Browse Items (1016 total)

Old Town Hall was built in 1900. Joseph E. Willard, who served as lieutenant governor of Virginia and Minister to Spain, built the Town Hall and gave it to the town in 1900.

Fairfax Square has it all - a terrific location in northern Virginia's Fairfax County, close to the Beltway and Washington DC, I-66, Vienna Metro and Old Town Fairfax, plus apartment and townhome plans to suit any lifestyle or taste. The community is…

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 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…

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.

The Fireman's Insurance Company began its operations in 1838 in downtown Washington.

"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…

Holiday decorations at Landmark Center in Alexandria, Va. The Gap clothing store is visible on the left and a sign advertises that the shopping center is open until 9:30 p.m.

Shoppers in the open mall area at Landmark Center in Alexandria, Va. This view faces northeast with Hecht's visible in the background and Woodward & Lothrop visible on the left.

A panoramic view of Landmark Center in Alexandria, Va., taken from a construction site near Duke Street. This is made up of four separate photographs. The three anchor stores -- Sears, Woodward & Lothrop, and Hecht's -- are all visible in this view.