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Washington in Embryo
The survey that produced this sketch was conducted under the direction of Dr. Joseph M. Toner. It is a sketch of Washington D.C. prior to any survey…
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…
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…
Chart of the Potomac river
This chart of the Potomac is actually very revealing about the city of Washington D.C. and the fate of the Tiber. Here in this chart the Potomac is looking fairly well, but the Tiber has been reduced significantly. The streets drawn indicate…
Tiber and Water versus Street and Avenues
These two text analysis are supposed to work together to exhibit that even in a document affiliated with the Tiber Creek in Washington D.C. subtle hints about encroaching urbanization occur. The article was about the serenity and beauty of the Tiber…
Plan of proposed bathing beach: Inner Tidal Basin
The Committee concerned with affairs within the District of Columbia had petitioned for and received appropriations for a beach and bathing facilities along the shores of the tidal basin. The document that recorded the discussions of the amount of…
Washington in Embryo
The survey that produced this sketch was conducted under the direction of Dr. Joseph M. Toner. It is a sketch of Washington D.C. prior to any survey done by Major L'enfant. It depicts Washington D.C. at one of its earliest and wildest times. Before…
Policeman investigating the length of a woman bathing suit.
The invasion of new immigrants to Washington D.C. in the 1800's stunned the inhabitants of the modest communities near Washington D.C. The Tidal Basin is seen as one of the first attempts by Congressional legislators to mend the increasingly…
Map of locations affiliated with the Tiber.
My Google map the engages users with some of the history associated with the Tiber Creek. I could not put enough points on my map to truly trace the Creeks flow down towards the Potomac. The building and places associated with it are numerous as well…