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Event
A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration.
Event Type
Openings and Dedications
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19180515
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Title
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US Airmail Service Begins
Description
An account of the resource
The <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/28">first airplane</a> carrying US mail left the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/325">Washington Polo Grounds</a>, now in West Potomac Park, on May 15, 1918. The US Post Office Department created air mail service to speed up the delivery of mail traveling between Washington, Philadelphia, and New York. President Woodrow Wilson presided at this event that drew a large crowd of spectators to the southwest end of the Mall. US Army Lieutenant George L. Boyle piloted the inaugural flight, but it never reached Philadelphia. Boyle crash landed near Waldorf, Maryland. After a rough first day, the post office began moving mail by planes regularly.
Source
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Internal Archive, National Parks Service.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
05/15/1918
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1890-1919
commerce & trade
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Publisher
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Rights
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For permission to reproduce or publish, contact osiaref@si.edu or call 202-633-5870. To order reproductions, call 202-633-1933 or contact photos@si.edu
Event
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Event Type
Openings and Dedications
Event Sort Date
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19770701
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Smithsonian Metro Stop Opens
Description
An account of the resource
The Smithsonian Metro station opened on July 1, 1977 giving visitors and residents a new option for taking public transportation to the Mall. At the official opening, the Metro's General Manager presented the Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian with a fare card to add to the institutional collections.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
07/01/1977
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1950-1979
Source
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Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_8379">View original</a>.
building the mall
commerce & trade
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Event
A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration.
Event Sort Date
For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day.
18710000
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Title
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Washington Canal filled in
Description
An account of the resource
By 1871, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/41">Washington Canal </a>was little more than an <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/298">open sewer</a>. Although many people proposed ways to make the canal functional, no solution was ever put into practice. In February 1871 Congress revoked the charters that made <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/251">Washington and Georgetown</a> independent cities and brought the entire District of Columbia under a territorial government. The Director of the Board of Public Works for this new territory, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/124">Alexander Shepherd</a>, immediately enacted a solution to the canal problem by filling it in. The newly created road where the canal had been was first called <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/311">B Street</a>, then renamed Constitution Avenue in 1931.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1871
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1860-1889
Source
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<em>Evening Star</em> (Washington, DC), August 9, 1871, via the Library of Congress. <a href="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1871-08-09/ed-1/seq-4/">View original</a>.
building the mall
commerce & trade
ghost mall
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Event
A non-persistent, time-based occurrence. Metadata for an event provides descriptive information that is the basis for discovery of the purpose, location, duration, and responsible agents associated with an event. Examples include an exhibition, webcast, conference, workshop, open day, performance, battle, trial, wedding, tea party, conflagration.
Event Sort Date
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18620517
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Washington's First Streetcar Line Opens
Description
An account of the resource
In 1862 the Washington & Georgetown Railroad Company opened Washington, DC's first streetcar line running nine horse-drawn cars on tracks extending from the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">US Capitol</a> to the State Department. The growth of public transportation was fed by the influx of people into the nation's capital during the Civil War, the development of military depots and equipment, and increased government and residential activity. By 1863, the Washington & Georgetown ran 18 miles of track, and in 1864, reported a nine percent profit and an estimated 7.5 million passengers rode its horse cars. These first cars were segregated; African Americans rode only on front and rear platforms.
Source
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2002717122/">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
05/17/1862
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1860-1889
building the mall
commerce & trade
everyday life
ghost mall
neighborhood
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Object
Representation of an object, e.g. plate, instruments, tools.
Original Format
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photograph
Appearance
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Dinner Plate
Dublin Core
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Title
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Washington, DC Dinner Plate
Description
An account of the resource
This plate from an American series shows men on horseback on what would become the National Mall with the<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59"> Capitol building</a> in the background. The plate shows the original design for the Capitol by Dr. William Thornton, which would be redesigned after being <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/320">burned during the War of 1812</a>. This style of blue and white pottery was popular during the 1820s and 1830s in America. They mirrored similar European plates of the time. Often depicting patriotic scenes, they were used to show the points of pride, revealing the importance of the National Mall to the young nation.
Source
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Patriotic America, <a href="http://patrioticamerica.citrusstaging.com/pottery/printed-designs/patterns/capitol-washington-ridgway">View Original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1820-1840
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1800-1829
1830-1859
commerce & trade
-
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1b80481770e00a267e61cc80fea834ce
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800
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640
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Event
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Event Type
Openings and Dedications
Event Sort Date
For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day.
18440524
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Samuel Morse sends first telegraph message from the US Capitol
Description
An account of the resource
On May 24, 1844 after receiving $30,000 in appropriations from Congress, inventor Samuel Morse sent the first official telegraph message from Washington, DC to Baltimore, Maryland. In a series of dots and dashes, later known as Morse code, Morse transmitted the message "What Hath God Wrought" from the Supreme Court Chamber, then located inside the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol</a>. Before the telegraph, information transmission was limited to the speed of horse travel, but could now be transmitted wide distances almost instantly. The telegraph office existed inside the Capitol until 2007.
Source
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. <a href="http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/technology/telegraph.aspx">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
05/24/1844
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1830-1859
commerce & trade
ghost mall
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Event
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Event Type
Openings and Dedications
Event Sort Date
For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day.
18720000
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Baltimore & Potomac Railroad bisects the National Mall
Description
An account of the resource
<p>In 1872, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/42">Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station</a> opened near the Capitol, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/346">crossing the parks and lawns of the National Mall</a>. The first train departed at 5 a.m. on July 2 with sixty passengers. The depot buildings were opened in 1874. The presence of the railroad on the Mall was controversial until it was removed in 1907. Although the Mall was barely developed when the railroad arrived, some argued that the noisy, dirty, smelly steam-driven locomotives would ruin the landscape of the park. Others believed that the Mall could accommodate both technology and nature and that the railroad represented progress and economic growth.</p>
Source
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90710994/">View original.</a>
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1860-1889
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1872
commerce & trade
ghost mall
neighborhood
-
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46e00390428bffa5fd384aa3f5969b68
Event
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Event Type
Openings and Dedications
Event Sort Date
For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day.
18011200
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Center Market Opens
Description
An account of the resource
The <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/32">Center Market</a>, one of the first formal markets in Washington City, opened in mid-December 1801. The market's location was <a href="http://mallhistory.org/explorations/show/center-market">proposed in the early plans of the city</a> and George Washington had set aside land for its establishment in March 1797. Laws governing the market encouraged local farmers to bring their products into the city and contributed rental revenues to the city's poor fund. The market was near <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/40">Tiber Creek</a>, the planned route of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/41">Washington City Canal</a>, which provided easy transportation.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1801
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1800-1829
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<em>National Intelligencer</em>, October 11, 1802.
commerce & trade
everyday life
ghost mall
neighborhood
-
https://mallhistory.org/files/original/7efbfef9f223d47843bde4a0bd06c6ca.jpg
917f3251ba9e69b2ee161fcbf693b1bd
Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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photographic print
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Title
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Horse-drawn wagons in front of the Center Market, Washington, D.C.
Description
An account of the resource
In 1909, visitors standing at the entrance of the United States National Museum (now the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/55">Museum of Natural History</a>), saw horse-drawn carriages and carts, vendors, and storefronts, of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/32">Center Market</a>. The small building in the foreground is a guard house next to the wooden gate leading to the museum.
Source
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Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_8219?back=%2Fsearch%2Fsia_search_collections%2Fcenter%2520market">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1909
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1890-1919
commerce & trade
everyday life
ghost mall
museums
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1024
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caption:Landscape
byline:NARA
IPTC Array
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Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
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Negative
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Title
A name given to the resource
Shoppers at the outdoor food market
Description
An account of the resource
People from all walks of life shopped at <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/32">Center Market</a>, from Presidents and First Ladies to <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/139">local residents</a>. In addition to the stalls and businesses inside the main building, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/505">vendors set up stalls outside the building</a>. This photograph from 1910 shows the range of shoppers at one of these outdoor stalls. For example, the woman on the right wearing a fur cape was probably wealthier than the woman in the middle with a large white apron.
Source
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National Archives at College Park. <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/518226">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1890-1919
commerce & trade
everyday life
ghost mall