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Explore America: Washington, D.C.

Explore America and discover people, places, art, and history that connect to Washington, D.C., in the Smithsonian’s collections. The nation's capital is known for its monuments and museums, but Washington, D.C., has vibrant neighborhoods and a culture all its own. Held in trust for the American people, the Smithsonian’s collections document the country’s history, art from across the globe, scientific discovery, and the vast wonders of the natural and cultural world. Visit Smithsonian Open Access to download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s 2D and 3D images.


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The George Washington University

Portrait of Alma Thomas in her Studio

Uzikee

DC Funk Parade

Woodward & Lothrop's

Lillian Evanti

TK Echo and the Social Power of Music in D.C.

Georgetown University

DC Funk Parade

Resting on the Goalpost. Washington, D.C., June 1969, from the series Southern Roads/City Pavements

36th Street

Baseball jersey worn by Washington Senator Claude Osteen

DC Funk Parade

Washington Nationals, Detroit vs. Washington

[Newsboys, at least three girls, and men in front of Howard Theater, with Cab Calloway's name on signs : acetate film photonegative,]

Woodward & Lothrop

Key to the City of Washington, DC, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

Our DC

Washing the Walk, (Burberry's), from the series Connecticut Avenue

button, Gallaudet University

Chuck Brown at the 2000 Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Washington Nationals pennant

Anacostia ACs baseball players posing with bats

Color transparency of William Christenberry in his Washington, DC studio

Lichtman Theater [front, exterior of Booker T Theatre] [acetate film photonegative]

Raynolds Place

Al Evans

Washington Senators pennant

Poster of the 1969 Washington Senators

Washington Senators Score Card, World Series 1924

Beer Drinkers at the Sea Grill, Washington, DC

Washington Nationals e-ticket from the inaugural season

DC Funk Parade

Untitled, from the series Connecticut Avenue

Watercolor Street Scene


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