#district of columbia

Shot a bit of color on my commute the other day. August 2017.

1915-1923. “Street vendor, Washington, D.C." Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress.

1939. “Washington, D.C. An automobile parking lot on 14th Street, back of the Department of Labor." Myers, David (David Moffat), photographer. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

1915-1923. “Street vendor, Washington, D.C." Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress.

1915-1923. “Street views, pedestrians. Washington, D.C." Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress.

1980-2006. “Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C." Highsmith, Carol M., photographer. Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

1980-2006. “Looking down on the U.S. Navy Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C." Highsmith, Carol M., photographer. Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

1980-2006. “Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C." Highsmith, Carol M., photographer. Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

1939. “Washington, D.C. A row of houses, all alike, showing seven entrances and a bit of yard in front of each, in one of the nicer old sections of the city." Myers, David (David Moffat), photographer. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

November, 1936. “The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C." Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985, photographer. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

1939. “Washington, D.C. A view of the circular walk leading from the Benjamin Franklin post office on the 12th Street side near Pennsylvania Avenue, showing two pedestrians." Myers, David (David Moffat), photographer. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

1939. “Washington, D.C. Rock Creek Parkway during the construction[…]" Myers, David (David Moffat), photographer. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

1939. “Washington, D.C. Boathouses and clubs, near 36th and M Streets in Georgetown." Myers, David (David Moffat), photographer. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

1939. “Washington, D.C. A street scene, showing a car at the entrance of the Office of Internal Revenue, facing the Benjamin Franklin post office qt 12th and Pennsylvania Avenue." Myers, David (David Moffat), photographer. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

1943. “Washington, D.C. Franklin Park." Horne, Joseph A. (Joseph Anthony), photographer. Farm Security Administration – Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

ca. 1904. “Exterior of Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C." Fawcett, Waldon, photographer. Miscellaneous Items in High Demand Collection, Library of Congress.

1917. “National Engraving Co, Washington, D.C. fire." Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress.

1910-1920. “New National Museum [of Natural History] and Gallery, Washington, D.C." Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

1905-1915. “Balcony gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C." Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection, Library of Congress.

September 15, 1937. “First of fair sex to obtain motorcycle license in Capital. Washington, D.C., Sept. 15. Although she weights only 88 pounds–one-third of the machine she rides, Mrs. Sally Halterman is the first woman to be granted a license to operate a motorcycle in the District of Columbia. She is 27 years old and 4 feet, 11 inches tall. Immediately after receiving her permit, Mrs. Halterman was initiated into the D.C. Motorcycle Club—the only girl ever to be accorded this honor." Harris & Ewing Collection, Library of Congress.