Mounted cavalry riding past the reviewing stand during the Grand Review of the Union Army at the end of the US Civil War.

A painting by James Madison Alden of the corner of 17th and H Streets in the spring of 1875.

A front view of the White House.

Side view of the mounted statue of President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square.

A man poses for a photo in his car in front of the White House.

A Wright Bros. Type B Plane takes off from the White House's yard, flown by the aviator Harry Atwood.

A quarter-view of the Red Cross Building.

The Daughters of the American Revolution Hall shortly after its construction in 1910.

Statue of President Andrew Jackson on horseback surrounded by cannons.

Visiting German naval officers walking down the steps of the State, War & Navy Building.

The Memorial Continental Hall, that national headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The building was the site of the 1922 Washington Naval Conference.

Admiral Peschwitz von Rebener of the Imperial German Navy on a visit to Washington DC.

A street scene showing the State, War & Navy Building, which was later renamed the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

A women's field hocky team poses for a photograph on the mall with the White House in the background.

Secretary of State Lansing and his wife dismount from a car to attend the funeral of Yuan Shikai, who oversaw the end of the Qing Dynasty, and whose death brought about the final splintering of China's central government before the Japanese invasion.

A parade float of the National Apple Week Association is parked in front of the Pan American Union building.

Several sufragettes pose for a photograph in front of the statue of the Marquis de Layfette during a demonstration.

A view of Blair House, the building used by the president to house his guests.

St. John's Church located at the corner of 16th and H Streets.

President Warren G Harding on horseback in front of the State, War and Navy Building, today known as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

A fire crew aims a hose spray of water at the door of the State, War and Navy Building.

The National Republican Club building at the corner of H Street and 16th Street.

A group standing near a marker for measuring distance to Washington D.C. in front of the White House.