Historic Photos of Washington, D.C.

Andrew B. Smith, Matthew Gilmore

• Publisher: Turner
• Year: 2007
• Print ISBN: 9781683369035
• eBook ISBN: 9781618587008
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

By the late nineteenth century, the city of Washington, D.C., was a vibrant cultural center of the East. Through changing fortunes, Washington, D.C., has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens. Historic Photos of Washington, D.C., captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From Abraham Lincoln's inauguration to the National Cathedral, the Commission of Fine Arts to Congress, Historic Photos of Washington, D.C., follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city's history. This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• To the End of the Civil War Era (1860–1879)
• The “New Washington” to the Gilded Age 1880–1920)
• Isolationism to War (1921–1949)
• Postwar Growth and Decline (1950–1970)
• Notes on the Photographs