DCHistory: #OTD Audience members watch the Air Circus performing over Bolling Field, September 24, 1923 (Kiplinger Washington Collection, KC3929.PHAC.L.U., Courtesy Library of Congress) https://t.co/abKMOVl26h
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 24, 2021
BoundaryStones: “Minnie Keyes: You have been good to me. All is yours.” In 1933, Minnie Keyes inherited dozens of houses sprawled across D.C., worth over $2 million altogether. The properties landed her in the center of a debate over slums, segregation and urban renewal. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 24, 2021
BoundaryStones: “Minnie Keyes: You have been good to me. All is yours.” In 1933, Minnie Keys inherited dozens of houses sprawled across D.C., worth over $2 million altogether. The properties landed her in the center of a debate over slums, segregation and urban renewal. …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 24, 2021
LOCMaps: Made by a member of the 743rd tank battalion, this pictorial map follows the path of the group from the D-Day Normandy invasion in June 1944 through the first 48 days of action during the campaign. Zoom in on the details here: https://t.co/VjrPEDyGLO …
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 24, 2021
StreetsOfDC: After 65 years on Pennsylvania Avenue, Harvey’s moved in 1931 to Connecticut Avenue next to the Mayflower Hotel, where it remained for more than half a century, finally closing in the early 1990s. https://t.co/WfghvmjwqF
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 24, 2021
Discovering Neptune via NASA https://t.co/DGCjYqtcBm https://t.co/QaWwQpJzUq
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StreetsOfDC: George Washington Harvey (1840–1909) and his brother, Thomas (1830–72) opened Harvey’s Oyster House in 1858. In 1866, Harvey’s moved to a building with a stylish cast-iron front on the SE corner of 11th St and Pa Ave NW, pictured on this postcard. Harvey's staye…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Sep 24, 2021