1930s blotter card for the Parker Bridget Co, one of the city's most exclusive clothing stores for men, where a young Julius Garfinckel learned his trade. Originally at 9th St and Pa Ave NW, the store moved in 1930 to the Washington Building at 15th and New York Ave NW. …
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Before she was hired as Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley made clothing for the likes of Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Mrs. Robert E. Lee. https://t.co/SQsRh31nAg #DCHistory Before she was hired as Mary Todd Lincoln's dressmaker, Elizabeth Keckley made clothing fo…
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Arson was the original suspected cause of the Patent Office Fire of 1836, but closer investigation revealed that poor storage of stove ashes was to blame. https://t.co/Ou5irc1VXu #DCHistory Arson was the original suspected cause of the Patent Office Fire of 1836, but closer …
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Matchbook cover from the Allies Club, a WWII era private club located just east of Thomas Circle. It became an after hours bottle club, where patrons could bring their own alcohol and skirt the DC law prohibiting the sale of alcohol late at night. Large 1964 apt on the site …
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In the late 1930s, the Engineering and Research Corporation tested their latest plane, the Ercoupe, at an airstrip near College Park, Maryland. https://t.co/WL029JgXYN #MDHistory In the late 1930s, the Engineering and Research Corporation tested their latest plane, the Ercou…
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