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Verizon Center Interior, Washington, DC
Verizon Center is a 20,000-seat multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue, owned and operated by Monumental Sports & Entertainment, in the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Chinatown in downtown Washington, D.C. The arena is home to the NBA’s…
The Daguerre Monument, Washington, DC
The French artist Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre (1787-1851) became interested in the 1820s in trying to capture images photographically. In August 1839 his “Daguerreotype” technique–fixing an image on a light-sensitive, polished silver plate–was…
The First Public Telegraph office, Washington, DC
Samuel F.B. Morse Artist and inventor opened and operated on this site under the direction of the Post Office Department. The First Public Telegraph Office.
Firemen's Insurance Co. building
The Fireman's Insurance Company began its operations in 1838 in downtown Washington.
General Winfield Scott Hancock Memorial in Washington, D.C.
"Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14, 1824 – February 9, 1886) was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the…
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The view over the river into Washington, DC during the storm.
Never in the 26 years of my life had I ever seen a sight like this one during the storm of June 29, 2012.