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Largely taken in and around Washington between 1905 and 1945, the photos portray people, events, and architecture. [5] Many are scanned and online. [ 5 ] The City Museum of Washington, D.C. also has a large number of Harris & Ewing photographs, and others are held by the National Portrait Gallery and the Newseum . [ 2 ]
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president.
DeLancey Walker Gill (July 1, 1859 – August 31, 1940) was an American drafter, landscape painter, and photographer.Gill first became noted for his landscape illustrations and watercolors, featuring subjects such as Native American pueblos in addition to his main focus on Washington, D.C. Characterized as detailed and meticulous in his landscapes, Gill captured views of working-class and ...
Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators at Washington Arsenal: 7 July 1865 Alexander Gardner: Washington, D.C., United States Albumen print [s 1] Portrait of Sir John Herschel: 1867 Julia Margaret Cameron: Hawkhurst, England, United Kingdom Carbon print: Herschel would later be the godfather to Cameron's firstborn. [25] [s 1] Call, I Follow, I ...
Kauffman was then posted to Washington DC in the summer of 1939. On the day after Denmark was occupied by Germany on 9 April 1940, Kauffmann became the first Danish envoy to declare he couldn't receive and act on orders from an occupied Danish government, but the US still recognized him as Denmark's official representative. [2]
Although the ABC-1 agreement was not a military alliance, it nevertheless signified that the United States was preparing to enter the war on the side of the Allied powers, that the United States would make every effort to maintain the security of the British Commonwealth, and that the United States military was modifying existing war plans (e.g ...
History of Seattle, Washington 1900–1940: Seattle experienced rapid growth and transformation in the early 20th century, establishing itself as a leader in the Pacific Northwest. The Klondike Gold Rush led to massive immigration, diversifying the city's ethnic mix with arrivals of Japanese, Filipinos, Europeans, and European-Americans.
On August 31, 1940, Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19, a new Douglas DC-3A, was flying from Washington, D.C. to Detroit with a stopover in Pittsburgh. While the aircraft was flying near Lovettsville, Virginia at 6,000 feet (1,800 m) and approaching the West Virginia border, Trip 19 encountered an intense thunderstorm.