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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…
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…
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…
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…