Stereoview of Pennsylvania Avenue from the grounds of the Treasury Building in the early 1890s. Lots and lots of activity in the street in those days. The bunting on the Willard Hotel (on the left) may be for the GAR encampment of 1892. https://t.co/E1wT4Np4xJ Stereoview of Pe…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Dec 30, 2021
Today in History - December 30 https://t.co/qmwFlzmMlo U.S. Minister to Mexico James Gadsden, and three envoys of the President of Mexico General Antonio López de Santa Anna Pérez de Lebrón, signed the Gadsden Purchase, or Gadsden Treaty, in Mexico City on December 30, 1853.…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Dec 30, 2021
Quote of the Day: "Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." - Benjamin Franklin
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Dec 30, 2021
This stunning 1883 railroad map of the Union Pacific Railway, "the short, quick and safe line to all points west," includes vivid illustrations made expressly for the map. Take a closer look here: https://t.co/kHEJOy33D7 https://t.co/4QHsVDwJXs This stunning 1883 railroad map…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Dec 29, 2021
Made in 1960 for its centennial, this pictorial map shows the route of the short-lived Pony Express, a mail service using relays of horse-mounted riders between MO and OR that operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861. Zoom in on the details here: https://t.co/k81S4tD3V1…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Dec 29, 2021
Stereoview photo of the December 28, 1899 burial ceremony at Arlington Cemetery for victims of the explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor, which precipitated the Spanish-American War. https://t.co/ekTkVBu54t Stereoview photo of the December 28, 1899 burial c…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Dec 29, 2021
Matchcover from the Women's National Bank--the first federally chartered full-service bank owned and operated by women primarily to serve women's needs--which opened in 1977 at 1627 K St NW. In 1986, the bank changed its name to the Adams National Bank (named for Abigail Ada…
— Kenneth Samson (@PangurBanC) Dec 29, 2021