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Point and Shoot: 1925
Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Girls' rifle team of Drexel Institute." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Inaugural Ball: 1925
"Inaugural Ball. March 4, 1925." And Calvin Coolidge could have danced all night. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Washington: 1925
Union Station in Washington, D.C., circa 1925, with a baseball game next door. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
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Court of Honor: 1913
Preparations for the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson in 1913. "Inaugural stands. Court of Honor before White House." Building at the left is the Treasury at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Harris & Ewing. View full size.
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The New President: 1921
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Moving Day: 1924
February 2, 1924. "Home Sweet Home being moved to its permanent location, passing the south grounds of the White House. The building is to be used as a headquarters for the Girl Scouts of America." After eight months in Sherman Square the building, a "model American home" put up by the National Federation of Women's Clubs, was moved ("by hefty mules," said the Washington Post) to new digs at 18th Street and New York Avenue. The "snug little house" (weight 150 tons) was a replica of the Long Island residence of lyricist John Howard Payne, who 100 years earlier had written "Home Sweet Home." View full size.
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Throwing the Switch: 1929
February 27, 1929. Washington, D.C. "Testing installation for radio broadcast of the Inauguration." On the eve of the Great Depression, a sound check for the presidency of Herbert Hoover. National Photo Co. View full size.
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Letter Opener: 1916
1916. Washington, D.C. "Post Office Department, opening machine." If you have sharp eyes and don't mind a little sleuthing, there is an interesting story to be gleaned here. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. View full size.
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