Miscellaneous
Title
Miscellaneous
Description
The Tiber Creek's existence extends beyond men's capability to record events. Much of the Creeks past was during the time before written history in fact. SDescribing the length of the Tiber's existence makes the fairly recent evets which have altered its flow seem petty. Since the Creek became part of the District Of Columbia's past it has suffered a series of unfortunate events climaxing with the Creek's demise. The collection is a miscellaneous assortment of items associated with the creek.
Contributor
J Andrew Shuniak
Collection Items
Washington, D.C.'s Vanishing Springs and Waterways
Garnett Williams writes about several bodies of water the existed in the past and present.
Tiber Creek
A description of the Tiber Creek, and summery of the experiences of James F. Duhamel, the authors, contemporary peers around the Tiber. It is a lengthy paper and highlights many notable things concerning the Creek
Former Bathing Basin
This map reveals that after the influx of immigrants with inadequate bathing options subsided the Tidal Basin was returned to a more scenic area. A small bathing area was placed away from the main body of water. The basin had became more relaxed by…
Bathing in the Tidal Basin
This photo is supposed to represent the enormous influx of new immigrants to Washington D.C. The Tiber Creek as well as other bodies of water such as the Tidal Basin would be subject to their vagaries. With them the mass of immigrants ushered in…