For more than two centuries Washington has been at the center of federal business and national pride. Here are some snapshots in time that show how the city has...
Aerial view of the Washington Navy Yard, looking east (top). This shot shows the Navy Yard’s borders: M Street on the north (left); the waterfront on the south; 11th street on the east, and 2nd street on the west (foreground). On the right bank of the river is Anacostia, September 1963. (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the U.S. Navy)