19 10 490 https://mallhistory.org/files/original/9930831b0d414663cb6589434e1eadc0.png 35b925a66f9b8e69b2afa3273c46868b 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 If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data sketch Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 593 x 371 px Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baltimore & Ohio Train Depot, 1835 Description An account of the resource The brick Baltimore and Ohio Railway Depot stood at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Second Street on lots formerly occupied by a cabinet maker and a boarding house. Fitted with offices, living rooms, and a waiting room, an agent and a staff of fewer than half a dozen men managed passenger, baggage and freight. A few thousand people flocked to the station to greet the first trains arriving in 1835, welcomed at the District line by the mayor and the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/144">Marine Band</a>. The first passengers were escorted to nearby taverns and hotels for entertainment. Most then, returned to Baltimore, where their journey originated. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Records of the Columbia Historical Society, 27 (1925): 179. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925 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 everyday life ghost mall neighborhood https://mallhistory.org/files/original/53d3c7fbf800edbb5fafc86cdfb83708.jpg 88bf4e3e1dbda809e6cf4f603813a686 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. Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 800 x 666px Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Detail, National Capital Description An account of the resource This detail of Adolph Sachse's stylized bird's-eye view of Washington highlights the section of the National Mall west of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">US Capitol</a> on present-day 6th Street. The National Mall was still parkland, a series of gardens, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/372">experimental plots</a>, and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/261">natural landscapes</a>. Ten years earlier, the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/166">Baltimore and Potomac Railway lines</a> visible in this illustration were constructed through its center. Passengers boarded at the station where the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/427">National Gallery of Art</a> stands today, and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/346">freight cars loaded from sheds</a> among the trees of the Mall. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Adolph Sachse Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/item/75693178">View original</a>. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Balti[more] A. Sachse & Co. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884 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 commerce & trade design & monuments neighborhood work & play https://mallhistory.org/files/original/24943aec5ba34b7aa7699479694dbee7.jpg 3c483fccea27aed98b1d6deee360c3ae 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. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Lithograph Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 800 x 595px 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. 18810702 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Assassination of President James A. Garfield Description An account of the resource On July 2, 1881, a deranged <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/410">Charles Guiteau</a> shot <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/111">President James A. Garfield</a> at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/42">Baltimore and Potomac Railway Station</a>. Guiteau was an unsuccessful lawyer, evangelist, and insurance salesman, who thought that the President owed him a government job. Garfield died from complications from the wound on September 19. Pennsylvania Railroad Company placed a plaque and a star on the location of the assassination. However the public often complained that they disliked the reminder of the crime every time they entered the waiting room, and the company removed the commemorative tablet and star in 1897. Today, Garfield's is the only unmarked presidential assassination. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003671706/">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 7/2/1881 neighborhood politics & protest presidents https://mallhistory.org/files/original/85fadda6e4ae4f5beb6bf1939b9ab928.jpg 2f555ec70c4d48b7c870199ebc6ca259 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Printed in Dian Olson Belanger, "Railroad in the Park: Washington's Baltimore Potomac Station," Washington History, Vol. 2, No. 1, Spring 1990. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Train Sheds Description An account of the resource The <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/42">Baltimore and Potomac Railroad</a>, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/166">crossed the National Mall</a> between 1870 and 1907. Sheds for waiting trains and empty freight cars extended into the parklands of the National Mall. As the population grew and railroad traffic increased, the Pennsylvania Railroad battled to extend its buildings and tracks onto the Mall and into the neighborhood. Many believed the railroad was in the best interests of business and commercial growth of the city. Others felt the railroad in the Mall contradicted <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/168">President George Washington's original purpose</a> to create a Mall as a central parkland and cultural center. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887 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 commerce & trade neighborhood https://mallhistory.org/files/original/c1f62edddcb135fb873c087567bf07b2.jpg 81d43cd1824fd8312e38ef561e01f175 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcplcommons/4225800783 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 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 Cultural Gathering 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. 19270611 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lindbergh receives Distinguished Flying Cross Description An account of the resource On June 11, 1927, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/336">President Calvin Coolidge</a> awarded American aviator Charles Lindbergh the Distinguished Flying Cross in a ceremony held on the north side of the Washington Monument Grounds. Lindbergh, who was 25 years old, had completed the first successful transatlantic solo flight from New York City to Paris, France. 200,000 people attended the ceremony on the Mall, and more watched the parade of Lindbergh and his plane from the Navy Yard to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a>. His plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, is now on display at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/269">National Air and Space Museum</a> on the Mall. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived District of Columbia Public Library. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcplcommons/4225800783">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/11/1927 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 work & play https://mallhistory.org/files/original/5d32eccd009d462d6ed2296d92447aa8.jpg f819ba80843214bb39bcdb5aeccc8dd0 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Text Any textual data included in the document. The Canal, which, according to the plan of the city, is to pass through its centre, and to connect the Potomac by the Tiber Creek with the Eastern Branch, had been some years ago commenced by the commissioners of the city and some progress made in the low grounds. The work was however useless, and had remained in that state for some years, when a company was formed for its prosecution and completion. On Wednesday the 2d of May the operations of the company were begun. Invitations were given to the President of the U.S. and to the principal officers of government and of the city to attend the ceremony of opening the ground. About 2 o'clock, a numerous concourse of the citizens having assembled, the President of the U. States and his family arrived on the spot previously determined upon, near the Jersey Avenue. A Marque was pitched and refreshments provided. The line of the canal having been marked out by Mr. Latrobe, the engineer, the President of the U. S. was accompanied to the ground by the President and Directors of the company, and having received the spade from the hands of Mr. Caldwell, president of the company, he turned up the first sod—success to the undertaking was then drank amidst the acclamations of all present, and a sod having been dug by the President of the company, and the Mayor of the city, Mr. James Cochran, the undertaker of the work, followed with his plough, drawn by six stout horses, and cut a furrow ten inches in depth and eighteen in width, with a force rapidity that astonished all present. The work proceeded and a numerous concourse of citizens remained on the spot the whole of the rest of the day. Refreshments were provided in abundance, and a degree of cheerfulness and hilarity prevailed which has never been exceeded on any similar occasion. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper Event Type Planning and Design 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. 18100504 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Washington Canal Groundbreaking Description An account of the resource On May 2, 1810, Washington officials and citizens flocked to the groundbreaking for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/41">Washington Canal</a>, which would connect the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/424">Potomac River to the Eastern Branch, also called the Anacostia River</a>. Although the canal had been part of the original 1791 plan for the city, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/253">it had never been built</a>. In 1809, Congress chartered a new company specifically to complete the Canal. The National Intelligencer, one of the first newspapers in Washington, reported on the festivities for the groundbreaking of the canal, which people hoped would promote business in the city. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/4/1810 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 National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). commerce & trade neighborhood https://mallhistory.org/files/original/834ff10f06ff0d6aaab63d0a28a900e8.jpg 609a45c21e5227d6f459a7a5cbcc2d81 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 Environmental Disaster 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. 19360320 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flood of 1936 Description An account of the resource One of the highest floods to hit Washington, DC, occurred on March 20, 1936. Flood waters crested at the Key Bridge at 18.5 feet. Around the Mall, much of East and West Potomac Parks were underwater, and some cherry trees were killed. Advance warning allowed the Capital Park Service to construct a temporary dike of stone and sandbags from 17th Street near the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a> along the north side of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/23">Reflecting Pool</a> to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/33">Lincoln Memorial</a>. Later the same year, Congress passed the Flood Control Act of 1936, which included provisions for building <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/394">permanent levees </a>to protect the National Mall. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives at College Park. <a href="http://newdeal.feri.org/library/ae74.htm">View original</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3/20/1936 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 design & monuments environment https://mallhistory.org/files/original/35671bb8d1fe607c4983cb3650d0240e.jpg 605f0b2dd4ef03c75890021bb10632f2 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. The building was a Quonset hut, a long steel shed. Type The nature or genre of the resource Museums Ghost Sites Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Aircraft Building Description An account of the resource The Aircraft Building was constructed in 1917 for the use of the US Signal Service during World War I. After the war ended, the building was transferred to the Smithsonian. It opened to the public in October 1920 as an exhibit space housing aircraft. In the 1940s, it became the temporary home of the National Air Museum, established in 1946. Items on display included the Lockheed Vega Winnie Mae which flew around the world in eight days. The building was demolished in December 1975, once work was completed on a permanent building for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/269">National Air and Space Museum</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917 (built) 1920 (open to public) 1975 (closed and demolished) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1920-1949 1950-1979 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!sichronology&uri=full=3100001~!10280~!0#focus">View original</a>. design & monuments ghost mall museums work & play https://mallhistory.org/files/original/f6043b12cd324bcce82ab94be2786b0a.jpg 0b02196eb9b20a29ddcb86cdc9a852a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daguerre Statue Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/npc2007000100/ Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-1920 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. A relief bust of Daguerre sits in front of a large globe, admired by a female figure representing Fame. Laurel garlands frame Daguerre and encircle the globe. The inscriptions read: "Photograph, the electric telegraph, and the steam engine are the three greatest discoveries of the age. No five centuries in human progress can show such strides as these." and "To commemorate the first half-century in photograph 1839-1889. Erected by the Photographer's Association of America, August, 1890." Type The nature or genre of the resource Statues and Sculpture Memorials Ghost Sites Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daguerre Memorial Description An account of the resource This memorial commemorates photography pioneer, Louis Daguerre, inventor of the daguerreotype. The Photographer's Association of America presented the memorial to the people of the United States in a ceremony at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/56">Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building</a> on April 15, 1890, where it was installed in an alcove. In 1897, it was moved outside to the Smithsonian Grounds so visitors could see the whole piece. The statue was removed from the Mall in 1969 to make way for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/50">Hirshhorn Museum</a>. Today, it stands on the grounds of the National Portrait Gallery. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J. Scott Hartley Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1890 (dedicated) 1897 (moved outdoors) 1969 (removed) 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 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.<a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/npc2007000100/"> View original</a>. design & monuments ghost mall https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d9839e9c328fcd9a6437589b7e574941.jpg dcded79312701f6e0948880bd7fd9f47 Place Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.) Physical Description Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall. Dr. Gross is depicted standing wearing a frock coat. In his raised right hand he holds a scalpel. The original inscription on the base of the state read "American physicians have erected this statue to commemorate the great deeds of a man who made such an impress upon American surgery that is has served to dignify American medicine." Type The nature or genre of the resource Statues and Sculpture Ghost Sites Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dr. Samuel Gross Statue Description An account of the resource This statue of Dr. Samuel D. Gross was unveiled in May 1897 outside the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/37">National Army Medical Museum and Library</a> on the National Mall. Gross, who died in 1884, was a celebrated surgeon and professor at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He was immortalized in an 1875 painting by Thomas Eakin titled The Gross Clinic. The statue was commissioned by Congress and the Physicians and Surgeons of America and created by Alexander Stirling Calder. In 1970, when the Medical Museum and Library moved off the Mall, the statue was relocated to the campus of Jefferson Medical College. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alexander Stirling Calder Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/5/1897 (dedicated) 1970 (removed) 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 1950-1979 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/npc2007000102/">View original</a>. design & monuments ghost mall