From our friends at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. comes a cool DC-based photo challenge. If you recognize these District locations and can answer the queries, you know more than I! Seriously, if you know what's up with these photos, leave your response in the comments section below. The first to answer correctly gets a sweet prize.
The Historical Society of Washington, DC. is an educational, research and archive organization with a vast collection dating to the 1700s. HSW is located downtown at Mt. Vernon Square; in the old Carnegie Library, 801 K St NW.
From, the organizers:
"DC History Nerds! A Challenge.
Do you think you know a lot about DC? Do you recognize any of these places? Each of these archival photographs are from the Historical Society of Washington D.C.'s huge collection. The first commenter to correctly identify all three photos wins a cupcake from Sticky Fingers Bakery.
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| Sweet manse, yeah? Formerly occupied by a 3-time failed presidential candidate. Where in NW was this house located? The lot is currently home to an apartment building with a great view. |
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| Who is this big guy? And do all children bother him? Name where he lives and his moniker. |
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| Look familiar? No, it’s not from OccupyDC. This isn’t the first time DC has seen a tent city—where was this encampment built, and when? |
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Your cupcake’s on the line so start the guessing! Any questions can be sent to hswphotos@gmail.com.
All images courtesy of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C."
UPDATE: Answers listed below in the comments section.
6 comments:
The Cairo? (P btwn 16&17th)
Uncle Beazly @ the zoo
The "Bonus Army"--WWI Vets who encamped along the Anacostia demanding the Gov't pay their promised bonuses. http://www.npr.org/2011/11/11/142224795/the-bonus-army-how-a-protest-led-to-the-gi-bill
Well you're right about Uncle Beazley. The house isn't the Cairo though, and you're a little to far back in history for the third one. Any other guesses?
Poor People's Campaign (1968)! On the National Mall!
Columbia Heights?
National Zoo?
Tent City - Civil Rights era?
1. I have no clue...
2. That guy was originally on the Mall in front of the Natural History Museum.
3. That's the start of the encampments during WWII on the Mall- right by the reflecting pool and current Vietnam Vets Memorial.
Thanks for the great guesses!
The answers, from the organizers:
1. The house was known as the Mt. Pleasant House and was once inhabited by politician William Jennings Bryan--known for being a prohibitionist, an anti-imperialist, a failed presidential candidate and a participant in the Scopes "Monkey" trial. In its place at the corner of 13th and Clifton Streets, NW (Columbia Heights) stands the Highview/Castle Manor apartment buildings. If you look at the building now, it seems some of the original retaining wall is intact. The "view" of the Highview is a great panorama of the city--the top of that hill on 13th Street is the only spot in the city where you can naturally see both the Capitol and the Washington Monument at the same time!
2. The dinosaur is Uncle Beazley, who was created for a TV show, then came to the Zoo. He moved a few times--first to the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and then the Museum of Natural History--but is back at the Zoo again.
3. The last photo is of "Resurrection City" from the Poor People's Campaign. Organized by Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1967, the movement aimed to bring attention to economic inequality and demand an economic bill of rights and action from the government to help the poor. In 1968, a month after King's assassination, the campaign started a protest in DC and thousands of people encamped on the Mall. Resurrection City lasted for 6 weeks.
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