the White House grounds — 1917 Suffragists at the White House gate, 1917. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44562A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large group of women on the broad steps of the Capitol — 1917 Suffragists gathered on the Capitol steps, 1917. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44563A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crumpled early open motor car on a city sidewalk beside a lamp post — c. 1917 A wrecked open touring car with its hood torn up stands on the pavement of Massachusetts Avenue, around 1917. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10295 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A motor ambulance and men on a street before a columned building — c. 1916–18 A Red Cross motor ambulance outside the State Department, about 1917. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8697 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man beside a pushcart with a Red Cross sign in front of an ornate building — c. 1916–18 Peanut vendor Steve Vasilakas with his cart outside the State, War and Navy Building, pledging his takings to the Red Cross during the war. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9548 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People among market stalls and barrels with the Washington Monument in the distance — c. 1916–18 Shoppers and traders among produce barrels and stalls at a market, the Washington Monument rising beyond, around 1917. Center Market place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9793 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A group of women in hats and sashes holding a banner on stone steps — 1917 Pennsylvania suffragists who joined the White House pickets, 1917, with their sashes and banner. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 3998 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd in front of a colonnaded government building — 1917 Inaugural crowds pack 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue beside the Treasury, 1917. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6109 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A procession of women with banners filing up the broad steps of the Capitol — 1917 Suffragists in white and dark robes climb the Capitol steps carrying tall banners, 1917. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6607 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men carrying a coffin up broad steps of the Capitol, a hearse and policeman in the street — 1917 Bearers carry Admiral George Dewey's coffin up the steps into the Capitol in 1917, a horse-drawn hearse waiting below. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6639 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome seen far off through a dark stone archway, a man walking in silhouette — 1917 The Capitol dome framed by one of Union Station's great entrance arches in 1917, a lone figure walking out into the plaza. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6659 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of soldiers marching down a broad street lined with spectators and tall buildings — 1917 A military unit marches in the 1917 inaugural parade, watched by crowds packed along the avenue. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6672 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The columned Lincoln Memorial on a bare grassy mound under clouds — 1917 The Lincoln Memorial's colonnade standing on its bare mound in 1917, years before its dedication. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6676 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Ranks of soldiers on a wide plaza, horse-drawn carriages and spectators in front — 1917 Troops mass on the Capitol plaza as the 1917 inaugural parade forms, with carriages and onlookers in the foreground. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6792 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women with sashes and striped banners lined up before a building, one holding a placard — 1917 Suffragists with tricolour banners leave their headquarters in 1917 carrying a placard: "Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty." Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6795 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome in fog behind bare branches and tall lamp posts in the snow — 1917 The Capitol dome looms through winter mist above snowy grounds and ornate lamp posts, 1917. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 6804 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A stone mill building beside a road with an early car, bare woods behind — 1917 Pierce Mill in Rock Creek Park, 1917, with a touring car passing on the road beside it. Rock Creek Park and the ZooHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7019 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A view between columns across a park to a distant obelisk — 1917 Across Lafayette Square to the White House and the Washington Monument, 1917, framed by the portico of St. John's Church. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7076 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in long coats carrying placards across a street corner past shop signs — 1917 Suffragists parade through downtown with placards inviting the public to "Come to White House Sunday at 3," 1917. Downtown and F Street place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7104 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women with banners and umbrellas marching on a wet, reflective street — 1917 Suffragists with tricolour banners and umbrellas march along a rain-soaked street in 1917, their reflections shining on the wet pavement. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7116 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd of men, women and children seated on the broad steps beneath the Capitol's columns — 1917 A crowd fills the Capitol's east steps for the Bible Society's open-air meeting of 1917, children in white at the front. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7122 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in long coats beside banners for Minnesota suffrage groups at a curved doorway — 1917 Minnesota suffragists stand with lettered banners at the doorway of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage headquarters, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7128 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Horse-drawn carriages and a caisson crossing a long river bridge, a university on the hill behind — 1917 The funeral procession of Captain Charles T. Boyd of the 10th Cavalry crosses the Georgetown bridge over the Potomac, Georgetown University on the heights beyond. GeorgetownHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7609 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A massive empty stone pedestal with a bronze lion lying on a plinth beside it — 1917 Bronze lions crouch on the marble platform of the Grant Memorial below the Capitol in 1917, the pedestal still waiting for its statue. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 7991 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd of men and women on the steps of the Capitol below its columns — 1917 Pacifists, many wearing white armbands, crowd the Capitol steps in 1917. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8498 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a mounted procession and crowds on a curving tree-lined street — 1917 The French commission's procession, with a mounted escort, winds down 16th Street between packed sidewalks in 1917. Dupont Circle and the avenuesHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8542-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three national flags flying from the roof of an ornate government building — 1917 French, American and British flags fly from the State Department building for the visit of the Allied commission in 1917. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8558 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three tall flagpoles flying British, American and French flags before Union Station — 1917 British, American and French flags fly before Union Station in 1917, awaiting the arrival of Balfour's Allied commission. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8560 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds and mounted police beside the tall columns of a railway station — 1917 Crowds and mounted police outside Union Station as the British commission arrives in Washington in 1917. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8562 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Dense smoke pouring from the roof of a brick building with a company sign — 1917 Black smoke billows over the National Engraving Company building during a fire in 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8706 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of nurses in white marching past a columned building, crowds on both sides — 1917 Red Cross nurses in white march past the columns of the new American Red Cross building at its dedication in 1917. Seventeenth StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8718 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd spread across a broad lawn under trees — 1917 Crowds gather on the Monument grounds on registration day of the 1917 Confederate reunion. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8868 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a long parade down a tree-lined avenue with crowds and a park — 1917 The Confederate Reunion parade of 1917 stretches along a broad avenue lined with trees and crowds, seen from high above. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8880 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A column of marchers passing beneath white pillars and an arch on a shady avenue — 1917 Veterans march through the Court of Honor, its white columns and arches strung with flags, in the Confederate Reunion parade of 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8886 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A great crowd arranged in rows at the foot of the Washington Monument — 1917 Schoolchildren form a \"human flag\" on the Monument grounds for the Confederate reunion, 1917. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8906 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in a white hat and sash beside a banner reading DEMOCRACY SHOULD BEGIN AT HOME — 1917 Mrs. Swing, a suffrage picket at the White House in 1917, stands beside a banner reading "Democracy should begin at home." The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8969 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd of men in straw hats gathered before a gate under tall trees — 1917 A crowd of men in straw boaters masses outside the White House gate during a suffrage disturbance in 1917. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8981 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An ornate bronze cannon on a terrace beside a large building — 1917 A captured Spanish cannon at the War Department, 1917, about to be melted down for medals. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9127 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in white shirts walking in a line across a field — 1917 Cabinet officials and government men at Walter Camp's exercise school, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9138 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers marching down a city street past parked cars — 1917 A unit from the American University training camp marches through the city, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9205 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd of men in straw boaters outside a stone gatepost and iron fence — 1917 A crowd of men and boys in straw hats mills outside a gateway during the woman suffrage riots of 1917. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9327 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two flags hanging from the corner of an ornate building — 1917 Japanese and American flags on the State, War and Navy Building for the Japanese mission, 1917. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9364 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a straw hat holding an American flag among men in top hats — 1917 President Wilson, in a straw boater and white trousers, carries a flag at the head of the 1917 draft parade. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9397 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A parade crossing a broad avenue, a hotel and clock tower and distant Capitol dome — 1917 The 1917 draft parade marches down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol, the Old Post Office tower rising at right. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9401 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in straw hats and white suits marching with a flag — 1917 President Wilson, flag in hand, marches with District officials in the Draft Parade, 1917. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9420 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children in white marching on a wide tree-lined avenue — 1917 Children march in the Draft Parade of 1917, with the Old Post Office tower beyond. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9425-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Looking up at a tall brick building with a painted Lansburgh sign and an ornate cornice — 1917 The Lansburgh carpet building towers over 9th Street, where an acrobat named J. Reynolds performed balancing acts on the high cornice in 1917. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9429 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wooden building framework going up beside a dirt road and a truck — 1917 Headquarters for the Council of National Defense under construction, 1917. The Mall place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9533 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large billboard poster beside a stone building on a street — 1917 A giant poster for the Second Liberty Loan, 1917. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9541 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A cleared park strewn with felled trees beside city buildings — 1917 Trees felled on the Mall to clear sites for wartime office buildings, 1917. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9561 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A big crowd in front of trees, with a band in the foreground — 1917 Crowds gather to hear Sousa's Navy band at a Liberty Loan rally, 1917. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9588 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Sacks piled with a flag before the Treasury's columns, people standing by — 1917 Mail bags stuffed with Liberty Loan bond subscriptions piled outside the Treasury, 1917. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9626 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall Romanesque stone building with a clock tower and a banner over its entrance — 1917 The Post Office Department building at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue hung with a Liberty Loan banner, 1917. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9649 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in a long coat holding up a lettered banner — 1917 A suffragist holds a banner addressed to the President, 1917. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9657 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge outdoor crowd with flags and department signs, speakers' stand in front — 1917 A vast crowd at a 1917 Liberty Loan rally, with tallies for the Interior and Navy departments posted above the heads and the State, War and Navy Building beyond. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9676 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children and women around a large model bell — 1917 Children pose on a replica of the Liberty Bell for the Liberty Loan drive, 1917. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9683 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A seated bronze statue on a pedestal among trees — 1917 The Longfellow statue at Connecticut Avenue and M Street, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9712 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A domed glasshouse among trees — 1917 The Botanic Garden conservatory at the foot of the Capitol, 1917. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9782 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of shell cases on a factory floor with machinery — 1917 Stacks of brass cartridge cases in a Navy Yard workshop, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9916 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge old cannon on a rusting carriage beside rows of cannon barrels — 1917 Old mortars and cannon displayed on the lawn of the Navy Yard, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9922 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men standing among racks of brass shell cases — 1917 Workers with racks of finished cartridge cases at the Navy Yard, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9930 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A worker at a large machine with metal parts — 1917 A machinist at work on cartridge-case discs at the Navy Yard, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9934 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man working beside a long gun barrel in a machine shop — 1917 A gun barrel on a lathe in the Naval Gun Factory, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9937 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge gun barrel in a lathe in a tall factory hall — 1917 Boring the breech of a 14-inch naval gun at the Navy Yard, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9946 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a cap leaning over a gun barrel on a lathe — 1917 A machinist examines a 5-inch gun as it is turned and bored, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9948 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Long gun barrels on flat cars in a rail yard with a crane tower — 1917 Finished 14-inch guns on railway cars, ready to go to the proving ground, 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9954 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A vast factory hall filled with rows of long gun barrels under overhead cranes — 1917 Row upon row of huge naval gun barrels fill the big gun shop at the Washington Navy Yard in 1917. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9955 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Riders on horseback and cars on a wet avenue, a horse-drawn van in front — 1917 Mounted riders and motor cars pass Childs Restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue in 1917, a horse-drawn delivery van in the foreground. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 10034 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A smoking train passing freight cars in a rail yard, the Capitol dome in the distance — 1917 A steam train pulls past rows of boxcars in the railroad yards of Southeast, the Capitol dome rising beyond, 1917. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 10040 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women with banners walking past a fountain and trees — 1917 Women of the National Woman's Party march in a picket parade, 1917. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 10098 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in long coats and sashes holding protest banners on a sidewalk by an iron fence — 1917 Suffrage pickets in sashes hold banners addressed to "Mr. President" beside a gatepost on the White House fence, 1917. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 12065 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A biplane parked on a grass field — 1917 An Avro training biplane on the polo grounds for the Allied aircraft demonstration, 1917. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 23003 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of women in white marching under trees — 1917 Women of the Red Cross in white uniforms march in the Red Cross parade, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24696 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A decorated float with a Red Cross and lettering — 1917 A Red Cross float reading \"Only Hope\" in the 1917 parade. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24697 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Mechanics working on biplanes beside a hangar — 1917 Allied aircraft being readied at the polo grounds for a demonstration, 1917. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24734 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People gathered at a decorated booth on a city street — 1917 A crowd round a Red Cross drive booth, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24749 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed women standing beside parked touring cars outside wooden army barracks — 1917 Women of the Red Cross Motor Corps in uniform beside their cars at Camp Meigs, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24890 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A low garage with a Red Cross sign and ambulances parked in front — 1917 The Red Cross emergency ambulance station on 16th Street, 1917, with its ambulances in the garage doors. Dupont Circle and the avenues place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29528 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in a Red Cross robe holding a stretcher in a draped stage on a building's steps — 1917 A Red Cross tableau called "The Greatest Mother" is staged in a curtained frame on the south front of the Treasury, 1917. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29850 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd on a grassy field with trees behind — 1917 Confederate veterans and visitors crowd the Monument grounds on registration day of the Confederate reunion, 1917. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2000135 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd with mounted policemen on a plaza, women wearing sashes, a domed library behind — 1917 Mounted police move among a crowd of women in sashes and men on the Capitol plaza, April 2, 1917. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 2927 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wooden scaffolding and a long low building frame under construction, Washington Monument in the distance — 1917 A wartime temporary office building rises on the Mall in 1917, with the Washington Monument beyond the scaffolding. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2099 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three women in white with sashes and banners standing before an iron gate — 1917 Three Congressional Union pickets in white with sashes stand with banners at the White House gate in 1917. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-361 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Fire hoses looped high in the air over a streetcar, firemen and onlookers around — c. 1909–25 Firemen raise their hoses into an arch so a streetcar can pass beneath them. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12355-3 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A white columned memorial far off across a marshy field of grass and reeds — c. 1917 The Lincoln Memorial rises beyond a stretch of reedy marshland, around 1917. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1A <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A columned memorial building with tall construction derricks and cables above it — January 1917 The Lincoln Memorial under construction in January 1917, derricks still standing above its colonnade. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1784 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People gathered on the wide steps of the Capitol's wing — January 20, 1917 Crowds on the Senate steps of the Capitol for the funeral of Admiral George Dewey in January 1917. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 4115-4 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd before a stand hung with flags at the Capitol's portico — March 5, 1917 The inaugural stand on the Capitol's east front at Woodrow Wilson's second inauguration, March 5, 1917. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 502 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Small groups of people scattered across a lawn under bare trees — April 2, 1917 Pacifist demonstrators on the Capitol grounds, April 2, 1917, the day President Wilson asked Congress to declare war. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 4173-12 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowd and parked cars at the foot of the Capitol dome — April 3, 1917 Pacifists gather at the Capitol in April 1917, as Congress debated the declaration of war. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 4173-11 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome lit up brightly against a black night sky — April 4, 1917 The Capitol dome floodlit at night, April 1917, as Congress sat late over the declaration of war. The CapitolBain News Service, Library of Congress · LC-B2- 4174-6 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A motor car driving between a line of mounted troops and a crowd under trees — May 23, 1917 Cavalry and crowds line a tree-shaded street as the Italian Commission's motor car passes on its arrival, May 23, 1917. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 8774 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall pyramid of timber standing on open ground — October 1917 A towering wooden pyre built for a Liberty Loan bonfire on the Monument grounds, October 1917. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44038 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge fire glowing in darkness — October 1917 The Liberty Loan bonfire blazing at night on the Monument grounds, October 1917. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44039 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large ornate cinema auditorium with rows of seats — October 1917 The auditorium of Crandall's Knickerbocker Theatre in October 1917, the month it opened. The Knickerbocker TheatreNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10139 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A brightly lit theater entrance at night with a crowd and motor cars outside — October 1917 Crowds queue under the blazing lights of the Knickerbocker Theatre on an October night in 1917. The Knickerbocker TheatreNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10140 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Small motor ploughs pushing snow beside a stone building — c. 1910–25 Ford snow ploughs clear a street beside a government building after a snowfall. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 532 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A Greek Revival church with a portico on a street corner — c. 1910–25 Old St. Matthew's Church on H Street, later torn down. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 536 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long residential avenue lined with trees and rowhouses — c. 1910–25 Massachusetts Avenue looking east from 16th Street, lined with rowhouses and young trees. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 542 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A brick market building with a large ARCADE sign over its entrance — c. 1910–25 The Arcade Market at 14th Street and Park Road in Columbia Heights. U Street and Shaw place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 556A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A ladder truck and hoses on a smoky city street lined with old buildings — c. 1910–25 Fire engines and hoses fill the street during the Geological Survey fire, smoke drifting between the buildings. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 565 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Many railway tracks leading to signal gantries, a smoking locomotive at left — c. 1910–25 A steam locomotive puffs out of the haze under the signal gantries of the Union Station rail yards. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 648 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A city street corner with trees and a parked car — c. 1910–25 A quiet corner of H Street, with a lone motor car and a tree-lined pavement. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 800 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A churchyard with statues and headstones among trees, a small brick church behind — c. 1910–25 Gravestones and monuments among trees in the churchyard of Rock Creek Church, its small brick church and cupola beyond. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 907A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of massive columns along a balcony, the Capitol dome above trees in the distance — c. 1910–25 The Capitol dome rises over the trees beyond the long colonnade of the Senate Office Building. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 915 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A steam shovel digging a deep pit between city buildings — c. 1916–19 A steam shovel excavates a downtown building site, about 1918. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24350 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A cleared building lot with large advertising boards — c. 1916–19 A construction site beside the Riggs National Bank, with a billboard urging readers to buy Third Liberty Loan bonds, 1918. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24351 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A flock of sheep on the lawn with the White House behind — c. 1916–19 Sheep graze on the White House lawn during the First World War, kept to save manpower on mowing and to raise wool for the Red Cross. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24395 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a long park peninsula between river channels — c. 1916–19 Hains Point, East Potomac Park and the Tidal Basin from the air in the late 1910s, with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in the foreground. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24667 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view over rows of long temporary buildings and parkland — c. 1916–19 From the Monument to the northwest, about 1918, over the wartime temporary buildings on the Mall. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24828 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Pedestrians crossing streetcar tracks on a wide avenue, a clock tower in the distance — c. 1916–19 A streetcar runs between crowded loading platforms on Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Old Post Office tower rising on the left. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29872 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man crouching on a lawn bottle-feeding a lamb, the White House behind — c. 1916–19 A man feeds a lamb from a bottle on the White House lawn, sometime between 1916 and 1919. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30107 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An ornate cast-iron fountain among gardens — c. 1917–18 The Bartholdi Fountain in the Botanic Garden at the foot of Capitol Hill, 1917-18. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9201 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People on the broad steps of a huge granite building — c. 1917–18 People going up the steps of the State Department, 1917-18. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 9283 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of three- and four-storey commercial buildings with cars in front — c. 1918 Shops in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW, about 1918. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6-A [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A boxy delivery truck with lettered sides — c. 1918 A Reid Ice Cream Company delivery truck, about 1918. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12350-2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long building and an obelisk across a wide stretch of water — c. 1910–26 The Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Washington Monument across the Potomac. The MallNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1059 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wide empty avenue leading to a long station building — c. 1910–26 The plaza in front of Union Station, with the station at the end of the avenue. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1069 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A narrow brick rowhouse with steps, half hidden by trees — c. 1910–26 The Surratt boarding house at 604 H Street NW, where the conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln was planned. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1130 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long market building with a RIGGS MARKET sign, wagons and umbrellas in front — c. 1910–26 Wagons and umbrella-shaded stalls line the front of Riggs Market. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1172 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large brick government building with rows of windows and awnings on a street corner — c. 1910–26 The massive brick Government Printing Office fills its block, with awnings in its many windows. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1194 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A park with a statue and curving paths, trees beyond and the Washington Monument — c. 1910–26 The Washington Monument rising over treetops, seen from the Treasury above the Sherman statue and its formal garden walks. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1529 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Girls in scout hats and uniforms digging a garden plot with hoes and spades — c. 1917–19 Girl Scouts dig and hoe their Food Administration war garden at 13th Street and Iowa Avenue. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44301 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two people in gauze masks carrying a stretcher outside an ambulance station — 1918 Masked Red Cross workers demonstrate carrying a stretcher case at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44242 [P&P] LOT 12355-4 [item] · No known restrictions on publication

People walking on wide granite steps with buildings across a street — c. 1917–19 Pedestrians on the steps at the southwest corner of the State, War and Navy Building, with 17th Street behind, about 1918. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29765 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd before the White House north front, motor cars in the street — c. 1917–19 A large crowd fills the street outside the White House gates in the war years, with cars at the kerb and the north portico behind. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29784 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a large factory-like building complex by a river — 1918 The Bureau of Engraving and Printing from the air, 1918, with wartime buildings and the river beyond. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 23131 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Slabs of broken ice piled along a riverbank with industrial buildings — 1918 Ice jams on the Potomac in the hard winter of 1918, piled against the riverside works. The Potomac waterfrontHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 23138 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Huge blocks of ice heaped beside a park bench on a riverbank, a bridge in the distance — 1918 Great blocks of ice pushed up onto the bank off Potomac Park during the ice jam of 1918, a bridge across the river behind. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 23139 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Choir members in white vestments among trees and timber — 1918 Robed choristers at an outdoor service on the cathedral grounds on Mount St. Alban, 1918. The National CathedralHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24113 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd around a tank in front of the Treasury's columns — 1918 A British-built tank draws a crowd at the Treasury for the Liberty Loan drive, 1918. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24276 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tank and soldiers in front of a white office building — 1918 The Liberty Loan tank and its crowd outside the White House offices, 1918. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24281 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women standing in front of a townhouse with flags — 1918 The National Woman's Party headquarters on Lafayette Square, 1918, with women at the door under the party's flag. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24300 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of photographers with large cameras on tripods before the White House — 1918 Press photographers line up with their cameras on the White House lawn, 1918. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24394 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women marching with flags behind a banner about Liberty Bonds, motor cars behind — 1918 Marchers carry a banner reading "We buy Liberty Bonds with the Kaiser's money" in a 1918 Liberty Loan parade. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24404 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An aviator in flying gear standing on a field — 1918 Lieutenant George Boyle, pilot on the first day of scheduled airmail service, May 15, 1918. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24644 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a long park with buildings either side and the Capitol far away — 1918 The Mall from the air in 1918, looking east toward the Capitol over the museums and wartime buildings. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24663 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of long rows of low buildings beside a river — 1918 Rows of wartime temporary buildings by the river, seen from the air in 1918. The Mall place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24665 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd seated and standing on the grounds below the Washington Monument — 1918 A huge crowd gathers at the foot of the Washington Monument for the Flag Day exercises of 1918. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24883 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in long draped robes and a child posed on broad stone steps — 1918 Women in flowing robes, one cradling a baby, pose on the Capitol steps in a Fourth of July tableau, 1918. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29478 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A soldier on a round platform pointing with his arm, the columned Treasury behind — 1918 A soldier stands on a traffic platform beside the Treasury in 1918, signalling to traffic beneath a sign for right-hand turns. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29653 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white with banners gathered on a statue's base above a crowd of onlookers — 1918 Suffragists in white with tall banners stage a demonstration at the foot of a statue before a large crowd, 1918. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29663 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white dresses with striped banners standing at the base of a bronze statue — 1918 Suffrage demonstrators in white stand with banners at the base of the Lafayette statue in 1918. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29671 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white with banners grouped around a large statue — 1918 Suffragists with banners at the Lafayette statue in Lafayette Square, 1918. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29672 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers with rifles and bayonets marching in a curving column across a lawn, a colonnaded building behind — 1918 French Legionnaires with fixed bayonets march into the White House grounds in 1918, the Treasury behind them. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29676 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man speaking from a balcony draped with American flags between big stone columns — 1918 Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo speaks for the Liberty Loan from a flag-draped stand between great columns, beneath a sign reading "Miss Farrar will sell bonds". The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29692 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed soldiers massed before a crowd filling the steps of a colonnaded building — 1918 An Italian band and Italian troops at a Liberty Loan rally before a packed crowd on the Treasury steps, 1918. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29713 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women holding a long banner with a printed protest message in front of a building — 1918 Two suffragists hold a banner protesting against the "thirty-four wilful senators" who delayed the vote for women, 1918. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29728 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A spherical balloon with a basket rising above a crowd and trees — 1918 A gas balloon ascends over the polo grounds in a 1918 demonstration, watched by a crowd at the edge of the field. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29743 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long plain office building beside a road with parked cars — 1918 The new Navy Department building on B Street at 17th, 1918, with motor cars along the kerb. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29768 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A congested street full of streetcars, cars and pedestrians seen from above — 1918 Streetcars, motor cars and crowds jam a downtown street, 1918. Pennsylvania Avenue place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29780 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd of hats seen from above — 1918 A vast crowd fills the street to hear the singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink at a Liberty Loan rally at the Treasury, 1918. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29782 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds and cars in front of the Capitol's east front — 1918 Visitors and motor cars on the Capitol plaza, 1918. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29794 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women beside a small fire on the pavement in front of the White House fence — 1918 Suffragists keep a bonfire burning on the pavement in front of the White House, 1918. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29861 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd around a large statue in a park — 1918 Suffrage demonstrators gather at the Lafayette statue in Lafayette Square, 1918. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30164 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large uniformed band massed in front of a colonnaded building with crowds around — 1918 Sousa's band plays before a packed crowd at the colonnaded Treasury for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive, September 21, 1918. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 29686 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Floodwater dotted with blocks of ice among brick industrial buildings and a crane — February 1918 Ice floes stranded in floodwater among industrial buildings and a coal hoist after the Washington flood of February 1918. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10170 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Broken ice piled along a riverbank with open water and a distant bridge — February 1918 Heaped ice lines the bank of the Potomac during the ice jam of February 1918, a bridge faint on the far side. The Potomac waterfrontNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 10171 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a busy intersection with streetcars, cars and pedestrians beside a colonnaded building — February 28, 1918 Streetcars, motor cars and crowds of pedestrians at 15th Street and New York Avenue beside the Treasury, February 28, 1918. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 4101 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women holding small flags marching in front of shop signs — April 18, 1918 Women with flags march in a Liberty Bond parade in the 1000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, April 18, 1918, past the Central Auto Supply Company. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12358-16 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large bell on a decorated float with flags and people in costume — April 27, 1918 A replica of the Liberty Bell rides on a float in the Third Liberty Loan parade, April 27, 1918. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44224 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three women in flag costumes standing under trees — April 27, 1918 Women dressed as Columbia and Liberty for the Third Liberty Loan parade, April 27, 1918. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44226 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Columns of women in white uniforms marching on a street in front of the White House — May 1918 Red Cross women in white march past the White House in the parade of May 1918. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44472 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men and women in hats standing beside a biplane on a grassy field — May 1918 Onlookers gather round a Curtiss biplane on the Potomac Park polo field as scheduled air mail service begins in May 1918. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24633 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in uniform lifting a sack into the cockpit of a biplane as a crowd watches — May 1918 Soldiers hoist mail sacks into a Curtiss biplane on the polo field for the first scheduled air mail flight, May 1918. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24640 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two biplanes parked on a grass field beside a hangar tent — May 15, 1918 Curtiss biplanes at the polo field in Potomac Park for the start of the first scheduled airmail service, May 1918. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkDate checked: The Library gives May 1918; the first scheduled airmail left the Potomac Park polo field on May 15, 1918.Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 24652 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man waving his hat from an open car beneath a stone arch, a policeman in front — c. 1918–19 Theodore Roosevelt raises his hat from an open motor car under the arches of Union Station as onlookers cheer. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1269 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in white and dark suits marching behind a placard toward the Capitol dome — c. 1915–22 Members of the House of Representatives march behind their placard in a parade for drafted men, the Capitol dome rising at the end of the avenue. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-1 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Streetcar tracks torn up at a junction with a streetcar and the Treasury behind — c. 1919 A streetcar passes track work at Pennsylvania Avenue and F Street, looking toward the Treasury, about 1919. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-7 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A corner brick store decorated with flags and bunting, a car in front — c. 1919 Bury's drug store at 2200 Nichols Avenue SE in Anacostia, hung with bunting, about 1919. Anacostia and the riverNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6-A [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of shops and cars on a busy downtown street — 1919 Shops at 13th and F Streets NW, 1919. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · U.S. GEOG FILE - Washington, D.C.--Streets [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A plain three-storey townhouse behind a fence — c. 1918–20 Blair House at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue, across from the White House, about 1919. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1597 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A corner of old brick rowhouses with shops on a broad street — c. 1918–20 The row known as the Seven Buildings at 19th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, where James Madison lived after the White House burned in 1814, about 1919. The White House and Lafayette Square place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1598 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A columned church with a tall cupola on a street corner, people walking past — c. 1918–20 St. John's Church at 16th and H Streets on Lafayette Square, with a carriage and pedestrians in the street, around 1919. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1610 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large brick mansion behind bare trees — c. 1918–20 The Corcoran House at Connecticut Avenue and H Street, on Lafayette Square, about 1919. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1611 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An ornate red-brick Second Empire building with a mansard roof — c. 1918–20 The old Corcoran Gallery of Art at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, about 1919, now the Renwick Gallery. State, War and Navy BuildingNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1613 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A plain old two-storey wooden house on a cobbled street corner with oyster signs — c. 1918–20 An old clapboard house with "Oysters" painted on its walls stands on a cobbled corner, identified in the title as Suter's Hotel. Georgetown place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1614 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge ornate government building with many columns and chimneys beyond a curving road — c. 1918–20 The State, War and Navy Building's tiers of columns and mansard roofs rise beyond a curving drive, around 1918-1920. State, War and Navy BuildingNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1619 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large ornate brick museum building with towers and arched windows behind a lawn — c. 1918–20 The red-brick towers and arched windows of the old National Museum (the Arts and Industries Building) seen across a lawn. The MallNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1621 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze statue of a rider on a rearing horse with cannons around its base — c. 1918–20 Andrew Jackson's rearing equestrian statue and its old cannon in Lafayette Square, St. John's Church steeple behind. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1641 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze equestrian statue on a tall pedestal amid lawns and trees — c. 1918–20 The equestrian statue of General Winfield Scott on its pedestal in Scott Circle, around 1919. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1661 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A plain three-storey house on a cobbled corner — c. 1918–20 The Webster Law Building at 6th Street and Louisiana Avenue, said to have been the home of Daniel Webster, about 1919. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1682 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall plain brick house with a sign on a quiet street — c. 1918–20 The house at 616 17th Street that served as General Winfield Scott's headquarters, about 1919. Seventeenth StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1685 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A stone arch bridge over a creek among trees — c. 1918–20 A stone bridge in the National Zoological Park. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 1867 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large stone and brick mansion with a turret on a corner — c. 1918–20 A Romanesque mansion at 1701 Connecticut Avenue, about 1919. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 2530 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Ornate brick townhouses behind bare trees — c. 1918–20 Mansions on Massachusetts Avenue near 17th Street, about 1919. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 2531 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small old wooden house behind a picket fence — c. 1918–20 An old frame house at 9th Street and Maryland Avenue NE on Capitol Hill, about 1919. The Capitol place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 2538 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall narrow house with a mansard roof and iron porch — c. 1918–20 An old house at 121 Maryland Avenue SW, about 1919. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 2542-A [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in white with banners on the Capitol steps — c. 1918–20 Suffragists with banners at the Capitol, about 1919. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 3142 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Horse-drawn lunch wagons and a car at the kerb with people gathered round them — c. 1918–20 Lunch vendors' wagons and a motor car draw a crowd of office workers outside the Treasury Annex around 1919. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 4859 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two small children holding protest placards on a street, a woman behind them — c. 1918–20 Children carry placards against the Raleigh Hotel during its waiters' strike, around 1919: "My papa was locked out at the Raleigh." Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 5048 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A streetcar stopped beside a crowd of shoppers on a busy corner — c. 1918–20 A streetcar and shoppers at 11th and F Streets NW, about 1919. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 5116 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Young women in middy blouses and bloomers playing baseball, one sliding to the base — 1919 A runner slides into base as the catcher stoops and the umpire watches in a women's baseball game in 1919. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 5148 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds of children and adults spread over a grassy slope under trees — 1919 Children and families crowd a grassy hillside for the Easter egg rolling at the National Zoo, 1919. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 2527 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in top hats marching in a line down a street — 1919 District officials lead the welcome-home parade for President Wilson after the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30032 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A theater facade draped with flags and bunting and a large portrait banner — 1919 B. F. Keith's Theatre hung with bunting and a portrait banner for its "Welcome Home" to President Wilson, 1919. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30061 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men carrying placards on the pavement outside a large hotel — 1919 Striking waiters picket the Raleigh Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, 1919. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30104 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men holding a large American flag on the steps of a colonnaded building — 1919 Carter Glass and F. R. Wilson unfurl a great flag on the Treasury steps for the Victory Liberty Loan, 1919. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30124 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds of office workers leaving a long, low concrete government building, cars in the street — 1919 Crowds of workers stream out of the new Navy Building at the end of the day in 1919. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30162 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A great crowd at the foot of the Washington Monument — 1919 Crowds at the Washington Monument for the Easter egg rolling, 1919. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30194 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd marching up a downtown street behind a Shipping Board banner, shops on each side — 1919 Employees of the U.S. Shipping Board march behind their banner along a crowded F Street in 1919. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30196 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A rider in a bowler hat jumping a horse over a wooden fence by a grandstand — 1919 Melvin C. Hazen takes his horse over a rail jump at the horse show grounds in 1919. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30222 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of women in hats and sashes standing among tall columns — 1919 Suffragists on the Capitol steps, 1919, the year Congress passed the Nineteenth Amendment. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30380 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd of men in straw hats on a wide plaza, trees beyond — 1919 A crowd in straw boaters gathers on the Capitol plaza for a "wets" demonstration against Prohibition in 1919. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30421 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Vertical aerial view of a round base and curving paths — 1919 The Washington Monument grounds from the air, 1919. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30452 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a long parade ground on a point between rivers — 1919 Washington Barracks and the Army War College at the tip of Greenleaf Point, from the air, 1919. Washington Barracks and the War CollegeHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30453 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of the Capitol and its grounds — 1919 The Capitol and its grounds from the air, 1919. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30454 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view down onto the obelisk with the Mall behind — 1919 The Washington Monument and the Mall from the air, 1919, with the new National Museum beyond. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30455 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of city blocks and avenues with a large oval park at right — 1919 The city from the air in 1919, the view running from the White House and the Ellipse toward the Capitol. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30456 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view over parkland, river and long rows of buildings — 1919 Potomac Park and the river from the air, 1919, with wartime buildings in the foreground. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30457 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view with the white top of an obelisk in front and city blocks and parkland below — 1919 Looking down past the tip of the Washington Monument on the trees and buildings around it, from the air in 1919. The Washington Monument place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30458 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a large columned building surrounded by raw graded ground — 1919 The Lincoln Memorial under construction, seen from the air in 1919, its grounds still bare earth. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30462 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of the Washington Monument amid lawns, with long rows of temporary buildings beyond — 1919 The Washington Monument grounds from the air in 1919, ringed by drives and ball fields, with long rows of wartime temporary buildings at the edge of the Mall. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30507 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn float shaped like an old sailing ship before a crowd and a large building — 1919 A sailing-ship float from the Netherlands, drawn by horses, passes crowds in the Fourth of July parade of 1919. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30539 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An enormous crowd on an open park lawn — 1919 Crowds fill the Ellipse for the Fourth of July exercises, 1919. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30546 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A person in a wheelchair covered in flowers with women in white uniforms beside — 1919 A patient decked in flowers sits in a wheelchair between nurses at the Fourth of July celebration at Walter Reed in 1919. Walter Reed General HospitalHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30553 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of flat airfield and hangars by a river, a wing strut in the frame — 1919 Bolling Field and the Anacostia naval air station, seen from an aeroplane in 1919. Anacostia and the riverHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30583 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a long bridge over water, a basin and the Washington Monument — 1919 The Long Bridge, the Tidal Basin and the Washington Monument from an aeroplane, 1919. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30586 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A figure in white posed between giant columns — 1919 A tableau on the Treasury steps for the Victory Liberty Loan, 1919: a figure in white between the great columns. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30611 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse-drawn wagon with big lettered signs surrounded by men in overcoats — 1919 A horse-drawn suffrage bus, its signs announcing a "monster mass meeting" at the Belasco Theatre to welcome envoys of the women voters, draws a crowd in 1919. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30674 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A streetcar tipped over on its side on a tree-lined street, men in straw hats watching — c. 1919 Onlookers gather round a streetcar lying on its side in the road, around 1919. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30728 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of people and a car beside the Capitol — 1919 A crowd gathers at the foot of the Capitol steps, 1919. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30767 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Lines of uniformed Marines marching in front of the Capitol and its dome — 1919 Marines drill on the plaza before the Capitol's east front in 1919. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30787 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of marching troops in front of a long columned building with spectators — 1919 Marines march in a long line past the colonnade of the Treasury in 1919, spectators packed along its steps and the Washington Monument beyond. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30788 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Troops with flags marching past a decorated stand with the White House behind — 1919 Marines with flags march past a reviewing stand before the White House in 1919. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30789 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowd of people beneath the great stone arches of a station — c. 1919 A crowd outside the arches of Union Station, about 1919. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30855 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large plaza with a fountain, flags and crowds seen from above — 1919 The Union Station plaza decorated for Pershing's arrival with the First Division, 1919, with the Columbus Fountain at the centre. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30897 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Officers on horseback lead a parade past a long colonnade, crowds waving in front — 1919 General Pershing leads the First Division past the Treasury's columns in 1919, mounted officers ahead of cheering crowds. The Treasury place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30911 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Horsemen riding past a tall monument with crowds behind — 1919 Mounted officers of the First Division pass a monument during the 1919 victory parade. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30913 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers and dog carts lined up on a theater stage under a huge flag, audience in front — 1919 Belgian soldiers with small dog-drawn carts fill the flag-hung stage of Keith's Theater before an audience, 1919. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 2902 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of the Washington Monument, a large oval lawn and the city beyond — c. 1915–23 The Washington Monument and the oval of the Ellipse seen from the air, with the White House and its grounds beyond. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-15 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view through trees of a vast crowd at an outdoor service by a flagpole — c. 1915–23 Looking down through the trees on the huge congregation at an outdoor service at Mount St. Alban. The National CathedralHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-58 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd and white-robed clergy around a tall stone cross among trees — c. 1915–23 A great crowd gathers around the Peace Cross for open-air services at Mount St. Alban, clergy in white surplices at its foot. The National CathedralHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-59 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long low brick prison with chimneys behind bare trees and rough grass — c. 1915–23 The Washington Jail, where ninety-seven members of the National Woman's Party served terms for picketing the White House. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-90 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Performers in white robes and dark dress lining both sides of the Capitol steps — c. 1915–23 Ranks of pageant performers in white and dark costumes line both sides of the Capitol's broad steps, arms raised. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-178 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Trees and the Capitol reflected in a large puddle on the lawn — c. 1915–23 Bare trees reflected in a broad sheet of standing water on the Capitol grounds, the Senate wing beyond. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-481 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A workman with a wheelbarrow on rough ground, the Lincoln Memorial far behind — c. 1915–23 An African American laborer pushes a wheelbarrow across rough ground, the Lincoln Memorial in the distance. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-585 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large domed museum building with a columned entrance across a broad lawn — c. 1915–23 The domed Natural History Museum stands across an open lawn on the Mall, framed by bare trees. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-614 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rowers in a racing shell passing beneath a bridge — c. 1915–23 An eight-oared crew rows under a bridge on the Potomac, 1915-1923. The Potomac waterfrontHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-718 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A seated marble allegorical figure beside a building entrance — c. 1915–23 Gutzon Borglum's \"North America\" beside the entrance of the Pan American Union. Seventeenth StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-723 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three swimmers diving through the air from a wooden diving tower — c. 1915–23 Bathers dive in mid-air from a tall wooden tower at the Tidal Basin bathing beach. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-899 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in a bathing costume bending at the water's edge, two boys and the Monument behind — c. 1915–23 Beatrice Smith, in bathing dress and stockings, tests the water at the Tidal Basin as two boys look on, the Washington Monument behind. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-1015 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man suspended by ropes high on a tall ornate flagpole, Union Station behind — c. 1915–23 A worker dangles from a rope high on a flagpole in the Union Station plaza while two men steady the lines below. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-1078 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Silhouetted trees framing a long steel truss bridge across a river — c. 1915–23 A railway truss bridge across the Potomac seen through the dark silhouettes of riverbank trees. The Potomac waterfrontHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-1089 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A costumed crowd with flags on the Capitol steps, men dressed as Lincoln and Washington in front — c. 1915–23 Performers costumed as Lincoln, Washington and figures of the founding era lead a crowded pageant down the Capitol steps, late 1910s or early 1920s. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-1155 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People lined up on a sidewalk in front of a grand hotel — c. 1915–23 A crowd waits on the pavement in front of the Willard Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, between 1915 and 1923. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-2112 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man on a tall ladder against a large bronze equestrian statue — c. 1915–23 A workman on a ladder works at the bronze rider of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial below the Capitol, early 1920s. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-2190 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Night view of derailed streetcars at an intersection with a crowd and a large street clock — c. 1915–23 Crowds gather at night round derailed streetcars slewed across a downtown intersection, a street clock in the foreground. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-2227-a [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Four women in coats and hats skating together with the Washington Monument behind — 1919 Four young women skate arm in arm on the ice, the Washington Monument rising behind them, around 1919. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12344 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A procession of priests in white surplices walking along a road past onlookers — February 1919 Clergy in vestments walk in the jubilee procession for Cardinal Gibbons at Catholic University, February 1919. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30018 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers marching with a flag past tall buildings — February 21, 1919 Returning soldiers parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, February 21, 1919. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44369 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A car decorated with branches and flags, a policeman on a bicycle beside it — June 28, 1919 A motor car smothered in greenery and flags drives in the Auto Trade Association parade, June 28, 1919, a policeman cycling alongside. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44258 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A policeman walks ahead of women in bathing costumes, crowds and the Washington Monument behind — July 26, 1919 A policeman leads costumed bathers through the crowd at the Tidal Basin bathing beach parade, July 26, 1919. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44091 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wounded soldiers lying on stretchers along a sidewalk among spectators and a nurse — September 17, 1919 Wounded soldiers on stretchers and in wheelchairs line the kerb with nurses to watch the Pershing parade, September 17, 1919. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12293, v. 1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Long columns of troops marching down a crowded avenue seen from above — September 17, 1919 Pershing's victory parade fills Pennsylvania Avenue, 1919, between packed stands and pavements. Pennsylvania AvenueDate checked: The Library dates this 1909–1923; Pershing's victory parade on Pennsylvania Avenue was on September 17, 1919.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44238 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Mounted officers lead troops along an avenue with the Capitol dome behind — September 17, 1919 The First Division marches down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol in its victory parade, September 1919. Pennsylvania AvenueDate checked: The Library gives only 1919; the First Division's victory parade in Washington was on September 17, 1919.Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 30912 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long avenue with streetcars receding toward the Capitol dome — October 3, 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue seen from the Treasury toward the Capitol, October 3, 1919. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12293, v. 1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long indoor water tank with a steel carriage spanning it under a skylit roof — November 18, 1919 The long Experimental Model Basin at the Navy Yard, a towing carriage spanning the water under a glazed roof, 1919. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 5918 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two white horses and firemen at the open door of a fire station — c. 1918–21 Fire horses harnessed and ready in the doorway of a firehouse, about 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 6467 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man beside a large bronze head with a feathered helmet — c. 1918–21 A workman beside the head of the Statue of Freedom, taken down from the Capitol dome, about 1920. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 9390 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small filling station with a car at the pump — c. 1918–21 A Penn Oil Company filling station at Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Street, about 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 9973 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A shop front with candy displays and children on the pavement — c. 1919–20 Children outside Jane's candy store, about 1920, its windows full of sweets. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 3404 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two policemen drinking from cups beside a car on a city street — c. 1919–20 Policemen in winter coats take coffee from a vendor's car, about 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 3415 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children in coats and caps gathered before a small curtained stage with two costumed actors — c. 1919–20 Children crowd round the curtained stage of Community Service's travelling theatre, built on an automobile chassis, around 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 3428 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A three-story brick corner building with produce sacks piled along its sidewalk — c. 1919–20 Sacks and crates stacked on the sidewalk under the awnings of the Hickman Building at 10th Street and Louisiana Avenue, around 1920. Center Market place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 3611 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a snowy street corner with a cigar store, a streetcar and a columned building — c. 1919–20 Slush lines 9th and F Streets beside the columned Patent Office, a streetcar passing the United Cigar Stores corner, around 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 3721 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A 1920s touring car parked on a road in front of the Lincoln Memorial — c. 1919–20 An Oldsmobile touring car poses on the road below the Lincoln Memorial, around 1920. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 3753 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A motor car on a riverside road with an obelisk in the distance — c. 1919–20 An Oldsmobile touring car on the Speedway in Potomac Park, with the Washington Monument behind, about 1920. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 3760 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Blossoming trees beside a curving pool of water, the Washington Monument beyond — c. 1919–20 Cherry trees in bloom along the Tidal Basin wall, the Washington Monument and a smoking factory chimney across the water, around 1920. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4055 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A shop front lit by electric signs at night — c. 1919–20 People's Drug Store No. 5 lit up at night, 8th and H Streets NE, about 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4063 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A corner shop in an ornate brick building with a car outside — c. 1920 William Hahn & Co.'s shoe store at 233 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, on Capitol Hill, about 1920. The Capitol place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6A [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An open touring car parked before a huge ornate government building — c. 1920 A Hudson Super Six motor car at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the State, War and Navy Building, around 1920. State, War and Navy BuildingNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12350-1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a columned government building with streetcars on the streets around it — c. 1920 The Patent Office's columned portico and long wings above streets crossed by streetcars, around 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1-R [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A 1920 touring car in front of the Lincoln Memorial — 1920 A King motor car parked before the Lincoln Memorial, 1920. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12350-1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall arcaded interior courtyard with a large flag hanging — c. 1920 The great skylit court of the Old Post Office, hung with a giant flag, about 1920. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1-W [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall stone tower with a clock, seen steeply from below — c. 1920 The clock tower of the Old Post Office, looking up from the pavement, about 1920. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1-W [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A fountain with tall flagpoles in front of an arched station facade — c. 1920 Union Station beyond the Columbus Fountain and its three flagpoles, about 1920. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1-T [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd outside an ornate cinema front with painted posters and shop signs beside it — c. 1920 A crowd waits outside Lust's Leader Theater, its ornate front advertising "Ship Wrecked Among Cannibals", beside Brodt's hat shop, around 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12342-10 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Cars stopped at an intersection with a crowd of onlookers — c. 1920 A traffic accident draws a crowd at 14th and Q Streets NW, about 1920. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12350-3 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall granite Romanesque building with a clock tower — c. 1920 The Old Post Office and its clock tower, seen from across Pennsylvania Avenue around 1920. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · No call number recorded on caption card [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An unfinished steel bridge arch springing from a stone pier over a river, a barge beside it — 1920 The steel arch of the Key Bridge reaches out from a stone pier over the Potomac during construction in 1920, a work boat moored below. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10305 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Concrete bridge arches and piers rising out of still water — 1920 Arches of the Key Bridge rise over the Potomac beside the old Aqueduct Bridge, around 1920. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10306 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A single bridge arch reflected in still river water — c. 1920 An arch of the Key Bridge under construction rises from the Potomac, about 1920. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4740 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A view between columns over a wide lawn with trees — 1920 The view south from the White House porch across the lawn toward the Ellipse, 1920. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 8942 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in summer dresses below flags on a building — 1920 Suffragists gather at their headquarters as the ratification banner is raised, 1920. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 9339 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women on a balcony hanging a large banner while a crowd watches below — 1920 Women of the National Woman's Party unfurl their tricolour banner from the balcony of their headquarters on Lafayette Square to mark the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, 1920. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 9340 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A group in bathing suits and costumes posing by a bathhouse — 1920 Young men in costume clown for the camera at the Tidal Basin bathing beach, 1920. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 9498 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women with protest placards standing before a marble building — 1920 Pickets with placards outside the Pan American Union during the 15th International Congress against Alcoholism, 1920. Seventeenth StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 9742 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Firemen on a smoking roof of a brick building — 1920 Firemen work on the roof of the burning Nixon Brewer building at 7th and B Streets, 1920. Center Market place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10116 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Smoke rising over the roofs of burned brick buildings — 1920 Smoke pours from the burned-out Nixon Brewer building at 7th and B Streets in 1920, a block from Center Market. Center Market place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10118 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A column of men marching behind an American flag on a city street — 1920 Marchers with an American flag in an Irish demonstration in Washington, 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10120 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women and children crowding the entrance of a shop under an ornate canopy — 1920 A crowd of women and children presses round the doorway of a Peoples Drug Store in 1920. Downtown and F Street place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10247 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd on a sidewalk outside a corner drug store, a policeman nearby — 1920 Crowds at the Peoples Drug Store on 14th Street, 1920, with bicycles parked at the kerb. Downtown and F Street place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10248 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Horse-drawn carriages and people in front of a row of shops with signs — 1920 Horse-drawn carriages and onlookers crowd the street outside J. E. Cunningham's and a Travers shoe shop, 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10250 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze equestrian statue suspended from a derrick over a stone pedestal — 1920 The bronze of Ulysses S. Grant on horseback is hoisted onto its pedestal at the foot of Capitol Hill, 1920. The Capitol place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10257 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wrecked boxy motor truck against a tree with onlookers — 1920 A delivery truck wrapped around a tree after an accident at 6th and H Streets NW, 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10425 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An equestrian statue on a tall pedestal with the Capitol dome behind it — 1920 The newly installed Grant statue stands before the Capitol dome, 1920. The Capitol place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10490 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd of schoolchildren in coats and caps outside a brick school — 1920 A crowd of children packs the yard of Petworth School, 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10706 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Fire engines and a crowd in front of the Capitol's columned wing — 1920 Fire engines and onlookers on the Capitol plaza below the Senate wing, 1920, the day of a fire at the Capitol. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 11074 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of women carrying placards on a pavement beside a fence — 1920 Irish-American pickets march past the White House with placards, 1920. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 9962 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Trees arching over a curved shoreline with the Washington Monument in the distance — 1920 Cherry trees in leaf along the Tidal Basin, 1920, with the Washington Monument beyond. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 7921 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A grocery window piled with goods and price signs — c. 1920 The window of the Old Dutch Market at 906 G Street NW, about 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4142 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man beside a copper still with coiled pipes — c. 1920 A seized moonshine still examined by the Internal Revenue Bureau, about 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4214 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long brick market hall with a corner tower and vehicles along the kerb — c. 1920 Center Market on Pennsylvania Avenue about 1920, its long arcaded front lined with delivery wagons and motor cars. Center MarketNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4424 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of boys and girls outside a movie theater entrance with posters — c. 1920 A crowd of children, with a uniformed attendant and a few adults, gathers at the entrance of the Dixie Theater around 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4589 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An ornate theater front with big signs, a horse carriage and car parked in front — c. 1920 Loew's Palace Theater on F Street shows Wallace Reid in "What's Your Hurry" around 1920, with a carriage, a motor car and bicycles at the kerb. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4757 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of people in straw hats under a theater marquee, a car parked at the kerb — c. 1920 Moviegoers in straw hats crowd the entrance of Loew's Columbia Theater for "Humoresque" around 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4758 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of men at night before the lit White House — 1920 An election-night crowd outside the White House, 1920. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 5101 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A spray of water from a hose against a large ornate building, men and cars nearby — c. 1919–21 A fire hose plays on the State, War and Navy Building as men and parked cars wait on the street below, around 1920. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-736 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman on a balcony hanging a starred banner while women below raise their arms — 1920 Alice Paul unfurls the ratification banner from the balcony of the Woman's Party headquarters as suffragists cheer below, after Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify in August 1920. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-1112 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A busy corner with an ornate theatre covered in posters and motor cars — c. 1910–30 Crandall's Theater, its front covered in posters, at 9th and E Streets NW, with Loew's Columbia sign behind and cars at the kerb. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6C <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a round park with bare trees and a fountain, buildings around it — c. 1910–30 Dupont Circle seen from above, looking east over its bare trees and central fountain basin. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-6 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large department store on a street corner with awnings, cars and pedestrians — c. 1910–30 The Woodward & Lothrop department store fills its downtown corner, awnings out, with cars and shoppers in the streets below. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6A <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A shop front with large signs for records and Grafonolas — c. 1920 The Sport Mart at 905 F Street NW, selling sporting goods, Grafonolas and records, about 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6A <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in coats beside a smoking urn on the steps of a house with a large flag — January 7, 1920 National Woman's Party members tend a fire outside their headquarters, January 7, 1920, part of their "watchfire" protests. The White House and Lafayette Square place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 6344 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Marchers with a drum, flags and a lettered banner in front of a large arched station — March 29, 1920 Hungarian marchers with drums, flags and a banner backing "self determination of small nations" parade before Union Station, March 29, 1920. Union Station place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 7258 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Six women holding a lettered banner under a doorway marked National Woman's Party — June 2, 1920 Suffragists hold a banner quoting Susan B. Anthony beneath the National Woman's Party sign, June 2, 1920. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 8181 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of trucks parked beside a large colonnaded stone building — November 29, 1920 Post Office motor trucks line up beside the new City Post Office building for a parade, November 29, 1920. Union Station place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10617 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Firemen and hoses beside the burned-out frame of a wooden building — December 11, 1920 Firemen among the charred timbers of a burned building at Walter Reed hospital, December 11, 1920. Walter Reed General Hospital place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 10872 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in a foundry room handling molten metal — c. 1909–32 Workers pour molten metal into moulds at the Government Printing Office. Union Station place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12356-8 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A three-storey corner building with a drug store on the ground floor — c. 1909–32 People's Drug Store No. 9 at 31st and M Streets in Georgetown. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6A [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A brick shop front with a large drug store sign — c. 1909–32 People's Drug Store No. 5 at 804 H Street NE. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a circular park surrounded by rowhouses — c. 1909–32 Logan Circle and its park from above. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-6 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wooden canal boat on calm water reflected beneath wooded hills — c. 1909–32 A canal boat glides along the still, tree-lined C&O Canal, its reflection doubled in the water below wooded hills. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-3 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An open motor car with uniformed men at a stone arcade — c. 1909–32 An official government motor car under the arches of Union Station. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12350-1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a formal terrace garden with potted trees, a large building beyond — c. 1909–32 The White House east terrace garden of clipped trees in tubs, seen from above, looking toward the Treasury. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1C [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A covered wagon with two horses beside a brick building — c. 1909–32 A horse-drawn wagon outside the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The MallNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12356-2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three white horses pulling a fire truck out of a station doorway — c. 1909–32 A horse-drawn hook-and-ladder truck rushes out of a firehouse. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · No call number recorded on caption card [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long motor fire truck with ladders on a street — c. 1909–32 A motorised hook-and-ladder engine of the District fire department. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · No call number recorded on caption card [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A cyclist beside a large two-wheeled hand cart and a man in an overcoat on a street — c. 1909–32 A man on a bicycle passes a hand cart outside a laundry and dry-cleaning shop. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 43650 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People skating in a line on a frozen pool with the Washington Monument far behind — c. 1909–32 Skaters link hands in a long line on a frozen sheet of water, with the Washington Monument rising in the distance. The Lincoln Memorial place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 43771 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Dozens of ice skaters on a frozen pool with the Lincoln Memorial behind — c. 1909–32 Skaters on the frozen Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 43772 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed aviators standing in a row under the nose and propellers of a large biplane — c. 1909–32 Airmen in flying coats line up beneath the nose of a huge Handley Page bomber on the polo grounds. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 44033 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People working at tables on a large plaster relief map — c. 1920–21 Model makers build a relief map in a Navy Yard workshop, 1920. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4932 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A drugstore front with a large sign, display windows and two men on the step — c. 1920–21 The W. S. Thompson branch of Peoples Drug Stores on 15th Street, its windows full of goods, around 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 4950 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wide city street lined with tall hotels and parked cars — c. 1920–21 Looking down 14th Street from F Street around 1920, with hotels and offices on either side and motor cars parked at the kerb. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 5207 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A corner commercial building on a wet street with cars — c. 1920–21 The Stinemetz Building at 12th and F Streets NW, about 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 5453 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A quiet street corner between large buildings with the Washington Monument in the distance — c. 1920–21 The corner of 14th and F Streets around 1920, a colonnaded building opposite and the Washington Monument far down the street. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 5467 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of men in coats and hats on a wet sidewalk outside a shop with sale signs — c. 1920–21 Shoppers in overcoats crowd the sidewalk outside Stinemetz's store at 12th and F Streets for its advertised stock sale, around 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 5508 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd lined up beneath the marquee of an ornate theater, motor cars at the kerb — c. 1920–21 Moviegoers queue under the marquee of the Metropolitan Theater for Pola Negri in "Passion," around 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 5548 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of boys and men around an overturned motor bus in a street — c. 1920–21 Onlookers gather round a Washington Rapid Transit Co. bus lying on its side in the street, early 1920s. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 5793 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of downtown shop buildings with signs and parked cars in front — c. 1920–21 Shopfronts along F Street, among them Meyer's Shops, "the store with a smile," with motor cars parked along the street around 1920. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 6508 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man leaning back with a rope while a crowd watches beside a bus — c. 1920–21 A strongman pulls a bus with his teeth in front of the Capitol, about 1921. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-3437 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A uniformed policeman beside a tall stop-and-go signal post — c. 1909–32 A policeman directs traffic with a mirror and a signal post at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12355-7 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People with cameras and an easel under blossoming trees, an obelisk across the water — c. 1909–32 A painter at his easel and a crowd of photographers among the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin, facing the Washington Monument. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12355-5 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A police wagon with officers and a mounted policeman before the Treasury — c. 1909–32 Policemen ride a horse-drawn patrol wagon past the south side of the Treasury. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12355-7 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Boys throwing snowballs in the snow in front of the Capitol dome — c. 1909–32 Senate page boys pelt each other with snowballs on the Capitol plaza below the dome. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12351-3 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long line of people in winter coats outside the White House — c. 1909–32 A queue in the snow outside the White House for the President's New Year reception. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12342-9 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men beside a giant bronze helmeted head high above the city — c. 1909–32 Three men on the scaffolding beside the head of the Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol dome. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12351-1B <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of riders on horses before an old stone mill — c. 1909–32 Riders on horseback outside a stone building in Rock Creek Park. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-8 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wide avenue with tall office buildings and the clock tower of the Post Office — c. 1909–32 Pennsylvania Avenue at 11th Street, with the Post Office Department and the Evening Star building. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-7 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall ornate office building seen through a dark stone arch, a car in the street — c. 1909–32 The Evening Star Building at Pennsylvania Avenue and 11th Street, framed by a dark archway, with Galt & Bro. jewellers to the left and a motor car passing. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6D <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowded baseball grandstand with a single player in the outfield, houses behind — c. 1909–32 A packed grandstand watches a game at Griffith Stadium, a lone fielder standing on the grass and rooftops of nearby houses behind the stands. Griffith StadiumNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12344-1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men with shovels loading snow into a wooden cart next to a streetcar — c. 1909–32 African American workmen shovel snow into a horse-drawn cart beside a streetcar line. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12355-9 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A corner building plastered with painted advertising signs for a drug store — c. 1921 The People's Drug Store, its walls covered in signs, at the corner of Seventh Street and Massachusetts Avenue around 1921. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6A [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Overhead view of a dense crowd ringing an open plaza where officials gather — 1921 Looking down on the crowds massed around the Memorial Amphitheater for the burial of the Unknown Soldier, November 11, 1921. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12286 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall office building and theatre signs glowing against a dark night sky — c. 1921 The Munsey Building and the National Theatre on E Street lit up at night, about 1921. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · U.S. GEOG FILE - Washington, D.C.--Theaters [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds of bathers by a pool edge beneath a lifeguard's umbrella stand — c. 1912–30 Swimmers crowd the edge of the Washington bathing beach under a lifeguard's tall umbrella chair, boys splashing in the foreground. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44065 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A group of young bathers standing in shallow water with the Washington Monument behind — c. 1912–30 Young men and women in bathing suits stand knee-deep at the Washington bathing beach, the Washington Monument behind. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44066 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man sharpening a blade at a pedal grinding wheel on a sidewalk next to old cars — c. 1912–30 A street knife grinder works his wheel on the sidewalk beside parked motor cars on a shady avenue. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44133 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in top hats marching past a crowd before a long columned building hung with flags — c. 1912–30 Marchers pass a crowd massed beneath the flag-hung colonnade of the Treasury. The Treasury place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 44134 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wild sheep standing on rocks among bare trees — 1921 Rocky Mountain sheep on the rocks of their enclosure at the National Zoo, 1921. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 11612 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Thick black smoke rising from a burning wooden building, figures in the foreground — 1921 Black smoke pours from a burning building at Camp Leech in 1921 as men fight the fire. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 11751 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A derailed streetcar, number 112, slewed across a corner with men and boys watching — 1921 Onlookers stand beside a streetcar that has jumped the rails at 8th and F Streets NE in 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 12071 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A great crowd seen from above under bare trees — 1921 Crowds fill the Capitol grounds, 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 12423 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two people on a bench under a large tree near a riverside pavilion — 1921 People sit in the shade of a spreading tree beside a river wharf with an open pavilion, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 13435 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of uniformed marchers turning a corner past a crowd below steps — 1921 A uniformed unit wheels in formation past a crowd at the foot of a flight of steps in a 1921 parade. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 13819 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Spectators watching marchers in a forecourt beside a sentry box, a big ornate building behind — 1921 Marchers parade before a crowd as the President receives the Sons of the American Revolution in 1921, the State, War and Navy Building behind. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 14135 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A truck carrying a small metal-sided garage building on a cobbled street, a streetcar behind — 1921 A truck carries an entire corrugated-iron garage down a cobbled street past a streetcar, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 14472 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women in 1920s bathing suits standing in shallow water with swimmers behind — 1921 Two bathers at the Tidal Basin bathing beach, 1921. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 14950 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A polar bear wading in a pool beneath a jet of water in a rocky enclosure — 1921 A polar bear stands in its pool under a spray of water at the National Zoo, 1921. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15206 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Tall-masted wooden schooners moored at a wharf — 1921 Sailing schooners tied up along the waterfront, 1921. The Southwest waterfrontNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15348 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Many small sailing boats packed side by side at a wharf — 1921 Oyster and produce boats crowd the Water Street wharves, 1921. The Southwest waterfrontNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15349 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in the stands of a ballpark, one pointing — 1921 Spectators in the grandstand at the police home-defense benefit game, 1921. Griffith Stadium place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15757 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A baseball game with a large grandstand behind — 1921 Players on the field at the police home-defense game, 1921. Griffith Stadium place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15759 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children seated at desks on the deck of a boat with a teacher — 1921 Children at an open-air school on a canal boat, 1921. Georgetown place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15937 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A car driving up a timber ramp on rough ground while a crowd watches — 1921 A crowd watches a closed motor car climb a ramp of planks in a rough lot during a Birmingham car demonstration in 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15964 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd filling a downtown street between tall buildings — 1921 Crowds fill the street outside the Evening Star building to follow the World Series on its scoreboard, 1921. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 16134 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A motor truck with a sign reading Xmas early mailing, gifts on hand — 1921 A Post Office truck urging early Christmas mailing, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 17101 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome and wing with timber and wagons in front — 1921 The first lumber arrives at the Capitol for Harding's inaugural stands, 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 11347 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowded stand decorated with bunting and flags, a speaker at the centre — 1921 Warren Harding delivers his inaugural address from the stand on the Capitol's east front, March 4, 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 12363 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd moving through a park among bare trees — 1921 Crowds leave the Capitol grounds after Harding's inauguration, 1921. The Capitol place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 12375 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Vertical aerial view of city blocks and streets — c. 1921 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue seen straight down from an aeroplane, about 1921. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 13403 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome and wing above treetops — c. 1921 The Capitol seen over the trees from the roof of the House Office Building, about 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 14003 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a domed library and tree-lined streets — c. 1921 The Library of Congress seen from the Capitol dome, about 1921. The Library of CongressNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 14244 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a large square office building among trees — c. 1921 The House Office Building seen from the Capitol dome, about 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 14246 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A vast crowd of men in straw hats packing a street seen from above — c. 1921 A sea of straw boaters fills the street outside the Star newspaper as crowds follow the Dempsey–Carpentier fight in 1921. Pennsylvania Avenue place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 14773 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A decorated grandstand with a pillared pavilion and spectators — 1921 The presidential reviewing stand, hung with flags and bunting, for Harding's inaugural parade, 1921. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H261- 14-B [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Young women in bathing suits sitting on a large stuffed alligator on a beach — c. 1919–23 Bathers in swimsuits clown around a stuffed alligator on the sand of the Tidal Basin bathing beach. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-897 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Officers and officials saluting a flag-draped casket on a pier — 1921 Leaders of state, army and navy salute as the casket of the Unknown Soldier is carried ashore, November 9, 1921. The Navy Yard place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-3 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a huge crowd around a marble amphitheater terrace, officials on the plaza — 1921 A vast crowd surrounds the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington for the burial of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 1921. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-3 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A red brick Georgian Revival townhouse — c. 1921 The house at 2340 S Street NW where Woodrow Wilson lived after leaving the White House, about 1921. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · PRES FILE - Wilson, Woodrow--Birthplace and Home <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long street of identical brick rowhouses with crowds on the sidewalk — January 5, 1921 Crowds line a street of brick rowhouses at the scene of an accident involving a fire vehicle, January 5, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 11283 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of boys and men around a crashed open motor car on a street — January 5, 1921 Onlookers surround the fire chief's wrecked car, January 5, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 11285 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Workers and wooden stands in front of the Capitol's east front — January 8, 1921 Stands go up on the Capitol plaza for Warren Harding's inauguration, January 8, 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 11434 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People with placards on a street corner in front of a building signed Washington Post — January 28, 1921 Pickets carrying placards about Ireland walk past the Washington Post building on January 28, 1921. Pennsylvania Avenue place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 11740 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People around a large crate with a sculpture visible inside at a stone archway — February 5, 1921 The crated Suffrage Memorial, Adelaide Johnson's sculpture of Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, arrives at the Capitol, February 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 11907 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wrapped statue on a wooden ramp beside scaffolding at a columned building — February 12, 1921 The suffrage memorial statue is hauled up a timber ramp on the Capitol's east front, February 12, 1921. The Capitol place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 11995 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowded stand hung with bunting before the Capitol's columns — March 4, 1921 Warren Harding takes the oath from Chief Justice White on the Capitol's east front, March 4, 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12285 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd before the Capitol's east front — March 4, 1921 Crowds pack the Capitol plaza for Warren Harding's inauguration, March 4, 1921. The CapitolDate checked: The Library gives 1921; Harding's inauguration, which these crowds came for, was on March 4, 1921.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 12374 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a crowd raising hats around touring cars on a curving drive — April 12, 1921 Onlookers doff their hats as President Harding's motor car arrives at the Capitol to deliver his first message to Congress, April 12, 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 13259 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A pony pulling a decorated cart with a girl and flowers, people walking beside it — May 13, 1921 A small girl rides in a flower-decked pony cart in the animal parade of May 13, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-4 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A white marble fountain with carved figures and water falling from a wide upper basin — May 17, 1921 The new Du Pont memorial fountain in Dupont Circle, water spilling from its marble basin, May 17, 1921. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 14100 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A flag-draped coffin with soldiers before a large crowd, the base of the Washington Monument behind — May 26, 1921 A military funeral for soldiers Vincent B. Costello and Hiram E. Cash at the Sylvan Theater, May 26, 1921, before a vast crowd at the foot of the Monument. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-3021 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men emptying containers into a drain at the kerb — July 8, 1921 Two men pour confiscated liquor into a storm drain, July 8, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 14929 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man swinging an axe at barrels in a street, watched by a crowd — July 8, 1921 A Prohibition agent smashes barrels open with an axe, spilling their contents into the street, while a crowd looks on, July 8, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 14930 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two boys in bathing caps sitting in rushing white water between rocks — July 28, 1921 Boys bathe in the rushing water of Rock Creek on a summer day, July 28, 1921. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15189 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of long temporary buildings being demolished, two tall chimneys behind — August 4, 1921 Wartime temporary office buildings being torn down in August 1921, their frames half stripped, with power-plant chimneys beyond. The Mall place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15346 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A motor car full of people in front of the Capitol's columns — September 21, 1921 Visitors in an open touring car in front of the Capitol, September 21, 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 15944 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A touring car with women and a dog before the Capitol dome — September 21, 1921 Women and their dog in an open car in front of the Capitol, September 21, 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 15972 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Polo players on galloping horses across a wide grass field — October 10, 1921 War Department and Camp Grant teams in action on the polo field, October 10, 1921. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 16094 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Buses and cars crowded together on a street — November 11, 1921 A traffic jam of buses and motor cars on Armistice Day, November 11, 1921, the day the Unknown Soldier was buried. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 16838 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd beside streetcars under an awning — November 11, 1921 Crowds and stalled streetcars on Armistice Day, November 11, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 16839 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd and flags at an outdoor ceremony on a building site — November 14, 1921 The cornerstone laying for Washington Memorial Hall, November 14, 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 16897 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men with placards before a columned marble building with flags — November 15, 1921 Veterans of the World War picket the Washington Naval Conference at Memorial Continental Hall, November 15, 1921. Seventeenth Street place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 16870 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A boxy armoured truck on a dirt road with a man standing by — December 1, 1921 The Post Office Department tests its new armoured mail trucks at Fort Myer, December 1, 1921. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 16988 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A motor truck covered in evergreen boughs with a sign reading Xmas Post Office — December 10, 1921 A Christmas mail truck decorated with evergreens, December 1921. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12293, v. 3, p. 17 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in overcoats and naval uniforms standing on rows of giant gun barrels in a factory yard — December 17, 1921 Navy Secretary Edwin Denby and officers walk across rows of huge gun barrels at the Navy Yard in December 1921, guns meant for battleships yet to be built. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT [album] [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A temporary pavilion in front of the Capitol's columns — c. 1921–22 The inaugural stand built against the Capitol's east portico, 1921. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 12230 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two workmen next to the huge bronze head of a statue with a starred, feathered helmet, high above a city — c. 1921–22 Two workmen perch beside the bronze face of the Statue of Freedom high on top of the Capitol dome, the city spread out far below, early 1920s. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 6596 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall marble monument with allegorical figures in a traffic circle among bare trees — c. 1921–22 The Peace Monument stands in its circle at the foot of Capitol Hill, early 1920s, a streetcar passing behind. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 6975 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large department store blazing with lights at night on a street corner — c. 1921–22 The Parker, Bridget and Co. clothing store at 9th Street and Market Space lit up at night, early 1920s. Center MarketNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 7001 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A brick garage with a big lettered sign and an early tow truck parked in front — c. 1921–22 A tow truck stands outside the Potomac Garage, its doorway hung with signs for Goodrich tyres and motor fuel. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 7433 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two men standing beneath the giant seated Lincoln statue with a ladder beside it — c. 1921–22 Two men in dark suits stand at the base of the Lincoln statue, a ladder still propped against it, early 1920s. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 7440 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge empty station concourse under a long coffered vaulted roof — c. 1921–22 The vast coffered train concourse of Union Station, almost empty, early 1920s. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 7987 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a large station and train sheds, crowds gathered in the plaza in front — c. 1921–22 Union Station and its train sheds from the air, early 1920s, with crowds ringing the plaza around the Columbus Fountain. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 8107 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a domed building with a large square plan — c. 1921–22 The Library of Congress from the air, about 1921, with Capitol Hill's rowhouses behind. The Library of CongressNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 8109 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of white marble buildings among trees and the Washington Monument — c. 1921–22 From the air over the White House grounds toward the Washington Monument, with the Red Cross building and Memorial Continental Hall below, about 1921. Seventeenth StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 8210 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Cooks and men in caps around a table of meat in a stone arched passageway — c. 1921–22 Cooks in white aprons cut up meat at a table in an arched passage of the Capitol as uniformed men look on, 1921 or 1922. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-3621 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man on a horse riding toward the camera in front of a huge ornate building — c. 1921–22 President Warren Harding rides out on horseback in front of the State, War and Navy Building, with motor cars parked along the street, 1921 or 1922. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-3712 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wide avenue full of cars running toward a distant dome, with a hotel sign at left — c. 1921–22 Motor cars fill Pennsylvania Avenue below the Hotel Occidental's sign, the Capitol dome hazy at the far end, about 1921. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-3718 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze statue of Dante on a pedestal, flags and a crowd around it, two children in front — c. 1921–22 A crowd with Italian and American flags gathers for a ceremony at the Dante memorial, early 1920s. Dupont Circle and the avenues place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-3738 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The White House north front behind snow-covered lawns and trees — c. 1921–22 Snow on the lawn and trees of the White House north grounds, early 1920s. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-3745 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd in front of an ornate cinema facade between shops — c. 1922 Crowds outside the Leader Theater at 507 Ninth Street NW, about 1922. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6-C [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of narrow commercial buildings with signs and a street lamp — c. 1922 Shops and hotels in the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW, about 1922, a block later cleared for the Federal Triangle. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-3-A [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in uniform among broken beams and rubble — 1922 Soldiers and rescue workers inside the ruined Knickerbocker Theatre, January 1922. The Knickerbocker TheatreNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 17914 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of people under blossoming trees by the water with an obelisk behind — 1922 A family group under the cherry trees at the Tidal Basin, 1922, with the Washington Monument beyond. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18302 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women with umbrellas queuing outside shops on a rainy street, motor cars at the kerb — 1922 A line of women under umbrellas waits outside a shoe and furniture store on a wet day in 1922. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18586 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Swimmers in bathing suits on a sandy beach with the Washington Monument behind — 1922 Bathers on the Tidal Basin beach, 1922, with the Washington Monument across the water. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 19257 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long market hall with produce stalls piled with fruit under hanging lamps — 1922 Stalls piled high with fruit and vegetables under the lamps inside Center Market, 1922. Center MarketNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 17818 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in white standing on steps between large lettered placards at an iron gate — 1922 A picket for political amnesty stands on the steps at a White House gate in 1922, flanked by placards demanding the release of wartime prisoners. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 19951 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man driving a car on caterpillar tracks, soldiers and a tank behind, a bridge arch above — c. 1921–23 A small tracked motor vehicle and a tank on show before soldiers and onlookers beneath the arches of the Key Bridge, early 1920s. GeorgetownHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-2452 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tiered marble fountain with carved figures and spraying water — c. 1921–23 The new marble fountain in Dupont Circle, about 1921. Dupont Circle and the avenuesHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-2971 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd with flags gathered around the fountain basin — c. 1921–23 A ceremony at the Dupont Circle fountain, early 1920s. Dupont Circle and the avenuesHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-2972 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view down a long rectangular pool toward a white temple-like memorial — c. 1921–23 The Lincoln Memorial at the far end of the long Reflecting Pool, photographed from high above the Mall in the early 1920s. The Lincoln Memorial place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-3005 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a large oval lawn filled with people in a pattern, the White House behind — c. 1921–23 An event on the Ellipse seen from the air in the early 1920s, with crowds arranged in a great pattern and the White House and State, War and Navy Building beyond. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-3031 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd on a wide lawn, a fountain and white tent behind, the Washington Monument beyond — c. 1921–23 A crowd gathers on a lawn with a fountain and a tent, the Washington Monument rising beyond the trees, in the early 1920s. The White House and Lafayette Square place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-3052 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a straw hat buys fruit from a pushcart while a streetcar passes — c. 1921–23 A street vendor's barrow heaped with fruit on a busy corner in the early 1920s, with a streetcar passing behind. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-3188 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A broad spreading elm on a lawn — c. 1921–23 The Cameron Elm, one of the old trees on the Capitol grounds, early 1920s. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-3581 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd around an equestrian statue with a huge American flag hanging behind it — 1922 A crowd gathers at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial below the Capitol in 1922, a huge flag draped behind the bronze horseman. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-4372 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The charred, collapsed roof of a large building, with men standing on it — 1922 Men pick through the burned-out roof of the Treasury after its second fire in 1922. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-4393 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of canvas tents across a grassy field with soldiers moving between them — 1922 Rows of small pup tents fill a field at a military camp near Washington in 1922, men working among them. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-4537 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Long rows of tents on a field with the obelisk in the distance — 1922 Rows of army tents pitched in sight of the Washington Monument, 1922. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-4538 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of people holding protest signs in front of the White House — 1922 Pickets outside the White House in 1922 carry signs calling for the release of political prisoners. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4379 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of parked cars and people crossing a street before a large stone building — 1922 Motor cars parked in front of an office building while costumed figures cross the street, 1922. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4440 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People standing at the edge of a long pool where water gushes up, the Lincoln Memorial behind — 1922 A group in overcoats watches a jet of water burst into the Reflecting Pool, the Lincoln Memorial at the far end, 1922. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5167 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A vast crowd filling the ground before a long pool and the distant obelisk — 1922 The crowd at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, 1922, looking east along the unfinished Reflecting Pool to the Washington Monument. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, vol. 5, p. 53 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man kneeling with a tape measure beside two women in bathing suits — 1922 A park policeman measures the distance between bathing suit and knee at the Tidal Basin beach, 1922, after an order regulating bathing suits. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, vol. 6, p. 31 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A young man on hands and knees on a pavement watched by a crowd — 1922 A fraternity pledge measures F Street with a one-foot rule during the afternoon rush hour, 1922. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, vol. 6, p. 9 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Looking down on a huge crowd packing a city street in front of a theatre — January 1922 A vast crowd fills the street below B.F. Keith's Theatre at 15th and G Streets in January 1922 to watch Houdini hang upside down in a straitjacket. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 17312 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a snowy oval park and the White House among trees — January 1922 The White House and the Ellipse from the air under snow, early 1922. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4024 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a frozen river with a long bridge crossing it — January 1922 The Potomac River and the Highway Bridge from the air under snow, early 1922. The Potomac waterfrontHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4025 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a snow-covered memorial and a long empty basin site — January 1922 The newly finished Lincoln Memorial from the air after the great snow of early 1922, with the Reflecting Pool site still bare before it. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4026 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view over snow-covered city blocks toward a distant dome — January 1922 Washington from the air after the snowfall of early 1922, looking toward the Capitol. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4027 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bronze statue of Joan of Arc on horseback with raised sword, flags and wreaths around it — January 6, 1922 The equestrian statue of Joan of Arc in Meridian Hill Park, hung with flags for a ceremony on January 6, 1922. Dupont Circle and the avenuesHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-3899 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women walking with placards along a pavement — January 11, 1922 Ukrainian-American pickets with placards walk a Washington pavement, January 11, 1922. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 17428 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crashed car and a delivery van on a street with onlookers — January 21, 1922 A bootlegger's wrecked car on a city street, January 21, 1922. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18491 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in overcoats standing around a crashed car and a police van on a wet street — January 21, 1922 Capitol police and onlookers gather round a pair of bootleggers' car, wrecked at the end of a chase through the city in January 1922, with a police wagon alongside. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, vol. 1, p. 26 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of young men skating arm in arm on a frozen creek under a leaning tree — January 26, 1922 Young skaters link arms on the frozen Rock Creek under an overhanging tree, January 26, 1922. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18497 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long line of streetcars stopped in a snowy street with a truck and car beside them — January 28, 1922 A line of streetcars stands stalled in the snow during the trolley tie-up of January 28, 1922 during a heavy snowstorm. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12350-5 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Snow and debris beneath a theatre canopy with people working — January 28–29, 1922 Rescuers and wreckage under the Knickerbocker Theatre's canopy after the roof collapsed, January 1922. The Knickerbocker TheatreDate checked: The Library gives only 1922; the theatre's roof fell on the night of January 28, 1922, and the rescue went on into the next day.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 17913 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People walking through deep snow in front of large buildings — January 29, 1922 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue buried by the Knickerbocker storm, January 29, 1922. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-7 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a crowd and streetcars in a snowy street beside a ruined theater — January 30, 1922 Crowds and stalled streetcars in the snow beside the Knickerbocker Theater after the roof collapse, January 30, 1922, seen from above the wrecked auditorium. The Knickerbocker TheatreNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 17534 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A ruined interior full of broken beams and rubble seen from above — January 30, 1922 Looking down into the wreckage of the Knickerbocker Theatre, January 30, 1922. The Knickerbocker TheatreNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 17534 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large early motor bus at the kerb with a passenger stepping out, the Capitol behind — February 1922 A Washington Rapid Transit Co. motor bus stops at the Capitol, early 1922. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4093 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People playing on a snowy field with low buildings behind — February 1, 1922 A game of volleyball in the snow at Bolling Field, February 1, 1922. Anacostia and the river place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 17959 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in overcoats walking along a slushy pavement past heaps of snow — February 3, 1922 President Harding and his secretary George Christian walk the snowbound streets after the Knickerbocker storm, February 3, 1922. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, v. 2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Four men in overcoats walking through snow and puddles, the Washington Monument behind — February 3, 1922 President Harding and companions stride through the slush on a winter walk, February 3, 1922, the Washington Monument behind the bare trees. The Washington Monument place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4039 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Smoke drifting over rooftops seen from above — February 8, 1922 Smoke rises over the rooftops as firemen fight a fire at the Treasury, February 8, 1922. The Treasury place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Dozens of huge naval gun barrels lying side by side between industrial buildings — February 10, 1922 Rows of great gun barrels lie in the yard outside the Navy Yard's shops, February 1922. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 17608 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An old wheeled fire apparatus parked on a street — February 22, 1922 An antique hand-drawn fire engine, the \"George Washington\", brought out on Washington's Birthday, February 22, 1922. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18095 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large old brick mansion with a smaller wing, debris and workers in the courtyard — March 14, 1922 The old Corcoran House, once Daniel Webster's home, being razed in March 1922. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-4164 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small biplane on a gravel drive with two men beside it, the Lincoln Memorial behind — March 22, 1922 Two men stand beside a small Sperry plane parked on a drive near the Lincoln Memorial, March 1922. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-4186 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small airplane at the bottom of broad steps of the Capitol, people watching — March 22, 1922 A man climbs into a small airplane parked at the foot of the Capitol steps, March 22, 1922, watched by onlookers. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4187 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small biplane in front of the Capitol steps, men in coats crowding round it — March 22, 1922 A small biplane sits on the Capitol plaza at the foot of the steps in March 1922, a flyer in leather coat shaking hands amid a crowd of onlookers. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4188 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People under flowering cherry trees beside a basin wall, the Washington Monument behind — April 1922 Visitors under the Japanese cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin wall, April 1922, the Washington Monument beyond. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-4257 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd on a tree-lined lawn on a misty day — April 17, 1922 Thousands crowd the White House grounds for the Easter egg rolling of April 1922. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, v. 4 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A burned-out grand hall with a charred arched ceiling and piles of debris — April 23, 1922 The gutted interior of the Willard Hotel after the fire of April 23, 1922, its arched ceiling charred and the floor heaped with debris. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 7378 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Old men marching with flags in front of the colonnaded Treasury — April 27, 1922 Civil War veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic march past the Treasury in the parade for the Grant Memorial, April 27, 1922. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, v. 4 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Marchers on an avenue with streetcars and old buildings — April 27, 1922 Veterans march along Pennsylvania Avenue past streetcars in the Grant Memorial parade, April 27, 1922. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18620 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd gathered in front of a brick townhouse — April 28, 1922 A crowd outside Woodrow Wilson's house on S Street, April 28, 1922. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18637 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men carrying big bundles of papers up steps through a dense crowd — May 2, 1922 Men carry bundles of a veterans' bonus petition, said to bear over a million signatures, up the crowded Capitol steps on May 2, 1922. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, v. 5 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd of men in hats with flags and banners, cars behind — May 2, 1922 Veterans with banners and flags crowd the Capitol for a bonus demonstration, May 1922. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18649 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall brick building with a fire ladder and a crowd below — May 2, 1922 Firemen on ladders at the Portland Hotel fire, May 2, 1922. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18654 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of children and women holding placards on a sidewalk under trees — May 2, 1922 Children and mothers carrying placards pleading for amnesty for political prisoners picket the White House on May 2, 1922: "A little child shall lead them." The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-4380 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Silhouetted figures between huge columns with the Washington Monument in the distance — May 5, 1922 Visitors stand between the great columns of the Lincoln Memorial looking out toward the Washington Monument, May 1922. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 19405 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A mounted officer saluting on a parade ground, riders and radio towers beyond — May 25, 1922 An officer on horseback salutes as cavalry pass in review at Fort Myer, May 25, 1922, the radio towers rising behind. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18966 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Silhouette of a speaker between columns above a vast crowd along a long pool — May 30, 1922 The poet Edwin Markham, silhouetted between the Lincoln Memorial's columns, faces the huge crowd at its dedication on May 30, 1922, the Reflecting Pool beyond. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, v. 5 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men on the steps between huge columns with a crowd below — May 30, 1922 Dignitaries on the steps at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, May 30, 1922. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18882 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A speaker silhouetted between great columns before a huge crowd along a long pool — May 30, 1922 A speaker addresses the vast crowd along the Reflecting Pool at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, May 30, 1922, seen from between the memorial's columns toward the Washington Monument. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 18884 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view down a long reflecting pool to a columned memorial, with rows of low buildings and the river — May 30, 1922 Looking down from the Washington Monument on the day of the Lincoln Memorial's dedication, May 30, 1922: the Reflecting Pool runs to the Memorial, with wartime temporary buildings alongside. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H25- 3846 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in dark suits on a platform before huge marble columns — May 30, 1922 Chief Justice Taft presents the Lincoln Memorial and President Harding accepts it on behalf of the nation, May 30, 1922. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, vol. 5 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd seated beside a long reflecting pool, seen from a height — May 30, 1922 A vast crowd fills the ground along the Reflecting Pool for the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on May 30, 1922. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, vol. 5 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd of people in bathing suits around women walking through on a beach — June 17, 1922 A crowd of bathers surrounds the contestants at the Washington bathing beach contest, June 17, 1922. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 19121 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A young woman in a bathing cap reading a book while floating in the water — June 24, 1922 Muriel Quackenbush reads a book while afloat in a surf chair at the Washington bathing beach, June 24, 1922. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 19077 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long ladder against the columns of a dome — August 26, 1922 A ladder rigged against the Capitol dome's colonnade for repainting, August 26, 1922. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 20207 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man painting on the curved ironwork of a dome far above the city — August 26, 1922 A painter works high on the ribs of the Capitol dome, August 26, 1922. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 20206 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small wooden house standing in floodwater, children on the porch and a boy wading — September 2, 1922 Children stand on the porch of a cottage surrounded by floodwater while a boy wades past, September 2, 1922. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 20254 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children playing in a line in a playground with a shelter and trees — September 26, 1922 Children at play on the Virginia Avenue playground, September 26, 1922. The Southwest waterfront place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 20511 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Girls in white dancing in a park — September 26, 1922 Girls dance on the Virginia Avenue playground, September 26, 1922. The Southwest waterfront place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 20512 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men at heavy presses with a finished mail box on a workbench — November 3, 1922 Workmen press out sheet-metal mail boxes, one marked "U.S. Mail Letters", in a Navy Yard shop, November 1922. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 21260 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of women holding placards along an iron fence under tall trees — November 11, 1922 Amnesty pickets line the iron fence along the sidewalk with placards addressed to the President, November 11, 1922. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 21288 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A policeman beside a crashed car with crates stacked on the road — November 16, 1922 A policeman stands by a wrecked car and the cases of moonshine found in it, November 16, 1922. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, vol. 10, p. 1 (similar photo) <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A streetcar with large painted safety slogans along its side — November 27, 1922 A streetcar covered in safety slogans such as "Don't get hurt" and "Help prevent accidents" for Safety Week, November 1922. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, v. 10 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women in old-fashioned dress holding a large protest sign against an iron fence — December 1, 1922 Political amnesty pickets in bonnets and aprons hold a sign at the White House fence on December 1, 1922: "Mr. President, remember the Constitution." The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 21539 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women at an iron gate beside a big placard with Santa Claus and a slogan — December 22, 1922 A political amnesty picket stands at the White House gate in December 1922 beside a Santa Claus placard reading "Mr. President, let's have an old-fashioned Christmas". The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12294, v. 10 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The white columned Lincoln Memorial brightly lit against a black night — c. 1922–23 The Lincoln Memorial floodlit against the night sky, 1922 or 1923. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-5245 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An elephant on a wet city street beside a traffic signal, people and a policeman nearby — c. 1921–24 An elephant stands in a rain-wet downtown street beside a traffic signal, policemen and onlookers around it, early 1920s. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-7412 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A high view of pedestrians on paths through a park, an ornate building at right — c. 1921–24 People stroll past patches of snow on the walks beside the State, War and Navy Building, looking east, in the early 1920s. State, War and Navy BuildingHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-8130 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Tall office buildings along a street with streetcars — c. 1918–28 The Central Savings Bank building and its neighbours on a downtown street, with streetcars and motor cars, 1920s. Downtown and F Street place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2463 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small filling station with a big sign on a corner lot — c. 1918–28 The Minute Service filling station on Georgia Avenue, 1920s, under a tall "Standard Gasoline" sign. U Street and ShawNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2489 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A stone Gothic church behind bare trees — c. 1918–28 St. Teresa's Church in Anacostia, 1920s. Anacostia and the riverNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2594 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd lined up outside an ornate theatre front with a marquee, shops next door — c. 1918–28 A long queue stretches along the sidewalk outside Crandall's Metropolitan Theatre, showing "What Every Woman Wants", beside a trunk shop. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2609 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long three-storey building with a full-length porch and shop signs — c. 1918–28 The Old Capitol Hotel, a long galleried building with shops below, 1920s. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2733 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A truck full of clowns with the Capitol dome behind — c. 1918–28 Clowns ride a Semmes Motor Company truck at the Capitol for a Liberty Loan drive. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2755 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A columned stone building on a corner — c. 1918–28 The Treasury Annex on Pennsylvania Avenue, completed in 1919. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2809 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A Gothic church with two tall spires — c. 1918–28 Trinity Episcopal Church near the Capitol, its twin spires rising over the trees. The Capitol place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2833 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A brick building with its front wall fallen away, rubble in the street — c. 1918–28 The front wall of a brick house and shop has collapsed, exposing its rooms and shelves above a heap of rubble. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 3063 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A parade under a decorated sunburst arch on a broad avenue, straw hats in the foreground — 1923 Shriners of Kaaba Temple march down Pennsylvania Avenue under a sunburst arch in the Shrine parade of June 1923, crowds in straw boaters in front. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24706 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Marchers in fezzes pass a crowd of straw hats on a broad avenue — 1923 Shriners of Osman Temple, St. Paul, march on Pennsylvania Avenue under a decorated arch, June 5, 1923. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24730 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A broad street full of people under a decorated arch, a clock tower and distant dome — 1923 Crowds spill into the avenue after the Shriners' parade of June 1923, a great sunburst arch spanning the street toward the Old Post Office tower. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24742 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view up a tree-lined avenue with apartment hotels and church spires — 1923 Looking north up Vermont Avenue from L Street in 1923, past the Portland apartment hotel and tree-lined streets. Dupont Circle and the avenues place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 25465 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A flag at half mast seen through a stone arch, a car below — 1923 The flag flies at half mast beyond one of Union Station's arches in 1923, a motor car passing. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 25683 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of barrels and crates of produce on a paved street, the Washington Monument behind — 1923 Barrels and crates of produce stacked along a market street in 1923, the Washington Monument rising beyond the bare trees. Center Market place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 22036 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large arched gateway with a guard and a streetcar beyond — 1923 The arched main gate of the Navy Yard, 1923. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 22043 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A boy carrying a tall cross leading a church procession with a flag along a sidewalk — 1923 Altar boys with a cross and flag lead the May procession of St. Gabriel's Church along a residential street in 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24072 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wooden diving tower packed with swimmers, one diving through the air — 1923 Bathers crowd a tall wooden diving tower in the water, one in mid-dive, at the opening of the bathing beach in 1923. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24431 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd of cheering boys in bathing suits on a beach, boats on the water behind — 1923 A crowd of boys and young men in bathing suits cheers and waves on the sand at the opening of the bathing beach, 1923. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24432 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Three 1920s touring cars parked in front of the Lincoln Memorial — 1923 Shriners' motor cars, named for officers of Almas Temple, lined up before the Lincoln Memorial for the Shrine convention, 1923. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24856 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A busy street with streetcars and cars seen from above beside a colonnade — 1923 Streetcars and motor cars at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue beside the Treasury, 1923. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 25360 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men working on pontoon boats at the edge of a wide river — 1923 Marines build pontoon bridges on the Potomac, 1923. The Potomac waterfrontNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 25596 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Seen from above, crowds of people crossing a street junction with tracks and a car — 1923 Pedestrians in cloche hats and long coats cross a busy downtown intersection past a streetcar in 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 28065 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A domed building framed by columns — 1923 The Library of Congress seen between the Capitol's columns, 1923. The Library of CongressNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 22128 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view over a basin, parkland and the river — 1923 The Bureau of Engraving, the Tidal Basin and Potomac Park from the Washington Monument, 1923. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 22134 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a busy avenue with cars and streetcars, tall buildings and a clock tower — 1923 Motor cars and streetcars stream along Pennsylvania Avenue seen from above 15th Street in 1923, the Old Post Office tower down the avenue. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 23271 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

View over a curved balustrade and lawns toward the Washington Monument — 1923 From a White House fire escape, the view runs across the South Lawn to the Washington Monument, 1923. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 25376 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A big crowd of men standing in a street looking up at a building — 1923 A packed crowd fills the street to follow a game on the Evening Star's scoreboard in 1923. Pennsylvania Avenue place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 26897 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of men in straw hats outside the door of a building marked Agriculture — 1923 Agriculture Secretary Henry C. Wallace speaks to a crowd in straw hats outside the Agriculture building, 1923. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-6078 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men handling a biplane on floats at the edge of a long pool, the Lincoln Memorial behind — 1923 Men steady an amphibian biplane at the edge of the Reflecting Pool in 1923, the Lincoln Memorial at the far end. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5509 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of young women in bathing suits dancing in a line on a beach, the Monument far behind — 1923 A line of bathing beauties kicks up their heels on the beach in 1923, the Washington Monument across the water. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-6040 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A busy avenue hung with Shriner decorations, motorcycles and cars in the foreground — 1923 Pennsylvania Avenue decked out for the Shriners in 1923, with motorcycle police, cars and streetcars under the festive arches. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-6129 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long flat barge with two masts and passengers on the water, a dome far off — 1923 A two-masted barge crowded with passengers and a carved figurehead noses along the river in 1923, the Capitol dome on the far horizon. The Potomac waterfront place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-6140-XIV [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long airship in a cloudy sky above the Lincoln Memorial and a river — 1923 The Navy airship ZR-1 flies over the Lincoln Memorial and the Potomac on September 22, 1923. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-7042 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd in the street outside a brick townhouse hung with a flag — 1923 A crowd packs the street outside Woodrow Wilson's house in 1923. Dupont Circle and the avenuesHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-7253 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men on the broad Capitol steps below the dome — 1923 Speakers on the Capitol steps, 1923, with the dome rising behind. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-7402 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long queue of people with umbrellas along a road leading to the Capitol dome — 1923 Mourners with umbrellas wait for hours in a long line toward the Capitol to view the remains of the late President, 1923. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12282, v. 2, p. 62 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A truck piled high with beef carcasses driven along a street, streetcars beyond — 1923 An African American driver delivers a truck heaped with sides of beef to Center Market in 1923, streetcars passing behind. Center MarketNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12353-10 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men walking across an intersection painted with white curved traffic lines — January 1923 Freshly painted traffic lines curve across an intersection in early 1923, as pedestrians and a motor car pass. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5285 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A streetcar in falling snow with a woman holding an umbrella beside the track — January 1923 A woman with an umbrella crosses in front of a streetcar in a snowstorm, early 1923. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5313 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small figure standing between massive columns looking out at a snowy scene — February 6, 1923 A lone figure between the columns of the Capitol looks out over the first snow of February 1923 toward the Library of Congress. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12295, v. 1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A car under trees covered in ice in front of a building — February 16, 1923 Ice-coated trees and a fire engine at the People's Drug Store fire, February 16, 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 22596 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People skating on a frozen pool with the Washington Monument in the background — February 17, 1923 Skaters on the frozen Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, February 17, 1923, with the Washington Monument beyond. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5360 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two men pulling an ornate old fire engine decorated with flowers and a portrait — February 22, 1923 Firemen in old-style helmets draw a flower-decked antique hand engine bearing a portrait of George Washington, February 22, 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 22547 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in uniform marching beside a fire engine on a street — February 22, 1923 Firefighters march with their engine in a parade, February 22, 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 22548 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Crowds of people walking on a wide path under bare trees — March 1923 Pedestrians walk a tree-lined promenade in March 1923. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5410 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A statue on a tall pedestal among bare trees in a circle — March 1923 The equestrian statue of George Washington in Washington Circle, March 1923. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5447 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The gutted brick walls of a burned building with debris piled in front — March 10, 1923 The burned-out shell of a brick building at Fort Myer after the fire of March 10, 1923. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 22953 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The twisted steel frame of a burned hangar — March 31, 1923 The burned-out frame of a hangar after a fire at Bolling Field, March 31, 1923. Anacostia and the riverNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- [23335] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Several biplanes parked on a field by a hangar — March 31, 1923 Biplanes outside the hangars at Bolling Field, 1923. Anacostia and the riverNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- [23336] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in suits shovelling earth round a sapling in front of the Capitol dome — April 1923 Men plant a young tree on the Capitol grounds in April 1923, the dome and Senate wing behind them. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5657 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Families on a tree-shaded lawn with the White House behind — April 2, 1923 Children and parents at the Easter egg roll on the White House lawn, April 2, 1923. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12295, v. 3 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowded lawn framed by two big columns, the Washington Monument in the distance — April 2, 1923 Crowds roll eggs on the South Lawn at Easter 1923, seen between the columns of the White House south portico with the Washington Monument beyond. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12295, v. 3 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A busy avenue of streetcars and cars, decorations strung across it, the Capitol dome far off — May 1923 Streetcars and motor cars on Pennsylvania Avenue in May 1923, the street hung with Shriners' emblems as far as the Capitol dome. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5773 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Marching bands on an avenue lined with flags and spectators — May 6, 1923 Shriners parade down Pennsylvania Avenue past decorated buildings, May 6, 1923. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 24676 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A night view down a long avenue strung with lights toward a glowing domed building — May 29, 1923 Pennsylvania Avenue lit up at night on May 29, 1923, its strings of lights running straight to the floodlit Capitol dome. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24395 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A night view of a long avenue lined with bright lights, a lit dome at the far end — May 29, 1923 Pennsylvania Avenue at night from the Treasury, May 1923, its street lamps blazing in a line toward the lit Capitol dome. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 24380 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Marchers carrying many American flags along a city street beside a large building — May 30, 1923 Grand Army veterans and drummers march with a forest of flags in the Memorial Day parade of 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24486 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd of children on a sports field around a pavilion, grandstand at left — June 1923 Thousands of children in white crowd the field around a decorated stand at a stadium in June 1923. Griffith Stadium place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5817 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A person hanging from a rope line above a river, a sailboat and steel bridge beyond — June 1923 A figure slides on a rope line out over the Potomac in June 1923, a sailing boat and the long truss bridge behind. The Potomac waterfrontHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-5863 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall wooden diving tower in the water with swimmers — June 2, 1923 The diving tower at the Tidal Basin bathing beach, June 2, 1923. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12342-2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Swimmers on a multi-level wooden diving tower standing in the water — June 2, 1923 Bathers crowd a tall wooden diving tower at the Tidal Basin bathing beach in June 1923. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12295, v. 5, p. 2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Drummers and a flag bearer marching on an avenue under a sunburst arch, crowds watching — June 5, 1923 The drum corps of Orak Temple, Hammond, Indiana, marches beneath the Shrine arches on Pennsylvania Avenue in June 1923. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24746 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large group of swimmers posed on a riverbank beach — June 16, 1923 Bathers on the beach at Arlington, on the Virginia shore of the Potomac, June 16, 1923. Arlington and Fort Myer place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 24941 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An office stripped bare with floorboards up and workmen at work — June 25, 1923 Workmen lay new floors in the White House executive offices while the President is away, June 25, 1923. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12295, v. 5 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A horse and covered wagon by a brick house on a quiet street — July 4, 1923 A horse-drawn delivery wagon at the kerb on the Fourth of July, 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 25166 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd around a truck with loudspeakers in front of a brick building — August 4, 1923 Crowds gather round a loudspeaker truck broadcasting the memorial service for President Harding, August 4, 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 25631 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Twisted machinery inside a burned building — September 20, 1923 The burned-out machinery hall after the Bureau of Standards fire, September 20, 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 26420 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Firemen with hoses in front of a burning store — November 9, 1923 Firemen fight the blaze at a Piggly Wiggly grocery store, November 9, 1923. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 27123 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed sailors and soldiers lined up around a white tomb — November 11, 1923 Sailors and soldiers form an honour guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Armistice Day, November 11, 1923. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 27549 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wagon packed with men behind a team of white horses on a city street — November 27, 1923 A wagon crowded with passengers rolls down a downtown street on the November 1923 day the strongman Siegmund Breitbart hauled a wagonload of fifty people through Washington with his teeth. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-7356 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Boys throwing snowballs on a snowy lawn before the Capitol — December 14, 1923 Senate and House pages have a snowball fight below the Capitol dome, December 14, 1923. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 27912 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall decorated fir tree with people standing at its base — December 24, 1923 President Coolidge lights the first National Community Christmas Tree on the Ellipse, December 24, 1923. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12295 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Illuminated theatre signs and a lit marquee against a black night sky — 1924 The electric marquee of Loew's Palace Theater on F Street blazes at night in 1924, advertising Douglas MacLean and Chaplin. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6-C [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A corner building with arched windows on a quiet street — c. 1924 The southeast corner of 16th and U Streets NW, about 1924. U Street and ShawNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-7 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long shopping street with cars and pedestrians seen from above — 1924 F Street from 10th Street, 1924, crowded with motor cars and shoppers. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 28763 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children sitting on a wooden boat deck under trees — 1924 Life on a C&O Canal boat, 1924: children on the deck of a moored boat. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 31244 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children in costume around a decorated cart on a street — 1924 Children with a float in a neighbourhood parade in Takoma Park, 1924. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 31322 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Spectators in straw hats in the foreground watching a baseball pitcher, packed stands beyond — 1924 Fans in straw boaters watch a pitcher wind up during the 1924 World Series in Washington. Griffith Stadium place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 32319 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A busy intersection seen from above, with many 1920s cars and people crossing — 1924 Motor cars and pedestrians criss-cross the junction of 13th and G Streets in 1924. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 32976 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view down a tree-lined street of parked cars past a long office building to the Capitol dome — 1924 The House Office Building and the Capitol dome above rows of parked cars along a tree-lined street, 1924. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 30168 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A flooded park with the Washington Monument reflected in the water — 1924 Flood water spreads over Potomac Park in 1924, with the Washington Monument beyond. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 30660 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Looking along a shadowy colonnade of heavy columns toward the Washington Monument — c. 1924 The Washington Monument framed by the massive columns of the State, War and Navy Building's colonnade, around 1924. State, War and Navy BuildingNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 31810 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view down over formal terraces and a fountain to a lawn and trees — c. 1924 Looking west from the Capitol over its terraces and fountain to the trees of the grounds and the city beyond, about 1924. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 32140 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Arcs of fountain spray in front of a distant obelisk — c. 1924 The fountain jets of the Rainbow Pool at the east end of the Reflecting Pool, about 1924, with the Washington Monument beyond. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 32945 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long indoor water tank under a glass roof — 1924 The long experimental model basin at the Navy Yard, 1924, used for testing ship designs. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 33769 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Workmen with barrows in a long colonnaded corridor — 1924 Workmen tear up the Capitol corridor tiles laid in 1857, to be replaced with marble, 1924. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-8685 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A young man in bed wearing headphones — 1924 A bedridden soldier at Walter Reed Hospital listens to the radio through headphones plugged into the wall, 1924. Walter Reed General HospitalHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-8698 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a parade on a broad tree-lined avenue with the Capitol dome far off — 1924 A parade marches down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol in 1924, seen from a rooftop high above the crowds. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-8887 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Cameramen with cine cameras on tripods filming a man by a car — 1924 Newsreel cameramen film a visitor outside the White House offices, 1924, with the State, War and Navy Building behind. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-7961 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd below the steps of the White House — 1924 A crowd in cloche hats and overcoats packs the drive below the White House steps as President Coolidge waves, 1924. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-8132 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A uniformed policeman and a boy beside a traffic signal post next to a car — 1924 A policeman and a small boy man the traffic signal at a street corner, 1924. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-8149 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Lines of Boy Scouts with flags marching past a crowd, a white building behind — 1924 Boy Scouts carrying flags march past crowds in the 1924 parade opening Forest Protection Week, reviewed by President Coolidge. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-8218 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of children with balloons before the White House — 1924 Children and parents crowd the White House lawn for the Easter egg roll, 1924. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-8227 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman in white standing beside an open car with friends in it — 1924 Three young women with their touring car in Rock Creek Park, 1924. Rock Creek Park and the ZooHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-8701 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long column of soldiers marching down a wide avenue lined with crowds — 1924 Troops march down Pennsylvania Avenue past packed sidewalks in 1924, with the Old Post Office tower and the Capitol dome ahead. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-8858 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd lining a broad avenue as a line of motor cars drives down the middle — 1924 Dense crowds pack Pennsylvania Avenue as a motorcade passes in 1924, the Old Post Office tower rising beyond. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-8928 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Skaters on a long frozen pool with an obelisk in the distance — January 7, 1924 Skaters on the Reflecting Pool, January 7, 1924, with the Washington Monument at the far end. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 28216 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd in the street in front of a brick townhouse — February 2, 1924 Crowds wait outside Woodrow Wilson's house on S Street on February 2, 1924, the day before he died. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 28596 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A queue of people beside a large unfinished stone church — February 7, 1924 Crowds at the National Cathedral, February 1924, days after Woodrow Wilson was buried there. The National CathedralNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 28833 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a suit swinging a bat on a lawn, boys catching and cheering, a stone building behind — March 26, 1924 Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania takes a turn at bat with the Senate pages on the Capitol grounds, March 26, 1924. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-8049 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd before a tall statue on a pedestal — March 31, 1924 A crowd gathers for a ceremony at the Daniel Webster statue on Scott Circle, March 31, 1924. Dupont Circle and the avenuesHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-8181 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A group holding signs on a lawn before the obelisk — April 1924 Scouts with forest-fire prevention signs at the Washington Monument, April 1924. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-8220 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A launch on a wide river with a large building on the far shore — April 1924 A motor boat on the Potomac off Fort McNair, with Roosevelt Hall behind, 1924. Washington Barracks and the War CollegeHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-8348 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The White House glimpsed through snowy trees and branches — April 1, 1924 Snow lies on the White House grounds, seen through bare branches in 1924. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 29951 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of scouts with flags marching before spectators — April 21, 1924 Boy Scouts parade before a crowd, April 21, 1924. The White House and Lafayette Square place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 30055 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A policeman beside a stop-and-go sign at an intersection — June 8, 1924 A traffic policeman and a signal post at a downtown corner, June 1924. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 29886 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in bathing caps sitting in shallow water around a game board — June 20, 1924 Bathers play mah-jong on a floating table at the Tidal Basin bathing beach, June 20, 1924. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 31007 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Boys at an iron fence watching an elephant beside a brick house — July 1924 Boys lean on the railings to watch an elephant in its paddock at the National Zoo, July 1924. Rock Creek Park and the ZooHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-8617 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women in light costumes posing on rocks in a fast-flowing stream — July 1924 Two costumed dancers pose on boulders amid the rushing water of Rock Creek in July 1924. Rock Creek Park and the ZooHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-8641 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Bathers in the water around a huge ball — July 10, 1924 A giant push ball game in the shallows at the Tidal Basin bathing beach, July 10, 1924. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 31437 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Officials on a platform in a huge factory hall with long gun barrels and workmen around — August 1, 1924 Secretary Wilbur and John Coolidge tour the vast gun shop of the Navy Yard among great gun barrels, August 1, 1924. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 31702 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Canoes decked with ornaments on calm water, the Washington Monument in the distance — August 4, 1924 Decorated canoes gather on the Tidal Basin for the canoe regatta and water carnival of August 4, 1924, the Washington Monument beyond. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 31711 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two young men standing outside a wooden bathhouse — August 7, 1924 The Hawaiian Olympic swimmer Warren Kealoha at the Tidal Basin bathhouse, August 7, 1924. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 31779 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Dozens of swimmers on a raft in open water with the Washington Monument behind — August 7, 1924 Bathers crowd a float at the Tidal Basin beach, with the Washington Monument across the water, 1924. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 31791 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A night crowd standing outside a floodlit columned hall framed by leaves — August 14, 1924 A crowd gathers at night outside Memorial Continental Hall during the notification of President Coolidge's nomination, August 14, 1924. Seventeenth StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 31794 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd in a street before tall buildings — August 29, 1924 A crowd follows a baseball game on the Evening Star scoreboard, August 29, 1924. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 32168 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd gathered beside a great arch and tall columns topped with eagles — August 30, 1924 Crowds wait outside Union Station for the Prince of Wales on August 30, 1924, beneath the plaza's tall eagle-topped columns. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 32353 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd on the path before the White House north front — August 30, 1924 Crowds outside the White House hoping to see the Prince of Wales, August 30, 1924. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 32175 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A military band marching down a broad avenue lined with spectators — September 12, 1924 The U.S. Army Band in new uniforms leads the Defense Day parade down Pennsylvania Avenue, September 12, 1924. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12296, v. 5 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of mounted soldiers riding down a wide avenue lined with crowds, a clock tower beyond — September 12, 1924 Mounted troops lead the Defense Day parade down Pennsylvania Avenue on September 12, 1924, the Old Post Office tower and the Capitol dome behind. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 32326 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Mounted soldiers riding along a tree-lined road — September 12, 1924 Cavalry leads the Defense Day parade, September 12, 1924. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 32101 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a flag-draped box raising his arm to throw a ball, people around him — September 13, 1924 President Coolidge raises a ball to throw out the first pitch at the police and firemen's benefit game, September 13, 1924. Griffith Stadium place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 32331 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of thousands of men marching with umbrellas down a broad avenue hung with flags — September 21, 1924 Marchers of the Holy Name parade, many under umbrellas, fill a wide flag-hung avenue on September 21, 1924. Pennsylvania Avenue place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 32251 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A vast crowd at the foot of the Washington Monument — September 21, 1924 An enormous crowd at the Monument grounds for the Holy Name convention, September 21, 1924. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 32535 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Packed stands seen across a baseball field — October 1924 Crowds in the stands at Griffith Stadium for the 1924 World Series. Griffith StadiumNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 32316 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men in overcoats and naval uniform beside a deck gun on a submarine — December 3, 1924 Navy Secretary Wilbur and officers inspect the deck gun of the submarine V-1 at the Navy Yard, December 3, 1924. The Navy YardNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 33477 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd and hearse under a great arch — December 16, 1924 The body of Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor, is carried from Union Station, December 16, 1924. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 33583 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers on horseback with a horse-drawn gun carriage in front of Union Station — December 16, 1924 A mounted escort and caisson carry the body of labour leader Samuel Gompers away from Union Station, December 16, 1924. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 33585 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A street corner with a small ornate building, a streetcar and a large columned building — c. 1920–29 The corner of 9th and G Streets NW in the 1920s, with a streetcar passing the Patent Office. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-7 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children with model sailboats at the edge of a long pool — c. 1920–29 Children sail toy boats on the Reflecting Pool, with the Lincoln Memorial behind, 1920s. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12342-2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Large apartment blocks along a sloping road with cars — c. 1920–29 The Embassy Apartments on a new suburban avenue in the 1920s. Dupont Circle and the avenues place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-3B [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view over rooftops and wartime dormitories toward the railway station — c. 1919–30 The view north from the Capitol to the Government Printing Office, the City Post Office and Union Station, 1920s. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12357-6 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large modern department store on a street corner with flags on the roof, cars below — c. 1925 The Hecht Company department store on its downtown corner around 1925, flags flying from the roof. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-6 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A woman at a counter in a shop stacked with cans and boxes — c. 1920–30 A woman shops for canned goods in a grocery store, 1920s. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12353-10 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

View past columns over a packed crowd and stands at an inauguration — 1925 Calvin Coolidge delivers his inaugural address in 1925 to a vast crowd spread across the Capitol plaza, seen from between the portico columns. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 34396 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A car and horsemen on a broad avenue lined with crowds, the Capitol dome behind — 1925 An open car and mounted escort lead the 1925 inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol between lines of spectators. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 34416 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A marching band on a wide avenue lined with buildings, a domed building far off — 1925 A military band marches down Pennsylvania Avenue in Coolidge's 1925 inaugural parade, the Capitol dome faint in the mist. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 34418 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a huge crowd and stands around a white pavilion, buildings beyond — 1925 The crowd fills the Capitol plaza around the inaugural stand for Coolidge's inauguration in 1925. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 34430 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An iron truss footbridge over a canal with boats and buildings — 1925 Canal boats moored beneath an iron footbridge on the C&O Canal in Georgetown, 1925. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36215 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A curved stone arch over still canal water with a figure on the bank — 1925 A man on the towpath under a stone bridge on the C&O Canal, 1925. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36216 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long plain multi-storey office building beside a tree-lined road with parked cars — 1925 The Munitions Building on B Street, one of the vast temporary offices built on the Mall in 1918, about 1925. The MallNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36569 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of cars parked in painted lanes on a wide plaza bordered by trees — 1925 Freshly painted traffic markings guide the motor cars parked and turning on the Capitol Plaza in 1925. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 37677 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd in a street in front of a large building — 1925 Crowds pack the street to follow the 1925 World Series on the Evening Star scoreboard. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 37763 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Packed double-deck grandstand and a baseball field — 1925 The crowd at Griffith Stadium for the 1925 World Series. Griffith StadiumNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 37813 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A fire ladder against a burning building lit up at night — 1925 Firemen on a ladder fight the J. J. Mueller fire at night, 1925. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 38832 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view down a city street lined with tall office buildings and trees — 1925 F Street seen from the Patent Office toward the Treasury in 1925, office blocks and trees lining the street. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 36478 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of long low government buildings, gardens and a river beyond — 1925 The Mall from the Washington Monument in 1925: the long Navy and Munitions buildings, the Potomac and the Virginia shore beyond. The Mall place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 37537 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view over trees and museum buildings toward a distant Capitol dome — 1925 Looking east from the Washington Monument in 1925 over the Mall and its museums to the Capitol dome. The Mall place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 37539 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A farm tractor pulling a trailer with a big lettered sign, the Library of Congress dome behind — c. 1920–30 A tractor hauls a trailer bearing the National Liberal Alliance's petition for light wines and beer, "the voice of 7,000,000 people", past the Library of Congress. The Library of CongressHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-9993-x [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of men and women on a plaza with tall columns topped by eagles — 1925 A crowd gathers on the Union Station plaza in 1925 among the lamp posts and flag columns. Union StationHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9837 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Sailors in white in front of a tall stone memorial — 1925 Sailors at a ceremony at the John Paul Jones Memorial in West Potomac Park, 1925. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9903 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd in the street around police vehicles — 1925 A crowd watches police raid a gambling den on E Street, 1925. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12297, vol. 1, p. 27 <item> · No known restrictions on publication

A speaker on a stand draped with flags before the Capitol's columns — 1925 Calvin Coolidge delivers his inaugural address on the Capitol's east front, March 4, 1925. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12340-1 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men tipping milk-churn style cans into the water from a stone wall, the Monument behind — c. 1920–30 Fish Commissioner Henry O'Malley and helpers empty cans of fish into the water at the Tidal Basin, the Washington Monument across the water. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12362 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two men standing at tall iron gates in the snow — c. 1920–30 A policeman and a visitor at the White House gate in the snow, 1920s. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12359-1C <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A street completely filled with a crowd in hats below tall office buildings — 1925 A vast crowd packs the street to follow the 1925 World Series on the Evening Star's scoreboard. Pennsylvania Avenue place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12287, v. 1, no. 11 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Workmen with shovels loading snow into a two-wheeled horse cart on a city street — January 1925 Men shovel snow into a horse-drawn cart beneath tall hotel and office buildings after a January 1925 snowfall. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9307 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two men in overcoats playing in snow beside a sentry box — January 1925 Secretary of Labor James Davis and Secretary of War John Weeks throw snowballs at the White House during a snowstorm, January 1925. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9325 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People playing instruments in front of a barred animal enclosure — January 1925 A polar bear at the National Zoo is serenaded through the bars by a club orchestra and a dancer, early 1925. Rock Creek Park and the ZooHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9411 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A group of people in dark coats at the base of the giant seated Lincoln statue — January 1925 A gathering in dark coats stands at the foot of the seated Lincoln statue to mark Lincoln's birthday in 1925. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9422 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Boys throwing snowballs in deep snow with the Capitol dome behind them — January 2, 1925 Senate pages fight a snowball battle on the Capitol grounds, January 2, 1925, with the dome behind. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 33867 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Hoses and firemen lit by searchlights at a night fire — January 10, 1925 Firemen pour water on the S. Kann's warehouse fire at night, January 10, 1925. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 33824 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Snowy shoreline lined with bare trees beside a frozen basin — January 14, 1925 The cherry trees bare and snow-covered along the Tidal Basin, January 14, 1925. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 455 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men with telescopes on a narrow walkway between domed metal roofs — January 24, 1925 Astronomers work among instruments on a rooftop walkway at the Naval Observatory to watch the solar eclipse of January 24, 1925. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 34012 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of men in caps around a police van and cars on a street of brick shops — January 31, 1925 A crowd gathers round the police wagon during a raid on a gambling den on E Street between 12th and 13th, January 31, 1925. Downtown and F StreetNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 34089 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome and portico with lumber stacked on the plaza — February 2, 1925 Lumber for the inaugural stands piled before the Capitol, February 2, 1925. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 34090 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wooden frames being built in rows on the plaza beside the Capitol — February 3, 1925 Rows of timber framing laid out on the Capitol plaza for Calvin Coolidge's inaugural stands, February 3, 1925. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 34126 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Five young women on skates lined up for a race, the Washington Monument behind — February 4, 1925 Girls in scarves and tams lean forward at the start of a race at the ice carnival on the Reflecting Pool, February 1925, the Washington Monument behind. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 34106 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Cameramen with tripods outside a white portico — March 1925 Newsreel and press cameramen wait at the White House offices. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9522 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A smiling couple in an open car with a man beside them — March 4, 1925 Calvin and Grace Coolidge with Senator Charles Curtis ride to the Capitol for the inauguration, March 4, 1925. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12285 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd with umbrellas outside a low white building, a large ornate building behind — March 5, 1925 A crowd with umbrellas waits outside the White House offices on a wet March 5, 1925, the day after Coolidge's inauguration, with the State, War and Navy Building behind. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 34636 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A Gothic stone cathedral apse with cranes beside it, a lawn in front — April 1925 The National Cathedral under construction in 1925, cranes still rising beside its first finished walls. The National CathedralHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9603 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Mourners around a wagon with a casket beside a stone building — April 1925 A flag-draped casket on a wagon beside the Washington Cathedral offices, spring 1925. The National CathedralHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9608 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd and motor cars by a gatehouse with the White House behind bare trees — April 8, 1925 Easter crowds and parked cars outside the White House offices, April 1925. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 35052 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd and parked cars outside a Gothic church on a busy street — April 12, 1925 Crowds and cars outside the First Congregational Church as President and Mrs. Coolidge attend Easter service, April 12, 1925. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12297, v. 2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men leading a military band across a ballfield in front of a crowded grandstand — April 22, 1925 Kellogg and Griffith lead a marching band across the field before packed stands, April 22, 1925. Griffith Stadium place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 35009 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men with flags and an open car decorated with flags in front of a big building — May 30, 1925 American Legion colour bearers and a flag-decked car outside a large public building in the Memorial Day parade of 1925, the Washington Monument beyond. Pennsylvania Avenue place uncertainNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 36012 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd of people around a horse-drawn fire engine in a street — June 15, 1925 Crowds in straw hats press round the horse-drawn engine on the last run of Barney, Gene and Tom, District fire department horses, June 15, 1925. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 36048 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Marchers and crowds on a wide avenue with tall buildings — July 20, 1925 The Maccabees parade on Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Treasury, July 20, 1925. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36571 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men carrying a flag-draped coffin to a hearse at a stone arcade — July 30, 1925 The coffin of William Jennings Bryan is carried from Union Station, July 30, 1925. Union StationNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36660 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long line of people in summer hats beside a large brick church — July 30, 1925 Mourners queue along a church wall to view the body of William Jennings Bryan, July 30, 1925. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36663 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

White-robed figures gathered on the Capitol steps — August 1925 Members of the Ku Klux Klan on the Capitol steps, August 1925. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H234- A-9884 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two Marines in white uniforms with rifles on the steps of a columned building — August 7, 1925 Two Marines in dress whites stand guard on the Treasury steps during the Ku Klux Klan parade of August 7, 1925. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 36640 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Long columns of white-robed marchers on an avenue lined with crowds — August 8, 1925 Members of the Ku Klux Klan march down Pennsylvania Avenue, August 8, 1925, at the height of the organisation's 1920s revival. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36604 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge parade of white-robed marchers on a broad avenue, spectators in the foreground — August 8, 1925 Ku Klux Klan marchers in white robes fill Pennsylvania Avenue from kerb to kerb on August 8, 1925, watched by packed crowds. Pennsylvania Avenue place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 36630 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Wrecked wooden sheds and lumber by the water with the Washington Monument behind — August 10, 1925 The bath houses of the Tidal Basin bathing beach being torn down in August 1925, with the Washington Monument beyond. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36718 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men paddling canoes on a river with spectators on the far bank — August 22, 1925 Canoes escort swimmers in the first national long-distance swimming race, from Chain Bridge to Georgetown, August 22, 1925. GeorgetownNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 36832 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People queuing on the steps of a brick building — October 28, 1925 Crowds outside the court-martial of Colonel Billy Mitchell, October 28, 1925. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 37857 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Soldiers at a white tomb on a terrace overlooking a distant city — November 11, 1925 Armistice Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, November 11, 1925, with Washington beyond the river. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 38218 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man lacing a woman's skates at the edge of a frozen pool — December 29, 1925 A young couple put on their ice skates beside the Reflecting Pool, December 29, 1925. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12297, v. 6 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Dignitaries on a flag-draped stand before a vast crowd, the base of the Washington Monument behind — c. 1923–28 President Coolidge stands on a flag-decked speaker's stand with officers and priests before a huge crowd at the foot of the Washington Monument. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · PRES FILE [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A baseball pitcher mid-throw in front of a packed stand — 1926 A pitcher warms up before a full grandstand at Griffith Stadium, 1926. Griffith StadiumNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 40316 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Five skaters linked hand in hand on a frozen pool, the Lincoln Memorial in the distance — c. 1923–29 Five skaters hold hands across the frozen Reflecting Pool, the Lincoln Memorial at the far end, in the 1920s. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-9250 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Women in sashes and hats walking along a street — c. 1923–29 Members of the National Woman's Party in sashes walk along a city pavement, 1920s. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-9393 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man on a ladder against a huge tree trunk beside the Capitol — c. 1923–29 Tree surgeons at work on an old tree in the Capitol grounds, 1920s. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H27- A-9816 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A couple walking along a waterside path under flowering cherry trees — c. 1923–29 Japanese Ambassador Tsuneo Matsudaira and Madame Matsudaira stroll beneath the cherry blossoms in Potomac Park in the 1920s. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-37 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Columns of marchers in white robes and pointed hoods on a wide avenue, the Capitol dome beyond — 1926 Robed and hooded members of the Ku Klux Klan march down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol in 1926, crowds lining both sides. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-459 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a coat examining a traffic light on a post — January 5, 1926 Traffic Director Eldridge inspects one of the city's new electric traffic lights, January 5, 1926. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 38959 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A half-demolished hotel with bare roof timbers, the Capitol dome in the background — January 6, 1926 The roof of the old Capitol Hotel stripped to its rafters during demolition in January 1926, the Capitol dome rising behind. The Capitol place probableNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 38942 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man guiding two big dogs pulling a sled of children down a snowy residential street — January 11, 1926 R. L. Scaggs drives a team of police dogs pulling children on a sled along a snowy street, January 1926. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 38984 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Onlookers in snow around a crushed car beneath a high bridge — February 12, 1926 The wreck of a car that fell 70 feet from the Calvert Street Bridge into the Rock Creek valley, February 12, 1926. Rock Creek Park and the ZooNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 39317 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Fire engines and a ladder tower spraying water onto a burning building at night — February 16, 1926 Firemen pour water from ladder towers into the blazing Capital Wall Paper Company building at night. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F81- 39321 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man silhouetted on a railing holding up an umbrella before the Capitol dome — April 20, 1926 Representative William D. Upshaw of Georgia, a leading \"dry\", stands on a railing holding an umbrella, with the Capitol dome behind, April 20, 1926. The CapitolNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12298 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of men and women in hats seated outdoors watching a performance — May 1926 Members of Congress crowd the Capitol plaza to watch Hopi dancers, May 1926. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-166 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Girls in white dresses and veils carrying flowers in a church procession — May 22, 1926 Little girls in white veils and flower crowns walk in the May procession at the Church of the Nativity, May 1926. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 40024 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small motor launch with an officer beside a larger dark police boat at a wooden pier — July 1, 1926 A harbor police launch flying the flag comes alongside a larger patrol boat at the pilings, July 1926. The Potomac waterfrontNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 40170 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men with banners marching down a tree-lined street — July 7, 1926 The Moose parade, July 7, 1926. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 40185 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a long white-robed column marching down an avenue toward the Capitol — September 13, 1926 A Ku Klux Klan parade fills Pennsylvania Avenue below the Capitol, September 13, 1926, seen from above. Pennsylvania AvenueNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-1 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Officers and flowers at a tomb before a marble colonnade — November 11, 1926 Wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Armistice Day, 1926. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 40724 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A fire engine in the street in front of a grand mansard-roofed mansion with smoke — November 19, 1926 Fire engines stand outside the Polish Legation during the fire of November 19, 1926. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 40797 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Cranes and barges on a river at a construction site, a white memorial on the shore — c. 1926–27 Cranes and barges at work laying the foundations of the Arlington Memorial Bridge, 1926 or 1927, with the Lincoln Memorial on the shore. The Potomac waterfrontNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 41146 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A Romanesque church with a tall square tower on a corner — 1927 The First Baptist Church at 16th and Church Streets, 1927. Dupont Circle and the avenuesNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2472 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A young man riding a bicycle along a road, the Washington Monument above the trees — 1927 A young cyclist pedals along a park road in 1927, the Washington Monument rising above the trees. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-2126 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Photographers with cameras on a high platform above a vast crowd, the Monument behind — c. 1927 Press photographers crowd a raised platform above a huge throng at the Washington Monument for Charles Lindbergh's speech, around 1927. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12354-3 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women in winter clothes on ice skates with the Lincoln Memorial in the background — c. 1922–32 Two young women on skates on the frozen Reflecting Pool, with the Lincoln Memorial behind them, 1920s. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12344-8 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People walking along a basin wall under blossoming cherry trees, the Monument in the distance — March 21, 1927 Strollers walk beneath arching cherry blossoms beside the Tidal Basin wall, the Washington Monument beyond, spring 1927. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place probableDate checked: The Library's date reads February 21, 1927, but its own title says 3/21/27, and the cherry trees have never bloomed before mid-March.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 41004 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crashed seaplane partly submerged in a river, men standing nearby — May 23, 1927 A wrecked Navy plane lies half-sunk in the Potomac near the Naval Air Station at Anacostia, May 1927. Anacostia and the riverHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-2042 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A flag-draped stand with a crowd before it — June 11, 1927 Charles Lindbergh on the decorated podium at his welcome on the Monument grounds, June 11, 1927. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, v. 2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A tall draped podium with loudspeakers above a dense crowd and a band — June 11, 1927 Charles Lindbergh speaks from a flag-draped podium on the Washington Monument grounds at his reception, June 11, 1927, an Army band before him. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT (Album) [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A packed crowd before a stand at the foot of the Washington Monument — June 11, 1927 Enormous crowds on the Monument grounds welcome Charles Lindbergh home, June 11, 1927. The Washington MonumentNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299 v.2, p. 2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two young runners in vests crossing a finish line between lines of spectators — August 25, 1927 Boys strain for the tape in a sprint at the playgrounds track meet, August 1927, watched by a crowd at the edge of the course. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 41751 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A row of houses with their roofs torn off, seen from above — November 1927 Roofless houses on A Street NE after the tornado of November 1927 lifted their roofs into the street. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-2335 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A smashed biplane lying in grass on an airfield — November 1927 A U.S. Navy plane lies wrecked on the field of the Naval Air Station at Anacostia after a tornado struck in late 1927. Anacostia and the riverHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-2337 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The Capitol dome with a large flag flying beside it — November 1927 The flag is raised over the Capitol as Congress returns, December 1927. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-2345 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long arched bridge across a river behind reeds — after 1923 The Key Bridge across the Potomac seen from the riverbank. GeorgetownDate checked: The Library's 1916–1917 comes from neighbouring negatives, but the bridge shown complete here opened on January 17, 1923.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 2186 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a dark coat led by a dog crossing in front of a car, the Capitol dome behind — c. 1927–28 A man with a guide dog crosses the Capitol plaza in front of a waiting motor car, around 1927. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-2446 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

The north front of the White House behind snow-laden trees — c. 1927–28 The White House under snow, 1927 or 1928. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-2506 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd beside a white building with cars in front — 1928 Crowds and parked cars outside the White House offices, 1928. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-2663 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children's model sailboats on a long pool with the memorial behind — 1928 Toy sailboats on the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial, 1928. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-2816 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge seated crowd on a slope, a Gothic church under construction with cranes behind — 1928 A vast crowd fills the hillside below the National Cathedral in 1928, cranes still standing over the unfinished building. The National CathedralHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3008 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small airship in a pale sky above the Washington Monument — 1928 A blimp floats in the hazy sky above the Washington Monument, 1928. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3016 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view over dense city blocks — 1928 Aerial view northeast toward Pennsylvania Avenue in 1928, before the Federal Triangle replaced the old blocks. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3031 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long submarine moored beside a dock with a crane — November 20, 1928 The new submarine V-4 tied up at the Navy Yard, November 20, 1928. The Navy YardHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3094 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A hotel entrance canopy on a wide pavement with flags — after 1925 The Connecticut Avenue entrance of the Mayflower Hotel, which opened in 1925. Dupont Circle and the avenuesDate checked: The Library's 1916–1917 comes from neighbouring negatives, but the Mayflower Hotel opened on February 18, 1925.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F82- 1551 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A lawn and fountain with the Washington Monument rising above the trees beyond — 1929 The Washington Monument rises over the trees beyond the fountain on the White House South Lawn, 1929. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 42557 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A band and flag bearers marching down a leafy avenue with the Capitol dome ahead — 1929 Firemen march with flags and drums down a tree-lined avenue toward the Capitol dome in the 1929 Labor Day parade. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 42809 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A snowy White House glimpsed between two dark columns — 1929 The White House in the snow, framed between two massive columns, 1929. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3230 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Smiling women and a small child in a sleigh beside a coachman outside a columned porch — 1929 Grace Coolidge sits wrapped in rugs in a horse-drawn sleigh with a child and friends outside the White House in the snow of 1929. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3232 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A packed crowd of men and women in hats, a fountain and the Washington Monument behind — 1929 A dense crowd in cloche hats and caps fills a lawn in 1929, a fountain playing and the Washington Monument rising beyond. The White House and Lafayette Square place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3312-5 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Aerial view of a long reflecting pool, memorial and rows of long buildings — 1929 Washington from the air in 1929, looking west along the Reflecting Pool to the Lincoln Memorial, with the wartime Navy and Munitions buildings at right. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-11483 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Empty stands among bare trees in a snowy park — February 21, 1929 The inaugural stands at the White House in the snow, February 21, 1929, a week before Hoover's inauguration. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, v. 2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People with umbrellas crowded on a wet pavement beside the White House — March 2, 1929 A crowd under umbrellas waits in the rain outside the White House offices to say goodbye to President Coolidge, March 2, 1929. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 42270 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People with umbrellas outside a white building — March 2, 1929 Crowds wait under umbrellas in the rain to say goodbye to President Coolidge outside the White House, March 2, 1929. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, v. 2 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Blossoming trees in a park with the columned Lincoln Memorial behind — April 10, 1929 Cherry trees in full blossom frame the Lincoln Memorial in April 1929. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 42514 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A line of uniformed officers in front of the White House south portico — May 3, 1929 The White House police force lined up in new uniforms on the south lawn, May 3, 1929. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, v. 2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A uniformed policeman holding an opossum — May 6, 1929 Officer Snodgrass of the White House police with the newest Hoover pet, an opossum, May 1929. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, v. 2 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd with many flags in an outdoor amphitheatre — May 26, 1929 The massing of the colours service at Washington Cathedral, May 26, 1929. The National CathedralHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3404 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People placing flags and flowers among rows of white headstones — May 30, 1929 Visitors decorate the graves of World War dead at Arlington Cemetery on Memorial Day, 1929. Arlington and Fort MyerNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, vol. 2, p. 52, upper left <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Silhouette of a man fishing beneath trees by the water, the Washington Monument behind — June 1929 An angler is silhouetted under the trees at the water's edge in the summer of 1929, the Washington Monument pale beyond. The Tidal Basin and Potomac Park place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3443 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A willow on the riverbank and a small boat on calm water — June 1929 People fishing from a boat and the bank of the Potomac under a willow, 1929. The Potomac waterfrontHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3444 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men wheeling crates into an armoured truck — June 26, 1929 Guards load the new small-size currency into an armoured truck to carry it from the Bureau of Engraving to the Treasury, June 26, 1929. The TreasuryNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, v. 3 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Uniformed guards with pistols pushing wheeled wooden crates out of a loading dock — June 26, 1929 Armed guards wheel crates of new money from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for the trip to the Treasury, June 1929. The MallNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 42980 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Children wading and splashing in a long pool with the Lincoln Memorial behind — July 9, 1929 Children splash in the Reflecting Pool on a hot July day in 1929, the Lincoln Memorial at the far end. The Lincoln MemorialNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 43127 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A man in a straw hat beside a wheeled popcorn and peanut cart on a street corner — August 31, 1929 Steve Vasilakas stands by his peanut and popcorn pushcart, a fixture in front of the White House, August 1929. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3573 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd in the street before a damaged storefront signed McCrory's, an ambulance in front — November 21, 1929 Crowds and an ambulance outside the wrecked front of McCrory's five-and-ten store after the fire of November 21, 1929. Around the cityNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LC-F8- 43073 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A shop front with its sign intact above a street strewn with debris — November 21, 1929 Wreckage in the street after an oil-burner explosion in the basement of McCrory's five-and-ten-cent store during the lunch hour, November 21, 1929. Downtown and F Street place uncertainHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3688 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men carrying a flag-draped coffin up broad stone steps, parked cars and a building beyond — November 26, 1929 Bearers carry the flag-draped coffin of Senator Francis E. Warren up the Capitol steps, November 26, 1929, cars parked below. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3703 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Firemen on a ladder against a burning building at night — December 24, 1929 Firemen on ladders at the West Wing of the White House during the Christmas Eve fire of 1929. The White House and Lafayette SquareDate checked: The Library's record says December 26, 1929, but the West Wing fire this photograph shows broke out on Christmas Eve, December 24.National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, vol. 4, p. 18 <item> [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge ornate building beside a low white office block — December 27, 1929 The State, War and Navy Building beside the fire-damaged executive offices, December 27, 1929. State, War and Navy BuildingNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, v. 4 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two women in kimono under blossoming cherry trees by the water — 1930 Cherry blossom time at the Tidal Basin, April 2, 1930: women in kimono under the trees. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3891 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men walking on a damaged roof with a flagpole — January 1930 Inspecting the burned roof of the White House offices after the fire, January 1930. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3784 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A blimp in the sky above the Lincoln Memorial — January 1930 An Army airship floats over the Lincoln Memorial, early 1930. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3824 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Fire trucks and searchlights beside the Capitol dome at night — January 4, 1930 Fire trucks and a ladder at the Capitol at night after a fire in a sculptor's studio, January 4, 1930. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3798 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Piles of wreckage beside a damaged building with workmen — January 15, 1930 Debris from the West Wing fire piled on the executive office grounds, January 1930. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3781 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Two skaters gliding on ice in front of the Lincoln Memorial — January 21, 1930 Skaters on the frozen Reflecting Pool below the Lincoln Memorial, January 21, 1930. The Lincoln MemorialHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3792 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Steel framework and a crane over a building under repair — February 1, 1930 Reconstruction of the fire-damaged executive offices, February 1, 1930. The White House and Lafayette SquareNational Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress · LOT 12299, v. 4 [item] [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

High view of a busy junction full of streetcars and cars — March 1930 Rush hour at 15th Street and New York Avenue, 1930: streetcars, buses and motor cars jam the junction. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3922 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A wide street crowded with cars beside tall buildings — March 1930 The 4:30 rush hour at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 1930. Pennsylvania AvenueHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3923 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A bridge arch framing a river view with boats — April 1930 The Potomac through an arch of the Key Bridge, with the Washington Monument in the distance, 1930. GeorgetownHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3944 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A concrete arch bridge over boats and a riverbank — April 1930 The Key Bridge over the Potomac, with boathouses below, 1930. GeorgetownHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3946 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large crowd on a slope with a choir in white — April 20, 1930 Easter sunrise service at Walter Reed Hospital, April 20, 1930. Walter Reed General HospitalHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3969 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A dense crowd of children on a lawn with the Washington Monument behind — April 21, 1930 Thousands of children roll Easter eggs on the White House south lawn, April 21, 1930, with the Washington Monument beyond. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3960 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A crowd of children and adults below the White House south portico — April 21, 1930 President Hoover greets children at the Easter egg roll on the White House lawn, April 21, 1930. The White House and Lafayette SquareHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-3963 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A rotor aircraft in the air in front of the Capitol dome — 1931 An autogiro flies low past the Capitol dome, 1931. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-4767 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

An old-fashioned carriage pulled by horses before the Capitol — 1931 A horse-drawn carriage with liveried coachmen in front of the Capitol, 1931. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-4780 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A small blimp high in the sky above the Capitol dome — 1931 An airship passes over the Capitol dome, 1931. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-4883 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A white marble statue against a memorial wall among shrubs — 1931 The DAR Founders Memorial, a marble figure with outstretched arms, 1931. Seventeenth StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-4936 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A downtown street of shops and office blocks with cars parked along it — 1931 F Street looking east from 15th Street, with the Old Ebbitt and Garfinckel's department store, 1931. Downtown and F StreetHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-4914 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Men gathered at a bronze statue in front of a columned building — January 1931 Secretary Andrew Mellon lays a wreath at the Hamilton statue outside the Treasury, January 1931. The TreasuryHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-4413 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rows of seated guests at an outdoor ceremony with flags — November 11, 1931 Guests at the dedication of the District of Columbia War Memorial, November 11, 1931, including Edith Wilson. The MallHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-4893 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A large airship near the ground with the Washington Monument in the background — 1932 An Army blimp comes down on the Monument grounds, 1932, with the obelisk behind. The Washington MonumentHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-5039 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A huge crowd on the plaza below the Capitol's steps — 1932 Crowds fill the Capitol plaza for a ceremony, 1932. The CapitolHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-5058 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A uniformed policeman standing beside a traffic signal on a pavement — 1932 A Metropolitan Police officer beside a signal post on a downtown street, 1932. Around the cityHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-5091 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

People in kimono and suits walking under blossoming trees by the water — 1932 The Japanese ambassador's party walks under the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin, April 1932. The Tidal Basin and Potomac ParkHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-5157 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

A long street of makeshift shacks and tents on open ground — 1932 The Bonus Army's camp of shacks and tents on the Anacostia flats, 1932, where unemployed veterans of the World War waited for Congress to pay their bonus early. Anacostia and the river place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-5266 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication

Rough shelters around a flagpole on bare ground — 1932 An American flag and a hand-lettered sign, \"Who killed the bonus?\", in the Bonus Army camp, 1932. Anacostia and the river place probableHarris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress · LC-H2- B-5267 [P&P] · No known restrictions on publication