| Key | Imgs | | Short Description |
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 2004_DC_Spirit_040918 | 29 | | Verizon Center -- Spirit of America 2004
Spirit of America is an US Army-sponsored rah-rah event that both PR and a recruiting venture. The U.S. Army Military District of Washington (which some refer to as the Washington Military District or WMD) includes a large group of soldiers whose purpose is to entertain the public, troops, and foreign... |
| 2009_DC_PageantO_090712 | 182 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- Other (incl posed photos afterward)
Everything except the pageant on stage.including the audience and various posed photos
... |
| 2009_DC_Pageant_090712 | 197 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- The Miss DC Pageant (stage program through talent portion)
The 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant took place on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC at 6:30 pm. Pictures in this section include stage events through the talent portion of the pageant.
The Miss DC 2009 contestants were as follows:
... |
| 2009_DC_Pageant2_090712 | 177 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- The Miss DC Pageant (stage program, gowns and award sections)
The 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant took place on Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC at 6:30 pm. Pictures in this section include stage events after the talent portion of the pageant. This includes the crowning of Miss DC as well as the crowning of Miss Teen... |
| 2009_DC_PageantT_090712 | 91 | | 2009 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- The Miss Teen DC Pageant (stage program)
Pictures here are of the Miss Teen DC portion of the pageant. The winner of the Miss Teen DC portion was announced during the Miss DC pageant presentation.
The Miss Teen DC 2009 contestants were as follows:
Nhari Frederick Bryant
Veronica Yvonne Beverly
Nirvana Chavez
Breanna Valencia... |
| 2010_06_20J_PageantO | 207 | | 2010 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- Other (incl posed photos afterward)
Pictures of everything except the formal program -- crowd shots, posing afterward, miscellaneous.
The Miss DC 2010 contestants were as follows:
Cassandra Allen
Jennifer Beatty
Michelle Beever
Katori Brown
Lauren Craig
Sophia Davis
Maria-Teresa Grinneby
Haely Jardas
Tonya Khakazi
L. Ashton... |
| 2010_06_20M_Pageant3 | 275 | | 2010 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- The Miss DC Pageant (stage program -- gowns and crowns)
Pictures of the last part of the formal program -- evening dresses and the final crowning. Congratulations to Stephanie Williams!
The Miss DC 2010 contestants were as follows:
Cassandra Allen
Jennifer Beatty
Michelle Beever
Katori Brown
Lauren Craig
Sophia Davis
Maria-Teresa Grinneby
Haely... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_06_20K_Pageant1 | 134 | | 2010 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- The Miss DC Pageant (stage program -- introductions, swimsuit, and interview)
Pictures of the first three portions of the formal program -- introductions, the swimsuits, and the interviews.
The Miss DC 2010 contestants were as follows:
Cassandra Allen
Jennifer Beatty
Michelle Beever
Katori Brown
Lauren Craig
Sophia Davis
Maria-Teresa Grinneby
Haely Jardas
Tonya... |
| 2010_06_20L_Pageant2 | 152 | | 2010 Miss District of Columbia Pageant -- The Miss DC Pageant (stage program -- talent)
Pictures of the middle, talent portion of the formal program.
The Miss DC 2010 contestants were as follows:
Cassandra Allen
Jennifer Beatty
Michelle Beever
Katori Brown
Lauren Craig
Sophia Davis
Maria-Teresa Grinneby
Haely Jardas
Tonya Khakazi
L. Ashton Kunkle
Vanessa Patterson
Lauren... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2009_DC_Levy_090325 | 46 | | Air and Space Lecture -- David Levy ("Why Is Astronomy So Popular?")
Exploring Space Lectures: Why is Astronomy so Popular?
Speaker: David Levy
6:00 p.m. Special theater presentation in the Lockheed Martin Imax Theater: End of the World, with curator comments + Discovery Stations in the Museum
7:00 p.m. Meet the Lecturer
7:30 p.m. Lecture
Well-known interpreter of... |
| 2003_DC_Lovell_031114 | 12 | | Air and Space Lecture -- James Lovell (astronaut)
Retired US Navy Captain James Lovell Jr came to talk about his experience in the space program, especially as team leader on the aborted Apollo 13 flight (he was played by Tom Hanks in the movie). He had previously flown in three other flights -- Gemini VII (1965) with Frank Borman, Gemini XII (1966)... |
| 2003_DC_Young_030411 | 10 | | Air and Space Lecture -- John Young (astronaut)
The National Air and Space Society had a lecture featuring retired US Navy Captain and Astronaut John W. Young. He made six space flights (totalling 835 hours) in addition to having flown 14,750 hours as a naval aviator. He flew on Gemini 3 (with Gus Grissom), Gemini 10 (with Michael Collins), Apollo... |
| 2008_DC_Malachowski_080327 | 83 | | Air and Space Lecture -- Nicole Malachowski (first female Thunderbird pilot)
What’s it like to be first? In March 2006, Maj. Nicole Malachowski debuted as the first woman pilot selected to fly in any American military demonstration team, in this case, the Air Force Demo Squadron better known as the Thunderbirds, flying F-16Cs. Major Malachowski’s two seasons as Thunderbird #3... |
| 2008_DC_MalachowskiSS_080327 | 43 | | Air and Space Lecture -- Nicole Malachowski (first female Thunderbird pilot) -- Slide Show
Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided into three pages:
... |
| 2009_DC_Faber_090226 | 82 | | Air and Space Lecture -- Sandy Faber ("The Milky Way: Why We Need Her...")
"The Milky Way: Why We Need Her and How She Was Formed" by Dr. Sandy Faber
6:00 PM Screening of the documentary 400 Years of the Telescope (http://www.400years.org/)
7:00 PM Meet the lecturer
7:30 PM Lecture begins
A hundred years ago, astronomers did not know about galaxies, let alone that the... |
| 2000_DC_Cronkite_001115 | 4 | | Air and Space Lecture -- Walter Cronkite |
| 2009_DC_Wright_091007 | 73 | | Air and Space Lecture -- World's First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer -- Presenters
The World’s First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer:
The culminating event of the year-long Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum observance of the Centennial of Military Aviation will be an evening public symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer. This... |
| 2009_DC_WrightSS_091007 | 130 | | Air and Space Lecture -- World's First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer -- Slide show
The World’s First Military Airplane: A Public Symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer:
The culminating event of the year-long Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum observance of the Centennial of Military Aviation will be an evening public symposium on the 1909 Wright Military Flyer. This... |
| 2008_DC_Gore_080717 | 37 |  | Al Gore's National Challenge on Energy and Climate @ DAR Constitution Hall
Vice President Gore will be issuing an unprecedented challenge to policymakers and entrepreneurs. He’ll push the "reset" button on how we think about energy and climate. And how we create American prosperity.
The audience included Tipper Gore, will.i.am (from the Black Eyed Peas), and Bob Barr (the... |
| 2009_VA_Trademark_Expo | 54 | | Alexandria, VA -- National Trademark Expo
This year’s National Trademark Expo will be a lot of fun, but there will be a serious side as well. The overall goal of the Expo is to educate the public about the vital role trademarks play in the global economy. With this in mind, the 2009 Expo will offer enhanced educational workshops for both... |
| 2009_CA_Wedding_090801 | 50 | | CA -- Los Angeles -- Wedding ceremony
This couple was getting married at the plaza ... It was in a public place and you know me on taking pictures. No, I didn't crash the event -- I stayed outside the ropes. So the pictures we're great angles -- hey! I wasn't invited! -- but what the heck.
Later, I searched Google to see if I could find... |
| 2010_07_31D_Literacy | 205 | | CA -- San Bernardino -- Campaign for Literacy Event (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_07_31C_SBBook | 96 | | CA -- San Bernardino -- Library Book Event (Partially reviewed) |
| 2009_CA_Balloon | 14 | | CA -- San Diego -- Balloon launch for 70th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz
May 10, 2009: Warner Home Video is celebrating the 70th anniversary of The Wizard of OZ by launching a grand Wizard of Oz Hot Air Balloon Tour that will travel across the United States from Los Angeles to New York visiting cities and hot air balloon festivals all across the United States to celebrate... |
| 2005_DC_MiKick_050319 | 64 | | Celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations -- Kick-off event
This was the official kick-off event for the "Celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations" event in Washington DC. After being split up to tour a variety of cities, the Mickey statues were brought back together in DC before going up to New York to be auctioned off at Sothebys. Highlights from the event... |
| 2010_05_18A_Hoover | 52 | | Charles Lindbergh Memorial Lecture -- Bob Hoover
Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture: Bob Hoover
Robert A. “Bob” Hoover is a fighter, military, and civilian test and air show pilot of legendary proportions. Using his superb piloting skills to fly aircraft to the edge of their performance capabilities, Hoover has left an indelible mark in aviation... |
| 2009_DC_Engle_090521 | 88 | | Charles Lindbergh Memorial Lecture -- Joe Engle
Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial Lecture: To the Edge of Space and Beyond
Presenter: Major Gen. Joe Engle
Maj. Gen. Joe Engle is an exciting speaker with a multitude of experiences in air and space. He has logged more than 14,700 hours in the air piloting more than 185 different types of aircraft, and... |
| 2000_MD_Bay_Walk_000507 | 16 | | Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk (2000) |
| 2006_MD_Bay_Walk_060507 | 39 | | Chesapeake Bay Bridge Walk (2006) |
| 2005_DC_Navy_051015 | 50 | | DC -- 230th Navy Birthday Concert (Ernest Borgnine) @ DAR Constitution Hall
Navy veteran and Academy Award winning actor ... |
| 1981_DC_4th | 6 | | DC -- 4th of July at the U.S. Capitol (1981)
The PBS-covered Fourth of July concerts started this year. I didn't see the big concert by the Capitol though. That was for old fogies. I did the one by the Washington Monument (Sylvan Theater) instead. Those pretty well died out over the years.
From... |
| 1984_DC_4th | 2 | | DC -- 4th of July at the U.S. Capitol (1984) |
| 1994_DC_4th | 1 | | DC -- 4th of July at the U.S. Capitol (1994) |
| 1997_DC_4th_970703 | 11 | | DC -- 4th of July at the U.S. Capitol (1997) (dress rehearsal) |
| 1998_DC_4th_980704 | 2 | | DC -- 4th of July at the U.S. Capitol (1998) |
| 1999_DC_4th_990704 | 3 | | DC -- 4th of July at the U.S. Capitol (1999) |
| 2003_DC_4th_030703 | 23 | | DC -- 4th of July at the U.S. Capitol (2003) (dress rehearsal)
Personally, I find Fourth of July in downtown DC to be mostly about crowds, heat, and humidity. Having said that, the fireworks are spectacular and there's a wonderful free concert put on at the Capital which you can never get close enough to. I'm used to being within 50 feet of the stage at Wolf... |
| 2005_DC_4th_050704 | 61 | | DC -- 4th of July at the U.S. Capitol (2005)
This year marks the 25th anniversary of A Capitol Fourth – a national Independence Day celebration where award-winning performers come together to pay tribute to the country they love for the enjoyment of millions of Americans.
THE PERFORMERS: ... |
| 1983_DC_4th | 4 | | DC -- 4th of July from the White House grounds (1983)
4th of July from the White House grounds. This was one of the perks of working for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Performance by BJ Thomas. |
| 2009_DC_Parade_090704 | 5 | | DC -- 4th of July parade
Just a pass by -- don't expect much. |
| 2009_DC_AABall1_090120 | 156 | | DC -- All American Inaugural Ball (2009) -- 1 of 2 -- Pictures taken before 11:25pm (before presentations)
Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided onto two pages:
... |
| 2009_DC_AABall2_090120 | 153 | | DC -- All American Inaugural Ball (2009) -- 2 of 2 -- Pictures taken during award presentation and afterward (taken after 11:25pm)
Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided onto two pages:
... |
| 2009_DC_Abortion_090911 | 4 | | DC -- Anti-Abortion display @ Freedom Plaza
Interesting idea. The handwriting on the notes I saw, however, seems to have all been done by the same person which seriously detracts from the presumed realism of the display. |
| 2009_DC_Abortion_090122 | 5 | | DC -- Anti-Abortion rally on anniversary of Roe v Wade (Penn Ave) |
| 2008_DC_Arts_On_Foot | 29 | | DC -- Arts on Foot
Marking its 16th anniversary, Arts on Foot presented by Wines of Argentina is a one-day, multimedia Festival that kicks off the fall arts season in Downtown DC’s Penn Quarter. Incorporating visual art, music, theatre, dance, film, and creative cuisine, it’s an interactive celebration the whole family... |
| 2005_DC_Blue_050510 | 18 | | DC -- Blue Mass @ St Patrick's (2005)
Once a year, there's a National Police Week which honors law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. To kick it off is a "blue mass" at the nearby St Patrick's Cathedral. I happened on the event this year, which was the 11th annual one. Present was Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick. |
| 2010_05_04_Blue | 143 | | DC -- Blue Mass @ St Patrick's (2010)
All parishioners and friends of St. Patrick's Catholic Church are cordially invited to join hundreds of first responders from around the country at St. Patrick's 16th Annual Blue Mass. Held each year at the beginning of National Police Week, we pray for those in law enforcement and fire safety, remember... |
| 1998_DC_Candlelight_980513 | 12 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (1998) |
| 2005_DC_Candlelight_050513 | 66 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2005)
17th Annual Candlelight Vigil: National Police Week 2005. There was a program which featured comments by Craig Floyd (the chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund), Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, and others. After that, a reading of the names newly engraved on the Memorial... |
| 2007_DC_Candlelight_070513_Cer | 60 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2007) -- Ceremony
I was wayyyy back during the actual ceremony so don't expect those pictures to be great but the candlelight part went well as did the pictures afterward. You'll see some decent pictures of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Craig Floyd, Chairman of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial... |
| 2007_DC_Candlelight_070513_Pre | 91 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2007) -- Pre-ceremony events |
| 2007_DC_Candlelight_070513_Rel | 90 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2007) -- Related images |
| 2008_DC_Candlelight_080513_Cer | 79 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2008) -- Ceremony
The official program for the evening (not all of which I got on film) was as follows:
- Presentation of the Colors -- United States Park Police
- National Anthem -- Performed by Sergeant Michael Devine, New York City Police Department
- Invocation -- Reverend Kate Braestrup
- Welcoming Remarks... |
| 2008_DC_Candlelight_080513_Pre | 39 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2008) -- Pre-ceremony events |
| 2008_DC_Candlelight_080513_Rel | 73 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2008) -- Related images |
| 2009_DC_Candlelight_Cer_090513 | 92 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2009) -- Ceremony
Program of the Evening:
- Opening Musical Tribute: Phoenix Police Department Honor Chorus
- Presentation of the Colors: United States Park Police
- National Anthem: Performed by Lieutenant Randy Sutton, Las Vegas (NV) Metropolitan Police Department
- Invocation: Officer Steven V. Hillman,... |
| 2009_DC_Candlelight_Rel_090513 | 72 | | DC -- Candlelight Vigil for Natl Police Week (2009) -- Related images |
| 2007_DC_Pride_Festival_070610 | 45 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2007)
Stage performers here are Crystal Waters and Rachel Panay. The off-stage performers were also interesting! |
| 2008_DC_Pride_080615 | 69 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2008)
Performances include the following:
* BETTY
* DC Cowboys
* Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C.
* Wicked Jezabel
Descriptions:
BETTY:
Elizabeth, Alyson, and Amy -- BETTY -- is a five-piece pop rock band fronted by Elizabeth Ziff, Alyson Palmer and Amy Ziff (L to R above). The band’s... |
| 2009_DC_Pride_090614 | 35 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- except stage performances |
| 2009_DC_PrideP1_090614 | 114 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- stage performances (1 of 2)
Including performances by:
- DC Swoing
- Sister Funk
- DC Cowboys
- Ella Fitzgerald (not that one)
- Gay Men's Chorus of Washington, DC
- Odd Girl Out
- Lori Michaels |
| 2009_DC_PrideP2_090614 | 65 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- stage performances (2 of 2)
Including:
- Vanessa Conde,
- Martha Wash, and
- RuPaul |
| 2010_06_13D_PrideW | 51 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2010) -- Chely Wright |
| 2010_06_13C_Pride | 36 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2010) -- except Chely Wright |
| 2007_DC_Pride_March_070609 | 92 | | DC -- Capital Pride March (2007)
Large contingent of churches joins Pride celebration
Mayor Fenty leads group of elected officials in parade
By LOU CHIBBARO JR
Friday, June 15, 2007
Surging crowds lining the parade route added to the enthusiasm of this year’s 32nd annual Pride festivities as thousands turned out for last... |
| 2007_DC_Dalai_071017 | 50 | | DC -- Dalai Lama at the U.S. Capitol Lawn (w/Nancy Pelosi and Richard Gere)
The International Campaign for Tibet is honored to announce a public address by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on October 17, 2007 following his receipt of the Congressional Gold Medal in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Congress has passed a resolution permitting the International Campaign for Tibet to sponsor... |
| 2009_DC_Dangerous_091029 | 156 | | DC -- Daniel Ellsberg ("The Most Dangerous Man in America") -- Capital event
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Presented by the DC Environmental Film Festival and The Impact Arts + Film Fund, The Project On Government Oversight
1971: America is embroiled in a dirty war based on lies. A president is abusing the power of his office,... |
| 2009_DC_DangerousR_091029 | 79 | | DC -- Daniel Ellsberg ("The Most Dangerous Man in America") -- Pre-event Reception
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Presented by the DC Environmental Film Festival and The Impact Arts + Film Fund, The Project On Government Oversight
1971: America is embroiled in a dirty war based on lies. A president is abusing the power of his office,... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaBPR_090910 | 102 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Breakfast press roundtable @ Union Station
Washington, DC – Ambassador Carolina Barco, Colombian Ambassador to US, and Maria Claudia Lacouture, General Manager of Colombia is Passion, will hold a breakfast press roundtable on Thursday to discuss the cultural exhibit that is being showcased at Union Station and at 40 satellite locations around... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaCCDP_090912 | 89 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Colombian Community Day @ Union Station -- Awards presentation
Colombian Community Day: Listen to traditional Colombian music performed by Colombia Tropical. Presentation of the “Colombian Footprint in the World” community service award. Award recipients to be announced.
Formal description of the presentation:
The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaCCDM_090912 | 83 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Colombian Community Day @ Union Station -- Musicians and audience
Colombian Community Day: Listen to traditional Colombian music performed by Colombia Tropical. Presentation of the “Colombian Footprint in the World” community service award. Award recipients to be announced.
... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaUS | 217 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Display @ Union Station |
| 2009_DC_Colombia | 135 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Heart art around town
Hearts 1-7 and 15 along Pennsylvania Avenue. Cumulative total seen = 8 of 40. |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaLMA_090906 | 133 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Verny Varela & his Orchestra -- Audience
Latin Grammy nominee Verny Varela & his Orchestra will perform a free concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
... |
| 2009_DC_ColombiaLMP_090906 | 115 | | DC -- Discover Colombia Through Its Heart -- Verny Varela & his Orchestra -- Performance
Latin Grammy nominee Verny Varela & his Orchestra will perform a free concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
... |
| 2009_DC_TrainT | 167 | | DC -- Disney's A Christmas Carol Train Tour @ Union Station
Two visits:
- I arrived just as they were inflating the theatre structure. The 3D previews would be shown inside starting the next day. I tried to see the outside of the train but building security nailed me before I got close enough.
- The train was open for visitation! They were also showing... |
| 2009_DC_Hughley_090928 | 14 | | DC -- DL Hughley filming @ Union Station
I just happened to run into him and a crew filming some random people at Union Station. |
| 2008_DC_Drinks_080207 | 17 | | DC -- Drinks after the "Running for Office: Cartooning and Politics" event
Folks here were coming in after the National Archives event. |
| 1999_DC_FONZ_Event_990917 | 6 | | DC -- FONZ 1999 Event -- Wildlife Art Festival
This was one of the last of these that the zoo sponsored. |
| 1999_DC_Zoofari_990520 | 5 | | DC -- FONZ 1999 Zoofari event |
| 2000_DC_Zoofari_000518 | 3 | | DC -- FONZ 2000 Zoofari event |
| 2001_DC_Zoofari_010517 | 6 | | DC -- FONZ 2001 Zoofari event
Another visit with my friend Rita Hill. |
| 2002_DC_FONZAM_021018 | 51 | | DC -- FONZ 2002 Annual Meeting
This was the 44th Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) Annual Meeting. They meet once a year to announce the new board of directors and let us know what's going on in the zoo. I'd never actually been to one of these so it was rather fun. This particular year had seen the deaths of several animals at... |
| 2003_DC_FONZAM_031017 | 6 | | DC -- FONZ 2003 Annual Meeting
This was the 45th annual meeting of the Friends of the National Zoo. This was the first in a long time where Clinton Fields, the executive director, wasn't present since he had retired a month or two previously. Jim Schroeder is acting executive director. The 2003 Miriam V Carmack Volunteer of the... |
| 2003_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_031015 | 9 | | DC -- FONZ 2003 Ceremony -- New lions
The National Zoo received two new lions -- two sisters named Lusaka and Kisangali -- to accompany their lonely male lion. The new lions were transported from the Wildlife Waystation in California with the help of Lyondell Chemical Company. A Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) reception was held before... |
| 2003_DC_FONZ_Tour_030428 | 12 | | DC -- FONZ 2003 Tour -- Special tour with Clinton Fields (and Lucy Spelman) |
| 2003_DC_FONZ_Viewing_031125 | 31 | | DC -- FONZ 2003 Viewing -- Unveiling Kandula's new yard
Kandula, the Zoo's new baby male elephant, was two years old. Knowing that he would become too big and strong for the existing enclosure, the Zoo had created a "special male-elephant-proof yard" which was designed to hold him until the even-more-resistant new Asia Trail could be built in a few years.... |
| 2004_DC_FONZAM_041014 | 21 | | DC -- FONZ 2004 Annual Meeting
The 46th annual meeting of the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) featured an introduction by Tom LaRock, the Executive Director, followed by some talks by Chris Cupuano (Chair, Nominating Committee) and Mark Handwerger (President). Then, the annual Miriam V. Carmack Volunteer of the Year Award went to... |
| 2004_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_040428 | 41 | | DC -- FONZ 2004 Ceremony -- Breaking new ground for Asia Trail
This was the groundbreaking event for the new Asia Trail (phase I) at the Zoo. Donors, including Fujifilm (who make my camera) and FONZ, had contributed money which will provide a new area for the pandas. Speakers included Tom LaRock (the executive director of Friends of the National Zoo [FONZ] who... |
| 2004_DC_FONZ_Tour_041005 | 16 | | DC -- FONZ 2004 Tour -- Special tour with Tom LaRock |
| 2004_DC_Zoofari_040520 | 15 | | DC -- FONZ 2004 Zoofari event
People seen here include Clinton Fields, Tom LaRock and his wife, and Lucy Spelman. |
| 2005_DC_FONZAM_051014 | 16 | | DC -- FONZ 2005 Annual Meeting
The 47th annual meeting of the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) featured a welcome by James Schroeder, the new executive director of FONZ. He introduced the newly-elected officers and board members, He was followed by a talk by Mark Handwerger, who was ending his presidency of FONZ with this event.... |
| 2005_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_051119 | 5 | | DC -- FONZ 2005 Ceremony -- Opening of Prairie Dog Land |
| 2005_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_051017 | 38 | | DC -- FONZ 2005 Ceremony -- Panda cub naming event
From the 10/18/2005 Washington Post article by Karilyn Barker describing this event:
Panda Cub's Birthday Present: A Name
'Tai Shan,' Winning Choice of Online Voters, A Symbolic Nod to U.S.-China Friendship
The National Zoo's giant panda cub was officially dubbed Tai Shan yesterday and heralded... |
| 2005_DC_FONZ_Talk_051116 | 21 | | DC -- FONZ 2005 Talk -- Giant Panda Cub Celebration
A panel of three Zoo experts talked about caring for the new panda cub and the research that went into bringing about this conservation success. For the first time, I saw video clips of the panda's birth which was amazing.
Speakers were: Lisa Stevens (National Zoo Assistant Curator for Primates and... |
| 2005_DC_FONZ_Viewing_051117 | 41 | | DC -- FONZ 2005 Viewing -- Tai Shan cub pre-opening donor event
This was a pre-opening donor event that gave you quite awhile to gawk at the new panda cub. Very cute! The mother was playing outside for the first 45 minutes while we watched the cub. Eventually, she came in, casually took a sniff of her cub, he took a swing at her, and she decided he was okay and... |
| 2005_DC_Zoofari_050519 | 4 | | DC -- FONZ 2005 Zoofari event
Included here is Clinton Fields, the previous director of FONZ. |
| 2006_DC_FONZ_Event_061119 | 58 | | DC -- FONZ 2006 Event -- Kandula 5th birthday
Elephant Birthday Party: Kandula, the Zoo's young male Asian elephant, is turning five! We're planning a really big party to celebrate his fifth birthday. |
| 2006_DC_FONZ_Event_060709 | 85 | | DC -- FONZ 2006 Event -- Tai Shan's first birthday event
This was Tai Shan's first birthday. The event included a press conference, followed by a viewing where he received a custom-made fruitsicle prepared by Zoo nutritionists. He was also presented with a new soccer ball and a baby pool filled with water, two new toys, generously provided by Fujifilm.
The... |
| 2006_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_061119 | 55 | | DC -- FONZ 2006 Kandula 5th birthday event -- Ceremony
The ceremony included opening remarks by the Zoo's director, John Berry, as well as the Sri Lanka ambassador to the United States, Bernard Goonetilleke. It was followed by a candle-lighting ceremony -- seven candles for the seven guests lighting them -- and the presentation of an elephant-riding cloth... |
| 2006_DC_FONZ_Talk_061116 | 60 | | DC -- FONZ 2006 Talk -- Conservation of Asian Elephants in Sri Lanka and Beyond
As part of the Zoo’s celebration of Asian elephant Kandula’s fifth birthday, Bernard Goonetilleke, the Sri Lanka ambassador to the United States greeted the audience. He turned us over to Dayananda Kariyawasam, Director General of Sri Lanka's Department of Wildlife Conservation, who opened the program... |
| 2006_DC_FONZ_Talk_060322 | 5 | | DC -- FONZ 2006 Talk -- Tim Flannery ("Weather Makers")
Tim Flannery is director of the South Australia Museum, professor at the University of Adelaide, and an internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer, conservationist, and writer. In addition to his specialized scientific writing, he contributes regularly to The New York Review of Books, and is the... |
| 2006_DC_FONZ_Viewing_061119 | 87 | | DC -- FONZ 2006 Viewing -- Kandula 5th birthday event -- Presents and Cake |
| 2006_DC_FONZ_Viewing_061218 | 52 | | DC -- FONZ 2006 Viewing -- New African lions
A lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away. With the arrival of the National Zoo's three new African lions, our excitement is probably just as audible!
Please join us in welcoming these lions at an exclusive continental breakfast and preview at the Great Cats exhibit on Monday, December 18, from... |
| 2006_DC_FONZ_Viewing_060830 | 87 | | DC -- FONZ 2006 Viewing -- Sumatran tiger cubs pre-opening viewing
This was a donor event for the new Sumatran tiger cubs. We got to see them before they went on exhibit to the public.
While there, I got to meet the new executive director of FONZ, Robert J. Lamb. He had been selected June 5 of this year. According to the FONZ press release about the... |
| 2006_DC_Zoofari_060518 | 49 | | DC -- FONZ 2006 Zoofari event
I ran into all sorts of Zoo people at this event including John Berry (director), Lucy Spelman (former director), Jim Schroeder (FONZ president), Mara Mayor (director of education), and Lisa Stevens (the panda lady, not pictured), I also ran into a few people from other groups that I belong to. |
| 2007_DC_FONZAM_071016 | 25 | | DC -- FONZ 2007 Annual Meeting |
| 2007_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_071117 | 74 | | DC -- FONZ 2007 Ceremony -- Kandula 6th birthday event
The ceremony included opening remarks by the Zoo's director, John Berry, as well as the Sri Lanka ambassador to the United States, Bernard Goonetilleke. It was followed by the presentation of an elephant statue from Sri Lanka to the Zoo and an elephant kiss painting from the Zoo to the Sri Lankans..... |
| 2007_DC_FONZ_Ceremony_070424 | 77 | | DC -- FONZ 2007 Ceremony -- Tai Shan announcement
Join us for breakfast and a special announcement about Tai Shan. John Berry, Director, Smithsonian National Zoological Park and Robert J. Lamb, Executive Director, Friends of the National Zoo cordially invite you to a special giant panda press conference and breakfast. Join us as we celebrate... |
| 2007_DC_FONZ_Event_071117 | 79 | | DC -- FONZ 2007 Event -- Kandula 6th birthday
Elephant Birthday Party: Kandula, the Zoo's young male Asian elephant, is turning five! We're planning a really big party to celebrate his fifth birthday. |
| 2007_DC_FONZ_Event_070628 | 19 | | DC -- FONZ 2007 Event -- National Zoo Facilities Master Plan
National Zoo Facilities Master Plan: The National Zoo is currently undergoing a comprehensive planning process to identify facilities and infrastructure needs, as well as implementation strategies at its two campuses: the National Zoo located in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., and the Conservation... |
| 2007_DC_FONZ_Viewing_070914 | 13 | | DC -- FONZ 2007 Viewing -- Meet the Cheetahs and Zebras
Meet the Cheetahs and Zebras: Meet the National Zoo's three new cheetahs and take an exclusive tour of the Cheetah Conservation Station. The two-year-old brothers -- Draco, Granger, and Zabini -- are named after characters in the Harry Potter stories. They arrived earlier this summer and will be part of... |
| 2007_DC_Zoofari_070517 | 67 | | DC -- FONZ 2007 Zoofari event |
| 2008_DC_FONZAM_081017 | 38 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Annual Meeting
Join us as we look back on another successful year. As a bonus, we're adding a special Zoo-by-night tour from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Introduction -- Bob Lamb, Executive Director, FONZ
- Zoo Highlights -- John Berry, Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo
- Presentation of... |
| 2008_DC_FONZ_Talk_081115 | 38 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Talk -- Member talk on frog extinction
Brian Gratwicke discussed the research into the mass frog extinction which is going on. A lot of it is related to a fungus which people helped distribute around the world.
One slide:
The Situation:
- 5,743 species of amphibians
- 42% of all non data-deficient species were in danger of... |
| 2008_DC_FONZ_Tour_080823 | 84 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Tour -- Asia Trails (elephant trail) construction
The was a FONZ event on the status of the Asia Trail, with the emphasis on the elephant trail. Speakers included Ambassador Jaliya Wickramasuriya, the new Sri Lankan ambassador in his first public appearance at the Zoo. Also speaking were John Berry (Director of the Smithsonian's National Zoological... |
| 2008_DC_FONZ_Tour_081115 | 43 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Tour -- Member tour of Amazonia |
| 2008_DC_Zoofari_080515 | 63 | | DC -- FONZ 2008 Zoofari event |
| 2009_DC_FONZ_Event_090423 | 69 | | DC -- FONZ 2009 Event -- Welcome reception for Zoo's Acting Director Dr. Steven Monfort
John Berry had left to become the head of the Office of Personnel Management. Dr. Steven Monfort was chosen as Acting Director. A long-time employee of the Zoo, he was introduced in his new capacity by Bob Lamb (head of FONZ) and Wayne Clough (Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution). |
| 2009_DC_FONZ_Viewing_090228 | 52 | | DC -- FONZ 2009 Viewing -- Gorilla baby
Go bananas and help celebrate the birth of a western lowland gorilla at the National Zoo. Enjoy an a-peel-ing breakfast and have bunches of fun. Meet curator Lisa Stevens and hear her speak about western lowland gorillas. Then check out a special presentation about the Zoo's cognitive research... |
| 2009_DC_Zoofari_090514 | 31 | | DC -- FONZ 2009 Zoofari event
Folks here include Bob Lamb, Clinton Fields (a previous FONZ director), and Brian Gratwicke (the zoo's amphibian specialist who's heading a program to save South America's frogs from a fatal skin fungus). |
| 2010_04_17A_FONZ_Event | 80 | | DC -- FONZ 2010 -- Cockadoodle Zoo
Cockadoodle Zoo
An exclusive event for FONZ members
Once a year, the National Zoo is open only to FONZ members. Formerly ZooNight, Cockadoodle Zoo is our way of saying thank you for being such good friends of the National Zoo.
FONZ members are invited to come sneak a peek at how Zoo animals and staff... |
| 2010_09_02B_FONZ_Ceremony | 199 |  | DC -- FONZ 2010 Ceremony -- Opening of Phase I of Elephant Trails
Dennis Kelly, Director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, cordially invites you to the opening and reception for The Homer and Martha Gudelsky Elephant Outpost and New Elephant Habitat.
But wait, there's more! Two other pages you might be interested in seeing:
... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_DC_FONZ_Donor_100130 | 53 | | DC -- FONZ 2010 Event -- Breakfast with a side of butter
Breakfast. With a side of butter:
Friends of the National Zoo invites you to a continental breakfast celebration in the Panda House. Say good-bye to Butterstick (aka Tai Shan) and learn about the future of the National Zoo's Panda Science Program. |
| 2010_DC_FONZ_Farewell_100130 | 93 | | DC -- FONZ 2010 Event -- Tai Shan Farewell Celebration
Tai Shan Farewell Celebration:
Come wish Tai Shan a fond farewell!
Tai Shan, the Zoo's four-and-a-half-year-old giant panda, leaves for China on February 4 to be part of the breeding program that will help sustain giant panda populations in the wild. Giant pandas are endangered—only about 1,600 are... |
| 2010_04_08A_FONZ_Event | 84 | | DC -- FONZ 2010 Event -- Welcome reception for Zoo's new director, Dennis Kelly
Friends of the National Zoo cordially invites you to escape the urban jungle at an exclusive reception in honor of Dennis Kelly, Director, Smithsonian's National Zoo. |
| 2010_DC_FONZ_Tour_100123 | 39 | | DC -- FONZ 2010 Tour -- Backstage at the new Elephant Trails project |
| 2010_05_20D_Zoofari | 95 | | DC -- FONZ 2010 Zoofari event
Zoofari 2010: A Panda Bear Affair
ZooFari has been called D.C.’s "foodie event of the year," and the lineup for 2010 features more than 100 of the area’s finest restaurants, including Marcel's, The Source, and Vidalia. Add the fine wines, fabulous entertainment, animal demonstrations, and a great... |
| 2010_05_20E_ZoofariC | 85 | | DC -- FONZ 2010 Zoofari event -- Cake competition
Zoofari 2010: A Panda Bear Affair
ZooFari has been called D.C.’s "foodie event of the year," and the lineup for 2010 features more than 100 of the area’s finest restaurants, including Marcel's, The Source, and Vidalia. Add the fine wines, fabulous entertainment, animal demonstrations, and a great... |
| 2005_DC_FOSE | 35 | | DC -- FOSE (Federal Office Systems Expo)
Two visits here: ... |
| 2006_DC_FOSE | 25 | | DC -- FOSE (Federal Office Systems Expo)
Two visits to FOSE this year: ... |
| 1997_DC_FDR_Ceremony_970502 | 48 |  | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (1997 Opening Ceremony) |
| 1989_DC_Inaugural | 6 | | DC -- Inaugural events (1989)
This is what your view looks like if you really don't have any vantage point at all. |
| 1981_DC_Inaugural_198101 | 9 | | DC -- Inaugural parade (1981) (Reagan and Bush) |
| 1993_DC_Inaugural_199301 | 9 | | DC -- Inaugural parade (1993) |
| 2009_DC_Parade_090120 | 50 | | DC -- Inaugural parade (2009)
I hadn't tried to see an inauguration since 1993 but this was Barack Obama! It was bitterly cold. The event was delayed because Senator Kennedy had had a seizure in the Capital. And neither Barack nor Joe Biden were outside of their vehicles by the time they reach my position at the Canadian Embassy.... |
| 2003_DC_Storm | 4 | | DC -- Isabel-uprooted trees by Natl Cathedral |
| 1980_DC_Anderson_198003 | 4 | | DC -- John Anderson rally (w/Edward Brooke)
I had of course voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976. I wasn't thrilled with the choices in 1980 and decided to vote for John Anderson, a Republican. I lived in Washington DC at the time and you had to register as a specific party so I found myself registering as a Republican. Then, right before the... |
| 2008_DC_JAWilson_Tour | 50 | | DC -- John A. Wilson Building Architectural Tour |
| 2008_DC_JAWilson_100_081015 | 85 | | DC -- John A. Wilson Building Centennial Event
^ ^ John A. Wilson Building Centennial
Join in the celebration of the Centennial of the John A. Wilson Building. This commemoration includes an exhibit co-curated by the Historical Society of Washington and the DC Archives. The exhibits include fascinating artifacts: an original DC flag (courtesy of... |
| 2000_DC_LOC200_000424 | 90 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Bicentennial celebration
This was the 200th anniversary of the Library of Congress. During the celebration, they honored 78 "Living Legends." As their press release ( http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2000/00-059.html ) said:
"During its year-long celebration of its Bicentennial, the Library of Congress is recognizing a number... |
| 2009_DC_Reiner_091026 | 58 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Carl Reiner
Comedy Icon Carl Reiner to Speak at Library of Congress:
Carl Reiner, a giant of American comedy for nearly six decades, will speak at the Library of Congress as part of the Books & Beyond author series sponsored by the Library’s Center for the Book. Following his talk, Reiner will sign his recently... |
| 2009_DC_Herblock_091015 | 69 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Haynes Johnson and Harry L. Katz ("Herblock: The Life and Works")
To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of political cartoonist Herbert Block (Herblock), the Library of Congress and the Herb Block Foundation, in association with W. W. Norton & Company, have published "HERBLOCK: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist." Authors Haynes Johnson and... |
| 2007_DC_Baker_070227 | 43 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Kissinger Lecture on Foreign Policy and International Relations -- James A. Baker III
Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III, who recently served as co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, will deliver the fifth Kissinger Lecture on Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library of Congress on Feb. 27.
Baker is senior partner in the law firm of Baker Botts and honorary... |
| 2009_DC_LOC_LincolnA_090304 | 28 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium (except presentations)
Award-Winning Scholars Gather on 148th Anniversary of Lincoln’s First Inauguration:
Law and politics dominated Abraham Lincoln's public life, yet being president brought little reward, for he could not escape the weight of war and the issue of racial inequality. However, his words and deeds that shaped... |
| 2009_DC_LOC_LincolnP_090304 | 86 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium (presentations)
Award-Winning Scholars Gather on 148th Anniversary of Lincoln’s First Inauguration:
Law and politics dominated Abraham Lincoln's public life, yet being president brought little reward, for he could not escape the weight of war and the issue of racial inequality. However, his words and deeds that shaped... |
| 2008_DC_LOC_LL_080412 | 112 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Living Legends 2008 ceremony
Seven New “Living Legends” Honored on April 12 To Commemorate Launch of “Library of Congress Experience”
Public Enters Through Ornate Bronze Doors First Time Since 1990
The Library of Congress will honor seven new "Living Legends" as part of its public celebration on Saturday, April 12, at the... |
| 2008_DC_LOC_LL_Etc_080412 | 21 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- Living Legends 2008 miscellaneous
Setting up, the audience, people leaving. |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_Aud_080412 | 53 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (audience) |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_FM_080412 | 24 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer) |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_DS_080412 | 80 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (Doc Scantlin)
Doc Scantlin and his Imperial Palms Orchestra have a web site of course: http://www.docscantlin.com |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_Ceremony_080412 | 36 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (misc ceremony)
The stage presentations were as follows:
- Welcome, Master of Ceremonies Tom Sherwood
- "The Star-Spangled Banner", Library of Congress Choir
- Singers Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer ... |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_080412 | 19 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (miscellaneous)
"Library of Congress Experience" Debuts April 12
Exhibits, Interactives Put Exciting World of Knowledge at Fingertips
The Library of Congress–the largest library in the world and the oldest U.S. federal cultural institution–on Saturday, April 12, debuts an immersive, new "Library of Congress... |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_PBS_080412 | 41 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (PBS characters)
Clifford the Dog, Curious George, and WordGirl. |
| 2008_DC_LOCExp_MRR_080412 | 25 | | DC -- Library of Congress -- "Experience" debut (people in Main Reading Room)
This opening of the Main Reading Room occurred during the "Library of Congress Experience" opening event. |
| 2009_DC_LATCRA_091104 | 165 | | DC -- Lincoln at the Crossroads Alliance gala dinner
A Call to Union
An Evening at the Willard Inter Continental Hotel
November 4, 2009
PROGRAM
Master of Ceremonies Kim B. Holien, Professional Military Historian
Speakers:
The Honorable Frank J. Williams. Chief Justice (Ret.) of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Author, Lecturer
Mr. William B.... |
| 2007_DC_Lincoln_Cott1st_071106 | 85 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- First Lady Dedication Event (2007) |
| 2010_05_17A_Lincoln_CottageO | 98 | | DC -- Lincoln Cottage -- Opening of Mary Lincoln Room |
| 2005_DC_WW2_60th_050902 | 67 | | DC -- Mall -- 60th anniversary of end of World War II (2005) |
| 1990_DC_Earth_Day_199004 | 15 | | DC -- Mall -- Earth Day rally (1990) |
| 2000_DC_Earth_Day | 94 | | DC -- Mall -- Earth Day rally (2000) during a more earth-friendly administration
Participants included Peter, Paul and Mary, David Crosby, Leo Di Caprio (the only speaker who needed the TeleprompTer), Denis Hayes ("Mr. Earth Day"), Al Gore, Chevy Chase, Gaylord Nelson, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Donna Mills, John Kerry, Keb Mo, Esai Morales, Clint Black, Bill Nye (the Science Guy), Tom... |
| 2005_DC_March_050924 | 12 | | DC -- Mall -- End the War On Iraq protest march |
| 2006_DC_Eyes | 37 | | DC -- Mall -- Eyes Wide Open exhibit
Eyes Wide Open, AFSC’s widely acclaimed exhibit of boots and shoes commemorating the casualties of the Iraq war is returning to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. after a tour of more than 70 cities.
This year, the exhibit anchors a larger four-day event (schedule below), Silence of the Dead –... |
| 2004_DC_Festival_0409 | 37 | | DC -- Mall -- First Americans Festival
Various pictures of the First Americans Festival on the National Mall. The event went on for a week during the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian but I only visited it on two days: (040921) and (040924). |
| 2000_DC_KWar_000625 | 29 | | DC -- Mall -- Korean War 50th Anniversary event
The commemoration ceremonies for the 50th anniversary of the Korean War were conducted June 25 in Seoul, South Korea, and Washington, D.C. They are the first of many commemorative events scheduled during the next three years in the United States and the Republic of Korea marking the history of the... |
| 2003_DC_KWar_030727 | 43 | | DC -- Mall -- Korean War 50th Anniversary event |
| 2000_DC_Clinton_000625 | 11 | | DC -- Mall -- Korean War 50th Anniversary event -- Bill Clinton
This was very cool! After the Korean War event, President Clinton came out and shook hands with the public. I stood on some chairs taking pictures and finally reached over and shook his hand. Previously, I had met and spoken to Jimmy Carter but Clinton was more of a thrill for me. |
| 2003_DC_March_030315 | 7 | | DC -- Mall -- March against War on Iraq
Miscellaneous photos from the anti-war march in Washington. I wasn't downtown for the march (I was there to meet documentary-maker Ric Burns) and only got to see the end of it. It seemed pretty peaceful to me and people were enjoying themselves. |
| 2004_DC_March_040425 | 52 | | DC -- Mall -- March for Women's Lives
Lots of folks including Gloria Steinem, Susan Sarandon, Eleanor Smeal, Anthony Romero (head of the ACLU), Kim Gandy (head of NOW), Julianne Moore, Gloria Feldt (Planned Parenthood), and Kate Michelman (NARAL). |
| 2000_DC_Million_Mom | 12 | | DC -- Mall -- Million Mom March |
| 2008_DC_NNO_080805 | 30 | | DC -- Mall -- National Night Out -- Miscellaneous
FIGHT CRIME and have a little fun, too, at the National Night Out 25th anniversary party on the Mall on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. In addition to the usual get-to-know-your-community-police-officer atmosphere, which, along with lighted porch lights, has become the hallmark of National Night Out, there... |
| 2004_DC_Procession_040921 | 57 | | DC -- Mall -- Native Nations Procession
The grand opening of the National Museum of the American Indian began with a procession. As the brochure described it: "Thousands of Native people and non-Native supporters [there was, for example, an Environmental Protection Agency group in the parade] from throughout the Western Hemisphere, many in... |
| 1979_DC_Pope_197910 | 5 | | DC -- Mall -- Pope John Paul II |
| 1981_DC_Choice | 26 | | DC -- Mall -- Pro-Choice Rally (1981) |
| 1989_DC_Choice | 11 | | DC -- Mall -- Pro-Choice Rally (1989) |
| 2008_DC_Kite_Festival_080329 | 37 | | DC -- Mall -- Smithsonian Kite Festival
Part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. |
| 2010_DC_Kite_Festival | 90 | | DC -- Mall -- Smithsonian Kite Festival |
| 1981_DC_Solidarity | 25 | | DC -- Mall -- Solidarity Day march (1981)
October 1981.
Solidarity Day was an attempt by organized labor to point out the abuses of the Reagan administration. They consciously tried to avoid having politicians do the speeches so you saw a lot of labor leaders talking instead.
From a biography on Lane Kirkland on... |
| 2007_DC_Tribute_070929 | 118 | | DC -- Mall -- Tribute to World War II Veterans
We invite you to pay tribute to veterans of World War II with a free public event near the World War II Memorial on the National Mall. The event will feature a ceremony honoring the service of WWII veterans, and remarks by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and dignitaries. The evening will also include a special... |
| 2009_DC_Dime_Protest_090427 | 20 | | DC -- March of Dimes Protest @ White House
Police Arresting Angry Members of the Disabled Community Who Are Picketing White House
April 27, 2009 2:09 PM
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report:
Police have started to arrest some of the disabled protestors picketing outside the White House right now. Almost all of the 400... |
| 1997_DC_Mem_Day_970530 | 9 | | DC -- Memorial Day 1997 (dress rehearsal) |
| 2008_DC_Mem_Day_080524 | 137 | | DC -- Memorial Day 2008 (dress rehearsal) |
| 2010_DC_SCEMS_100108 | 74 | | DC -- Microsoft Partners in Learning/Smithsonian Institution Summit Meeting |
| 2010_DC_Miss_DCM_100113 | 231 | | DC -- Miss America Send-Off reception for Jen Corey (mingling)
The Miss District of Columbia Send-Off: Jen Corey heads to Las Vegas to compete for the title of Miss America. Join us to celebrate at 6:30pm on Wednesday, January 13th at The Institute for World Politics, 1521 Sixteenth Street, NW.
Also featuring:
Sonya Gavankar -- Miss DC 1997
Therese Lizardo... |
| 2010_DC_Miss_DCP_100113 | 115 | | DC -- Miss America Send-Off reception for Jen Corey (presentation)
The Miss District of Columbia Send-Off: Jen Corey heads to Las Vegas to compete for the title of Miss America. Join us to celebrate at 6:30pm on Wednesday, January 13th at The Institute for World Politics, 1521 Sixteenth Street, NW.
Also featuring:
Sonya Gavankar -- Miss DC 1997
Therese Lizardo... |
| 2009_DC_Miss_DC_090113 | 240 | | DC -- Miss America Send-Off reception for Kate Marie Grinold
The Miss District of Columbia Scholarship Organization invites you to the Miss America Send-Off Reception for Kate Marie Grinold, Miss District of Columbia 2008, at the Institute of World Politics, 1521 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington DC.
Also shown are a number of the previous Miss DC winners... |
| 1998_DC_Worley_980704 | 7 | | DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- Jo Anne Worley |
| 2008_DC_BBQDC | 44 | | DC -- Natl Capital Safeway Barbecue Battle
For the Tenth and best year yet, the Safeway's Barbecue Battle features serious competition between top BBQ competitors, great BBQ restaurants from our area and around the country, cooking demonstrations, free food samples, interactive cooking displays and children's activities.
Experience the best... |
| 2001_DC_JAM_010629 | 46 | | DC -- Natl Japanese-American Monument (2001 Opening Ceremony) |
| 2004_DC_AmerInd | 123 | | DC -- Natl Museum of the American Indian (2004)
Several visits including on opening day, September 21, 2004 |
| 2000_DC_WW2_001111 | 61 | | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial (2000) -- Ground breaking ceremony |
| 2010_DC_Frogs_100326 | 40 | | DC -- Natl Zoological Park & Env Film Festival -- Frogs: The Thin Green Line
FROGS: THE THIN GREEN LINE (USA, 2009, 57 min.)
Frogs have been living on this planet for more than 360 million years and, over the centuries, evolved into some of the most wondrous and diverse creatures on earth. Today, however, all their remarkable adaptations and survival tactics are failing them.... |
| 2007_DC_Palestinian_070610 | 10 | | DC -- Palestinian rights march |
| 2007_DC_Press_071009 | 12 | | DC -- Press Conference on 2007 National Traffic Signal Report Card
- Welcome and Opening Remarks: Marshall Elizer, Spokesperson, National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC), Transportation Services Manager, Gresham, Smith & Partners, Nashville, TN
- Remarks: Lloyd Doggett, Congressman (D-Texas), 25th District, Austin, TX
- Remarks: Ronald Kirby, Director,... |
| 2009_DC_Health_090913 | 76 | | DC -- Pro-health care demonstration by the Capital
This was a small response to the scary anti-health care demonstration the previous day. Organizers of the pro-health care demonstration say there will be a bigger pro-health care demonstration in October.
Personal commentary: I didn't take any pictures of the previous day's anti-health care protest.... |
| 1999_DC_Cure_990605 | 16 | | DC -- Race for the Cure (1999) |
| 2000_DC_Race_000603 | 10 | | DC -- Race for the Cure (2000) |
| 2010_DC_DADTWH_100318 | 39 | | DC -- Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell event @ White House |
| 2010_DC_DADTFP_100318 | 70 | | DC -- Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell w/Kathy Griffin @ Freedom Plaza |
| 2010_DC_Ringling_Parade_100316 | 23 | | DC -- Ringling Brothers Circus Parade |
| 2007_DC_Rock_Creek_Bird_070506 | 14 | | DC -- Rock Creek Park, Birding exercise
This event, part of International Migratory Bird Day, was something I was invited to as a member of the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ). The regular members were in the midst of a two-day exercise to tally all of the unique bird species they could see in the area. Our groups saw quite a number but,... |
| 2009_DC_St_Patrick_090315 | 86 | | DC -- St Patrick's Parade |
| 2010_06_21D_Miss_DC_WB | 126 | | DC -- Stephanie Williams (Miss DC) @ Wilson Bldg
Stephanie Williams, the newly-crowed Miss DC, came for a reception at the Wilson Building hosted by Paul Strauss (DC's "Shadow Senator" to the US Congress) and Michael Brown (At Large Representative). |
| 2000_DC_Tartans | 3 | | DC -- Tartan event |
| 2010_04_15_TParty | 72 | | DC -- Tea Party rally @ Freedom Plaza
Speakers included:
(???)
Ken Hoagland, Chairman Online Tax Revolt/FairTax National victory Campaign
(??? singer ???)
Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform
Michele Bachmann of Minnesota
(???) Congressman John Linder, from Georgia
In 1754, George Washington led an unprovoked sneak attack... |
| 2009_DC_Kennedy_090829 | 36 | | DC -- Ted Kennedy funeral procession going down Constitution Avenue |
| 2005_DC_Extra_MileC_051014 | 30 | | DC -- The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway opening ceremony
At a time when Americans are stepping forward with contributions and volunteer time to assist Gulf coast hurricane victims, the Points of Light Foundation will formally dedicate the Extra Mile – Points of Light Volunteer Pathway, a mile-long pathway of bronze medallions only blocks from the White House.... |
| 2007_DC_Ford_070101 | 13 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol tribute to Gerald Ford
I didn't go to the funeral parade for the ex-President. I just did the two-hour wait at the Capitol to see him lying in state in the rotunda. They didn't allow photos there so these are just of the people waiting to get in. |
| 2005_DC_Parks_051030 | 24 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol tribute to Rosa Parks |
| 2004_DC_NCath_Climb | 14 | | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Climb the Tower event
Twice a year, you get to climb up to the tower to look at the bells, see the view, and get up close and personal with stained glass and gargoyles. Trivia: Height 301 feet. Weight: 9000 tons. Number of steps: 333. Number of bells: 63. 53 Bell Carillon = 64 tons. 10 Bell English Peal = 7 tons. |
| 2004_DC_NCath_Open | 17 | | DC -- Washington Natl Cathedral -- Open House |
| 2006_DC_White_House | 4 | | DC -- White House
Included here is a protest for "Dog". Duane "Dog" Chapman is a bounty hunter who's had an interesting career as a bounty hunter and has a TV show to prove it. One of his adventures took him to Mexico to grab a wanted rapist. However, Mexico doesn't recognize bounty hunters and wanted him extradited.... |
| 2006_DC_Smoking_060316 | 8 | | DC -- "Thank You for Smoking" panel discussion
This was a panel discussion that followed a pre-screening of "Thank You for Smoking" screening. The moderator was Washington Post Health Section Reporter, January Payne, with speakers Matthew Myers (President of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids) and Alana L. Davis ("Public Relations Guru", Senior... |
| 2002_DC_DOC911_020911 | 5 | | Dept of Commerce -- 9/11 Anniversary ceremony
Pictures here were taken during the one-year anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. Secretary Donald Evans, a good friend of "W", was the main speaker at the event labeled "Patriot Day". He was introduced by Deputy Secretary Bodman. |
| 2009_DC_Pride_090709 | 51 | | Dept of Commerce -- LGBT Pride Month presentation
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is pleased to announce its program commemorating 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. The 2009 national theme... |
| 2008_DC_DOC_MLK_080117 | 32 | | Dept of Commerce -- Martin Luther King Jr. legacy (w/George Fraser)
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) hosted the “7th Annual Event Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” The event featured welcome remarks from John Sullivan, General Counsel and keynote speaker George Fraser, Chairman and CEO of FraserNet,... |
| 2009_DC_DEAM_091020 | 86 | | Dept of Commerce -- National Disability Employment Awareness Month presentation (w/Aimee Mullins)
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is pleased to announce its program commemorating 2009 National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which is celebrated annually from... |
| 2009_DC_Taguba_090505 | 123 | | Dept of Commerce -- Natl Asian Pacific Amer Heritage Month w/Antonio Taguba
Please join U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke in celebrating 2009 National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Postal Service,... |
| 2002_DC_DOCSF_021216 | 26 | | Dept of Commerce -- Secretary's Forum: Children of the Twilight Struggle
The Secretary's Forum is a periodic event that Commerce sponsors. This particular one was called "Children of the Twilight Struggle: Reflections From The Cold War & Its Relevance To The War On Terrorism". This event, introduced by Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, featured Sergei Khrushchev (Soviet... |
| 2006_DC_Pickering_061214 | 8 | | Dept of Commerce -- Thomas Pickering
The Bureau of Industry and Security in the Department of Commerce sponsored a BIS Speaker Series event with Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering. He was formerly the Senior Vice President for International Relations at Boeing, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and the Ambassador to the... |
| 2003_DC_DOC_VOIP_030305 | 19 | | Dept of Commerce -- VoIP ceremony
This ceremony--the HCHB Network and Telephone Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony--honored "those who helped create a new era of computing and communications at the Department of Commerce". Personally, I didn't see any ribbon cutting but I might have missed that part. I was impressed that they managed to hand out... |
| 2006_DC_Moore_060619 | 4 | | Dept of Interior -- Hullihen Williams Moore lecture
This was a lecture and reception by Hullihen Williams Moore, a black and white photographer who had an exhibit called "Shenandoah: Views of our National Park" at the DOI Museum. |
| 2005_DC_Beautiful_051108 | 20 | | Dept of Interior -- Kick-off for America's Beautiful Natl Parks exhibit
The new exhibit at the Dept of Interior Museum is called America's Beautiful National Parks. It's a collection of contemporary and historical large-scale photographs celebrating the diverse flora of our National Parks. It was an interesting idea for an exhibit, curated by Amy Lamb, since I usually... |
| 2003_DC_Earth_Day | 58 | | Dept of State -- Earth Day (2003) with Colin Powell and birds
While the Earth Day activities under the Bush administration were minimal, there was an activity scheduled for the State Department that I was interested in attending. I really wanted to see the bald eagle they were going to have on display. Sure enough, Mike Callahan, a naturalist from the Nanjemoy... |
| 2004_DC_Earth_Day_Main | 26 | | Dept of State -- Earth Day (2004) with Colin Powell
This was an enjoyable event. After some introductory speeches, Secretary Powell gave a nice speech about the importance of protecting the earth and talked about something that had happened while he was stationed in Germany. He said they were going to go on tank maneuvers the next day when someone came... |
| 2004_DC_Earth_Day_Birds | 105 | | Dept of State -- Earth Day (2004) with Nanjemoy Creek birds
For a second year, Mike Callahan, a naturalist from the Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center and Irene, a student volunteer, brought in five physically or emotional damaged birds. The first was an Eastern Screech Owl, Barred Owl, a Red-Tailed Hawk, a Barn Owl, and a Bald Eagle. Nanjemoy is... |
| 2003_FL_NASA | 34 | | FL -- Kennedy Space Center -- On day of Columbia disaster
Saturday was my day to visit the Kennedy Space Center. Despite visiting local people during the week, I had no idea that a landing was planned that day and then it turned out to be ... |
| 2009_DC_Bean_091113 | 8 | | Flight Jacket Night -- A Conversation with Alan Bean
Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night: A Conversation with Alan Bean
NOTE: I was apparently the only one in the audience not allowed to take any photos during the event itself. These photos therefore only cover the book signing.
On November 19th, 1969 Alan Bean became the fourth man to... |
| 2008_DC_Ansari_081101 | 119 | | Flight Jacket Night -- Anousheh Ansari
Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night
A Conversation With Anousheh Ansari
In 2006, Anousheh Ansari captured headlines around the world as the first female private space explorer and the first astronaut of Iranian descent.
Ansari is a living example of the American dream. After immigrating... |
| 2006_DC_Flight_Jacket_061103 | 61 | | Flight Jacket Night -- Wally Shirra, Gene Cernan, and Tom Stafford
Vice Adm. Donald D. Engen Flight Jacket Night: An Evening with Wally Schirra, Gene Cernan, and Tom Stafford:
Three of America's earliest space explorers take the stage to discuss their own unique contributions to history. Moderated by Ed Buckbee, astronauts Wally Schirra, Gene Cernan, and Tom... |
| 2007_DC_Feightner_071116 | 40 | | Flight Jacket Night -- Whitey Feightner (test pilot)
Buffet dinner reception and then Conversation with Whitey Feightner for NASS Flight Jacket Night: This year's Flight Jacket Night speaker is Rear Adm. Edward L. "Whitey" Feightner, a nine-victory WWII ace who flew F4F Wildcats and F6F Hellcats. After the war he was assigned as a test pilot at NATC... |
| 2009_DC_LLOratory_090427 | 111 | | Ford's Theater -- Living Lincoln Series -- Oratory in the Age of Lincoln
Ford's Theatre Society, Paul R. Tetreault, Director
Presents
Living Lincoln Series
Central High School Orators on the Power of Public Speech
An evening of original and historic speeches, created and presented by the students of the Central High School speech classes
With your hosts:
Michael... |
| 2005_DC_Gallup_050726 | 24 | | Gallup World Poll advance briefing
The Gallup Organization held a special advance briefing for federal government agencies on The Gallup World Poll -- a global data collection and analysis effort that is the largest in Gallup’s 70-year history. In up to 200 countries, this project will gather first-hand, “on the ground” answers directly... |
| 2007_DC_Gallup_070116 | 67 | | Gallup/University of Nebraska Global Leadership Forum
Re-Thinking Global Leadership: The Gallup/University of Nebraska Global Leadership Forum: At the Gallup/University of Nebraska Global Leadership Forum in January, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, social theorist Richard Florida, Gallup CEO Jim Clifton, and University of Nebraska faculty will speak... |
| 2009_DC_EnemyR_090428 | 27 | | GE Aviation Lecture -- A Pilot and the Enemy He Shot Down -- reception |
| 2008_DC_Kuroki_080501 | 77 | | GE Aviation Lecture -- Ben Kuroki ("Most Honorable Son")
General Electric Aviation Lecture: "Most Honorable Son: a Japanese-American B-24 Gunner in World War II"
Speaker: Sgt. Ben Kuroki
Sgt. Ben Kuroki was one of the few Nisei admitted to the Army Air Corps. He earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses and was acclaimed as the first Nisei war hero after... |
| 2005_DC_Yeager_051004 | 16 | | GE Aviation Lecture -- Chuck Yeager (test pilot)
An Evening with Charles "Chuck" Yeager: The renowned aviator will share memories of his remarkable climb from an enlisted man in the Army Air Corps to X-1 test pilot to a distinguished brigadier general. The General Electric Aviation Lecture Series is made possible through the generous support of The... |
| 2005_MD_Summer_Audience_050910 | 43 | | Glen Echo Park -- Summer of Change event (audience) |
| 2005_MD_Summer_Speakers_050910 | 76 | | Glen Echo Park -- Summer of Change event (speakers) |
| 2007_DC_BEMB_070906 | 36 | | Goethe-Institut -- Bringing Eastern Market Back panel discussion
Bringing Eastern Market Back: Sounds, Pictures, and Historic Preservation We can’t bring back 135 years of wonderful smells that had collected in pre-fire Eastern Market, but we can bring back some of the sounds—and with them, some of the life of Eastern Market. Perhaps we can use the sounds of the old... |
| 2007_DC_GPO_Open_071211 | 17 | | Government Printing Office -- Public Printer's Open House (2007)
This was a Holiday Open House sponsored by Robert C. Tapella, the Public Printer of the United States in his Public Printer's Suite at the GPO building. |
| 2009_DC_GPO_Open_091216 | 15 | | Government Printing Office -- Public Printer's Open House (2009)
This was a Holiday Open House sponsored by Robert C. Tapella, the Public Printer of the United States in his Public Printer's Suite at the GPO building. |
| 2007_DC_Tapella_071106 | 56 | | Government Printing Office -- Swearing In Ceremony for Robert C. Tapella
Swearing in Ceremony of Robert C. Tapella as the Twenty-Fifth Public Printer of the Unites States. Various people in the office included Bruce James (the 24th Public Printer of the United States), Marc Pachter (National Portrait Gallery director), Allen Weinstein (Archivist of the United States), and... |
| 2007_VA_GWMP75_Cars_071110 | 127 | | GW Memorial Parkway -- 75th anniversary antique cars
(d) Led by an officer from the U.S. Park Police, members of the Mount Vernon Region Model A Restorers Club and the George Washington Chapter, Inc. of the Model A Ford Club of America will drive around the Mount Vernon Circle and along the historic route of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway. This... |
| 2007_VA_GWMP75_Ceremony_071110 | 74 | | GW Memorial Parkway -- 75th anniversary ribbon-cutting |
| 2007_VA_GWMP75_Slideshow_071110 | 13 | | GW Memorial Parkway -- 75th anniversary slideshow
(b) Dr. Tim Davis, lead historian of the National Park Service’s Park Historic Structures & Landscapes Program, will present a slide program about the “History and Significance of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway / George Washington Memorial Parkway” in the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditorium at... |
| 2007_VA_GWMP75_Ft_Hunt_071110 | 57 | | GW Memorial Parkway -- 75th anniversary table at Ft Hunt
(a) Visitors may meet a park ranger at Fort Hunt Park at Area A picnic shelter for an introduction to event activities and to learn about trail safety and etiquette before riding a bicycle, walking, rollerblading, or jogging along the Mount Vernon Trail to George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and... |
| 2005_DC_IMFCEF_051104 | 19 | | IMF Center Economic Forum -- Reforming the IMF
I have no idea how I ended up being invited to this but I'd never been in the IMF building and jumped at the chance. This was the description of the event:
IMF Center Economic Forum: Reforming the IMF: Governance and the Executive Board: Roundtable discussion on IMF governance and the role of the... |
| 2005_DC_ItsGov | 6 | | itsGov -- 2nd annual itsGov “Technology Buying at Year-End” Showcase
The keynote speaker was Anand Chandrasekher, Vice President and Director, Sales and Marketing Group, Intel Corporation. Helping out the Fisher House ("Helping military families") was Darryl Grant, former Washington Redskin and two-time Super Bowl champion. |
| 2008_DC_Apollo8_081113 | 92 | | John Glenn Lecture -- Apollo 8 Astronauts
Annual John H. Glenn Lecture: An Evening with the Apollo 8 Astronauts:
In late December 1968, the Apollo 8 crew of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to leave Earth and journey to another world. They spent 20 hours orbiting the Moon, and then made the flight back... |
| 2005_DC_Kranz_050408 | 19 | | John Glenn Lecture -- Gene Kranz (flight director)
Gene Kranz spoke at the second annual John Glenn Lecture. Kranz was flight director in NASA's Mission Control during the exciting days of Mercury and Gemini missions, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the first Space Shuttle flights. Kranz shaped the history of the space age. Gene has been further... |
| 2009_DC_Dinner_090212 | 201 | | Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia -- Bicentennial dinner -- Except for podium presentation
The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia held its Bicentennial Birthday Celebration for President Abraham Lincoln at the Willard Hotel. Invited speakers were The Honorable George S. McGovern (Senator, Author, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient.) and Dr. Craig L. Symonds (Historian, Author,... |
| 2009_DC_DinnerP_090212 | 109 | | Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia -- Bicentennial dinner -- Presentations
The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia held its Bicentennial Birthday Celebration for President Abraham Lincoln at the Willard Hotel. Invited speakers were The Honorable George S. McGovern (Senator, Author, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient.) and Dr. Craig L. Symonds (Historian, Author,... |
| 2003_FL_LotusphereCS | 26 | | Lotusphere 2003 in Orlando (Common Sessions w/Rudy Giuliani, Ronan Tynan)
Events here include the opening session with Rudy Giuliani, Al Zollar (the previous Lotus software division head, who symbolically handed the Lotus ball over to his replacement), Ambuj Goyal. The blonde woman is Jeanette Horan, Lotus' vice president of products.
Also included is the closing session... |
| 2008_VA_Bonotom_080205 | 50 | | Mardi Gras Party @ Bonotom
Bono and Tom are having the annual Mardi Gras Parade Party at the studio on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 6 pm until the parade starts, out front, at 8 pm. We'll have pizza and subs (as long as they last), and plenty of beads to wear and toss. Bring your own favorite beverage. The King Kong/Godzilla Float... |
| 2009_VA_Bonotom_090224 | 41 | | Mardi Gras Party @ Bonotom |
| 2003_MD_Accident_031011 | 3 | | MD -- Accident on I-95
I was forced to park at the front of the traffic jam north of Baltimore for 40 minutes on my way home after a van spun and ended up perched precariously on a Jersey barrier. There were three ambulances, two medivacs, two fire engines, and a dozen police cars. I was told there weren't any serious... |
| 2004_MD_ASIM_040522 | 10 | | MD -- Autoshow in Motion @ FedEx Field
This was a fun event. GM sponsors a free event where you can test drive their cars as well as cars from their competitors. I drove some stupid ones (like the Hummer) as well as the newer Saturn cars. The test drives are very short (three or four minutes at a max) and you needed an escort to be in the... |
| 2009_MD_Poe_Funeral_091011 | 118 | | MD -- Baltimore -- Edgar Allan Poe Funeral Procession
On Sunday, October 11, 2009, under police escort, Poe’s body will travel from his Amity Street home to the Westminster Hall for the funeral services and internment in the family plot in the historic Westminster graveyard. The procession will be led by the Loch Raven Pipes and Drums. Anticipated... |
| 2005_MD_Balt_Lights | 16 | | MD -- Baltimore -- Parade of Lighted Boats |
| 2005_MD_BARC | 29 | | MD -- Beltsville -- Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Public Field Day |
| 1989_MD_Bay_Swim_198906 | 20 | | MD -- Chesapeake Bay Swim w/Michelle |
| 2010_09_05A_Defenders_Day | 187 | | MD -- Defenders Day @ Fort Howard Park (Partially reviewed) |
| 2008_MD_Voting | 5 | | MD -- Election day!
Barack Obama day. These pictures were taken while waiting in line for 90 minutes to vote at my polling place. Because of the long queue, I ended up in parts of the school that I'd never seen before! |
| 2003_MD_FONZ_Event_031113 | 8 | | MD -- FONZ 2003 Event -- "Kandula" preview showing @ Discovery Headquarters
This was a special event for FONZ donors at the headquarters of Discovery Communications in Silver Spring. I've long desired to get inside that building and this was my first chance. During the event, we saw about half of a new program that had been made about the Zoo's new elephant, Kandula. The... |
| 2010_08_21A_MCFC | 61 | | MD -- Montgomery County Fair -- Carnival (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_08_21C_MCFEq | 101 | | MD -- Montgomery County Fair -- Equipment/Art (Partially reviewed) |
| 2010_08_21B_MCFLs | 76 | | MD -- Montgomery County Fair -- Livestock (Partially reviewed) |
| 2002_MD_Parade_021123 | 54 | | MD -- Silver Spring -- Day of Remembrance and Thanksgiving Parade with Charles Moose
This was the Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade: A Salute to Law Enforcement. This had been the year of the sniper and the parade was dedicated "to honor the victims of the recent shootings in the region and to salute the law enforcement officers who worked so diligently on all fronts during the... |
| 2010_09_01_SS_DiscoveryJL | 38 |  | MD -- Silver Spring -- Discovery headquarters -- After James Lee event
Pictures of the streets around the Discovery Headquarters were taken two hours after James Lee, inside, was killed by police. The AFI Theatre is dark. Streets that are normally bustling at this time of day were pedestrian walk-ways or closed off entirely.
Environmental militant slain at Silver... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2009_MD_SS_Parade_091121 | 65 | | MD -- Silver Spring -- Thanksgiving Day Parade |
| 2009_MD_SS_ParadeAI_091121 | 132 | | MD -- Silver Spring -- Thanksgiving Day Parade -- Amnesty International float
March with the Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival in the Silver Spring Thanksgiving Parade!
Why are we marching?
We are raising awareness of the upcoming Amnesty International Human Rights Art Festival to be held all over Silver Spring April 23-25, 2010
For more information about the... |
| 2008_MD_Parade_081122 | 21 | | MD -- Silver Spring -- Thanksgiving Parade
I wasn't trying to see the Thanksgiving Parade this day. I was trying to get to the subway to get downtown and couldn't see a way to drive through the parade so I parked my car on my side of the parade and walked through the parade to get to Metro. I saw it for maybe 5 minutes. But I couldn't resist... |
| 2006_MD_Census_061026 | 112 | | MD -- Suitland -- U.S. Census Bureau HQ Dedication Ceremony
GSA/U.S. Census to Dedicate New U.S. Census Headquarters at Suitland Federal Center in Suburban Maryland
The General Services Administration (GSA), in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau (Census), will dedicate a new 1.5 million square foot U.S. Census Headquarters in Suitland, Maryland on... |
| 2003_MD_Census_030916 | 70 | | MD -- Suitland -- U.S. Census Bureau HQ groundbreaking ceremonies
I intercepted an invitation to go the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new US Census Bureau headquarters building. The invitation had been sent to Ken Rogers, the STAT-USA director who had died several years before. The current director, Forrest Williams, and I went instead. As the program... |
| 2007_VA_NASSMN_070428 | 34 | | Natl Air and Space Society -- Member Night at Udvar-Hazy |
| 2008_DC_NASSR_080327 | 13 | | Natl Air and Space Society -- Reception before Nicole Malachowski (first female Thunderbird pilot) lecture
Because I took so many, pictures from this event are divided onto three pages:
... |
| 2003_DC_Apr65_030409 | 30 | | Natl Museum of Amer History -- Premier of April 1865 History Channel video
The National Museum of American History, Behring Center and the History Channel put together a viewing and reception for the a new documentary that they had done called "April 1865" based on the book "April 1865: The Month that Saved America" by author Jay Winik. The documentary covers the last month... |
| 2009_DC_BlessF_090404 | 146 | | Naval Heritage Center -- 18th Annual Blessing of the Fleets celebration
WHAT: The 18th annual Blessing of the Fleets celebration, when the fountains on the Navy Memorial Plaza are officially turned on for the season, follows the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. Sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Ceremonial Guard will proceed across the Plaza’s “Granite Sea” to pour water... |
| 2010_04_10B_BlessN | 79 | | Naval Heritage Center -- 19th Annual Blessing of the Fleets celebration -- Indoor events incl ribbon cutting
19th Annual Blessing of the Fleets:
What is the Blessing of the Fleets?
Passed down through generations of sailors, fishermen, merchant mariners and navies around the world, the centuries-old "Blessing of the Fleets" ceremony is intended to safeguard fishing crews and ships from the danger of the... |
| 2010_04_10A_BlessF | 121 | | Naval Heritage Center -- 19th Annual Blessing of the Fleets celebration -- Outdoor ceremony
19th Annual Blessing of the Fleets:
What is the Blessing of the Fleets?
Passed down through generations of sailors, fishermen, merchant mariners and navies around the world, the centuries-old "Blessing of the Fleets" ceremony is intended to safeguard fishing crews and ships from the danger of the... |
| 2010_05_12A_Naval_Concert | 36 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Hatton High School performance
I happened on this concert while I was out for the day. The high school, Hatton High School, is from Town Creek, Alabama. |
| 2006_DC_NMP_061115 | 24 | | Naval Heritage Center -- National Mall Plan public symposium
The National Park Service (NPS) will host a day-long public symposium to discuss preserving and caring for the National Mall while meeting the needs 0f more than 25 million visitors each year. The symposium will set the stage for the National Mall Plan and will feature local, national, and international... |
| 2010_05_14A_Naval_Ceremony | 108 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Retirement Ceremony for Michael Good
This was a change of office and retirement ceremony that I just happened on. Portions that I filmed:
-- Master of Ceremonies -- Commander William J. Guarini, USN
-- Presentation of Colors
-- National Anthem
-- Retire the Colors
-- Invovation -- Mr. Cecil L. Whitfield, Jr.
-- Welcome... |
| 2000_NV_LV_BellagioS | 7 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Bellagio water show |
| 2003_NV_LV_BellagioS | 5 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Bellagio water show |
| 2009_NV_LV_BellagioS | 34 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Bellagio water show |
| 2003_NV_LV_Shows | 5 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Freebie shows |
| 2009_NV_Fremont | 68 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Fremont Street Experience
You just know that when the temperature reads 105 degrees and it's 8pm that you're going to have a hell of a visit. The peak for the day was 109 degrees. |
| 2000_NY_Carrier_000704 | 99 | | NY -- July 4th in New York on an air craft carrier
This was very cool. Someone I knew from a joke list that I had put together -- Bud Cunnaly -- invited my girlfriend and I to go aboard an aircraft carrier in New York harbor to see the 4th of July parade of tall ships. It was the largest flotilla of vessels ever assembled in New York Harbor, with a... |
| 2009_NY_TelAviv100_090531 | 74 | | NY -- NYC -- Salute to Israel Parade
Thousands march, celebrate Israel at NYC parade
By KAREN MATTHEWS
The Associated Press
Sunday, May 31, 2009; 3:04 PM
NEW YORK -- Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel crowded New York's Fifth Avenue on Sunday as part of the annual parade celebrating the birth of the Jewish state in 1948.
This... |
| 2007_VA_1142_Ceremony_071005 | 154 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 1: Ceremony
Flagpole Dedication Ceremony:
- Welcome; Vincent Santucci / GWMP Superintendent David Dela / Joe Lawler, NPS, National Capital Region, Regional Director
- NPS Honor Guard
- Flag Raising
- Congressman Jim Moran
- U.S. Navy Address -- Rear Admiral Ann DeBaets Gilbride
- Freedom Team Salute --... |
| 2007_VA_1142_CeremonyR_071005 | 64 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 1: Ceremony-Related
Pictures here include getting set up for the ceremonies and then the interviews and milling around afterward. |
| 2007_VA_1142_Other_071005 | 117 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 1: Other |
| 2007_VA_1142_Panel_071005 | 79 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 1: Panel discussion
Veterans' Discussion; Moderated by Sam Swersky |
| 2007_VA_1142_PanelR_071005 | 61 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 1: Panel discussion-related
Items here include the pre-panel luncheon. audience shots, and the dissolving of the panel. |
| 2007_VA_1142_Audience_071006 | 26 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 2: Audience in Auditorium |
| 2007_VA_1142_Lunch_071006 | 86 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 2: Break, Lunch and Presentations
The presentations included:
- Gerald York, Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation
- Mark R. Jacobson, Ph.D., Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate |
| 2007_VA_1142_Other_071006 | 97 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 2: Other |
| 2007_VA_1142_Panel_071006 | 49 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 2: Panel discussion and Closing Remarks
Voices of Fort Hunt: Fort Hunt Veterans' Panel Discussion; Moderated by Brandon Bies, GWMP |
| 2007_VA_1142_Slideshow_071006 | 81 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 2: Seminar Slide Shows
I didn't take pictures of all of the slides but I found myself taking more and more of them so I decided to post them as a separate page. With luck, the NPS will post the actual PowerPoints and I can ditch these. |
| 2007_VA_1142_Seminar_071006 | 43 | | P.O. Box 1142 Reunion -- Day 2: Seminars
Several items here:
- Welcome and Introduction; Jon James, Deputy Superintendent, GWMP
- Fort Hunt Prior to P.O. Box 1142: A Brief History Through WWII; Matthew Virta, Cultural Resources Program Manager, GWMP
- The Fort Hunt Oral History Project: What We Are Learning About P.O. Box 1142; Brandon... |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikO_090314 | 94 | | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century -- Pictures of everything else
Photos in this section concern everything that's not specifically the presentations themselves -- breaks, lunch, the reception, audience shots, etc.
... |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikP2_090314 | 128 | | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century -- Pictures taken of presentations after lunch
Pictures on this page cover two sessions held after lunch:
(1) Reading of excerpts from Reykjavik, a new play by Richard Rhodes:
- Playwright: Richard Rhodes
- Director: Norm Seltzer
- Ronald Reagan: David DeBoy
- Mikhail Gorbachev: Jim Epstein
- George Schultz: Jack French
-... |
| 2009_DC_ReykjavikP1_090314 | 78 | | Revisiting Reykjavik: Nuclear Policy for the New Century -- Pictures taken of presentations before lunch
I missed the welcoming remarks (sorry!). Pictures on this page cover three sessions held before lunch:
(1) Nuclear Weapons Policies: Perspectives from the Past:
- Robert S. Norris, Author, Racing for the Bomb
- Andrew Brown, Author, The Neutron and the Bomb
- William Lanouette, Author,... |
| 2007_DC_SIPG_OpeningS_071118 | 32 | | Reynolds Center -- Kogod courtyard opening stage events
Entertainers included:
- Jacques Johnson (Jazz ensemble)
- The Washington Chorus Outreach Singers (Variety of musical selections)
- Los Quetzales (Traditional Mexican dance ensemble)
- Crowtations (Motown puppet group)
- Doug McKelway Band (bluegrass)
- The Grandsons (Rock 'n' roll)
-... |
| 2006_DC_SIPG_Ceremony_060701 | 52 | | Reynolds Center -- Reopening ceremony
Grand Opening Family Festival: Sponsored by Target: Celebrate the opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture with a fun-filled day of activities and music. Meet actors impersonating individuals from the collections, tour the galleries, and see the new Lunder Conservation... |
| 2006_DC_SIPG_Opening_060701 | 49 | | Reynolds Center -- Reopening day events |
| 2010_08_07C_Salome | 177 | | Reynolds Center -- Salomé with Silent Orchestra
Salomé with Silent Orchestra
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery present the classic film Salomé (1923, 100 min) with a score performed live by Silent Orchestra. Regarded as one of America’s first art films, Salomé is adapted from an Oscar Wilde play that retells the saga... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2001_DC_Lionel_010628 | 12 | | Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Lionel Richie
The Reagan Building puts on daily free concerts in their courtyard area. This was their season opener for 2001 to get people used to the idea. |
| 2005_DC_Women_050331 | 25 | | Ronald Reagan Bldg -- Natl Women's History Month w/Judy Woodruff
The Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, had a program celebrating March as National Women's History Month. The 2005 theme is "Women Change America."
The keynote speaker was... |
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Pictures related to events sponsored by the Smithsonian Associates, including author talks, historical talks, etc. |
| 2008_DC_Roberts_080225 | 92 | | Sixth & I -- American Gangster Inspiration: Richie Roberts
American Gangster Inspiration: Richie Roberts. The 2007 hit film American Gangster, starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, tells the story of detective Richie Roberts' pursuit of Frank Lucas, the most notorious drug dealer in 1970s New York. Lucas smuggled some of the most potent heroin ever... |
| 2007_DC_Nurse_071104 | 128 | | Sixth & I -- Dr. Paul Nurse
Dr. Nurse, Nobel Laureate and President of The Rockefeller University, will offer a critical examination of the latest breakthroughs in the biological sciences and their potential to transform medical treatment. Laura Landro, assistant managing editor and columnist for The Wall Street Journal, will... |
| 2009_DC_PollinR_091101 | 113 | | Sixth & I -- Generations of Generosity Award (1 of 3) -- Pre-event Reception
The Inaugural Irene & Abe Pollin
Generations of Generosity Award
Presented to Arlene & Robert Kogod
The Irene and Abe Pollin Generations of Generosity Award recognizes individuals whose work enriches lives and promotes vibrant Jewish culture.
Arlene and Robert Kogod are the first recipients of the... |
| 2009_DC_PollinC_091101 | 173 | | Sixth & I -- Generations of Generosity Award (2 of 3) -- Ceremony
The Inaugural Irene & Abe Pollin
Generations of Generosity Award
Presented to Arlene & Robert Kogod
The Irene and Abe Pollin Generations of Generosity Award recognizes individuals whose work enriches lives and promotes vibrant Jewish culture.
Arlene and Robert Kogod are the first recipients of the... |
| 2009_DC_PollinD_091101 | 149 | | Sixth & I -- Generations of Generosity Award (3 of 3) -- Desert and Dancing
The Inaugural Irene & Abe Pollin
Generations of Generosity Award
Presented to Arlene & Robert Kogod
The Irene and Abe Pollin Generations of Generosity Award recognizes individuals whose work enriches lives and promotes vibrant Jewish culture.
Arlene and Robert Kogod are the first recipients of the... |
| 2008_DC_Turkey_Program_080309 | 111 | | Sixth & I -- Jewish Life in Turkey Then and Now: Historic Synagogues of Turkey (1 of 2) -- Program
This was the formal program tied to the exhibit opening for "Jewish Life In Turkey Then and Now: Historic Synagogues of Turkey". The event featured numerous guests including the Ambassador of Turkey Nabi Sensoy and his wife, Gülgün, It also featured Rabbi Joshua Maroof of Magen David Sephardic... |
| 2008_DC_Turkey_Other_080309 | 140 | | Sixth & I -- Jewish Life in Turkey Then and Now: Historic Synagogues of Turkey (2 of 2) -- Reception, Bazaar, etc
Pictures in this section include the preparation for the "Jewish Life in Turkey Then and Now: Historic Synagogues of Turkey" exhibition opening program as well as the reception afterward. The reception included most of the people in the formal program (documented separately) as well kosher Turkish... |
| 2007_DC_Kiterunner_071218 | 22 | | Sixth & I -- Kiterunner screening
Be one of the first in DC to see an advanced screening of The Kite Runner. The evening will begin with a panel discussion including H.E. Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad of Afghanistan; Dr. Peter Bergen, journalist and terrorism analyst; and Frank Foer, editor of The New Republic. |
| 2008_DC_Ginsburg_080110 | 48 | | Sixth & I -- Screening of "The Jewish Americans" (w/Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
Enjoy a screening of the PBS series The Jewish Americans, and a conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States Supreme Court Associate Justice, and David Grubin, filmmaker. |
| 2008_DC_Breyer_080221 | 83 | | Sixth & I -- Stephen Breyer
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in Conversation. The New Republic is hosting the Washington event of the 2008 season, an intimate discussion with one of the most intriguing and powerful men in the country: the Honorable Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Jeffrey Rosen, TNR Legal Correspondent... |
| 2006_DC_Kerry_060228 | 20 | | Sixth & I -- Town Hall Meeting w/John Kerry
This town hall event was held at the Historic Sixth and I Synagogue. After a few introductions, Kerry came out and talked about various issues before fielding questions from the audience. There were quite a few young college kids in the audience. I was impressed at how well he handled some of the... |
| 2009_DC_Stonewall_090910 | 77 | | Sixth & I and DCJCC -- Breaking Down a Stonewall: 40 Years of LGBT Jewish Activism
Breaking Down a Stonewall: 40 Years of LGBT Jewish Activism: On June 28, 1969, police raided a gay bar in New York City known as the Stonewall Inn. After years of police harassment, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people decided to fight back. Often cited as the defining moment of the... |
| 2009_DC_Deli_091021 | 95 | | Sixth & I and Nextbook -- David Sax ("Save the Deli")
Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen
As a life-long deli obsessive, David Sax was understandably alarmed by the state of Jewish delicatessen -- a cuisine that once sat at the very center of Jewish life had become endangered by assimilation,... |
| 2009_DC_So_Called1_091217 | 53 | | Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC -- My So-Called Jewish Life (1 of 2) -- First Three Speakers
My So-Called Jewish Life:
Spend Chanukah with Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC, Washington's premier storytelling organization, for a night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish. Performers in sequence were:
(1) Amy... |
| 2009_DC_So_Called2_091217 | 69 | | Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC -- My So-Called Jewish Life (2 of 2) -- Second Three Speakers
My So-Called Jewish Life:
Spend Chanukah with Sixth & I and SpeakeasyDC, Washington's premier storytelling organization, for a night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish. Performers in sequence were:
(1) Amy... |
| 2009_DC_Rice_090503 | 88 | | Sixth & I and the Jewish Primary Day School -- Condoleezza Rice (1 of 2) -- Everything except the presentation
Condoleezza Rice JPDS-NC Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture: Perspectives on Peace and War:
In her first return appearance in Washington since leaving the State Department, Condoleezza Rice reflects on her experiences in the Middle East, and her commitment to the education of children as a force against... |
| 2009_DC_RiceP_090503 | 79 | | Sixth & I and the Jewish Primary Day School -- Condoleezza Rice (2 of 2) -- Presentation itself
Condoleezza Rice JPDS-NC Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Lecture: Perspectives on Peace and War:
In her first return appearance in Washington since leaving the State Department, Condoleezza Rice reflects on her experiences in the Middle East, and her commitment to the education of children as a force against... |
| 2008_DC_Sixth_Election_081104 | 191 | | Sixth & I Election Night 2008 Watch Party -- Candidate photos
Election Night Watch Party: Don’t watch the election results on your couch – watch it on ours. Get civic with us! Join Sixth & I, Humanity in Action and Institut Montaigne for a festive evening, complete with big-screen TVs, expert commentary from unique perspectives, live blogging, all-American food, a... |
| 2008_DC_Sixth_ElectionO_081104 | 150 | | Sixth & I Election Night 2008 Watch Party -- Other photos
Election Night Watch Party: Don’t watch the election results on your couch – watch it on ours. Get civic with us! Join Sixth & I, Humanity in Action and Institut Montaigne for a festive evening, complete with big-screen TVs, expert commentary from unique perspectives, live blogging, all-American food, a... |
| 2009_DC_STN_091023 | 204 | | Smithsonian Teachers' Night @ Natl Museum of Natural History -- All except the welcoming presentation
Smithsonian Teachers' Night :
Attention all teachers of all subjects and grade levels!
Find new classroom-ready resources, meet Smithsonian educators, and attend demonstrations of school programs and materials at the Smithsonian's annual education expo. Be among the first three thousand educators to... |
| 2009_DC_STN_Welcome_091023 | 57 | | Smithsonian Teachers' Night @ Natl Museum of Natural History -- ONLY the welcoming presentation
Join Dr. Jill Biden, Dr. G. Wayne Clough, and Ms. Stephanie Norby for a very special welcome and kickoff to Smithsonian Teachers' Night 2009.
Jill Biden has been an educator for the past twenty-nine years and continues to teach English classes at a DC-area community college. She is the wife of Vice... |
| 2010_DC_ThisMG_100219 | 252 | | THIS for Diplomats Mardi Gras Celebration
THIS for Diplomats Presents Mardi Gras Celebration
Come Join Us for Our Annual Fundraising Event, Featuring a Mardi Gras Celebration, Casino Night, and Silent Auction at Meridian International Center:
- Gamble at our casino tables,
- Enjoy hors d'oeuvres,
- Drink champagne, New Orleans... |
| 2007_VA_Hoskin_070907 | 185 | | VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- 2Lt Harold Hoskin service and funeral
This service was for 2Lt Harold Hoskin whose remains were located in Alaska with the help of Doug Beckstead, a friend of mine.
Various articles:
From http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123067381
World War II B-24 pilot's remains laid to rest at Arlington
by Senior Master Sgt. Matt... |
| 2005_VA_Arlington_Persh_051111 | 62 | | VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- John Pershing ceremony |
| 2008_VA_Arlington_Persh_081111 | 185 | | VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- John Pershing ceremony
Each Veterans Day, for over a half century, the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) has conducted an International Memorial Service honoring General of the Armies John J. “Blackjack” Pershing in Arlington National Cemetery. In attendance and laying a wreath will be representatives from the Allied... |
| 1999_VA_Arlington_Mem_990531 | 14 | | VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- Memorial Day ceremony (Clinton)
Also present was Secretary of Defense William Cohen. |
| 2008_VA_Arlington_USCG_081111 | 64 | | VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- USCG ceremony
Department of Home Land Security Deputy Secretary Paul Schneider and Vice Admiral Vivian Crea led the services at the Coast Guard Veterans Day Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. |
| 2005_VA_Arlington_Vet_051111 | 38 | | VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- Veterans Day ceremony (Cheney) |
| 2001_VA_Arlington_Vet_011111 | 26 | | VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- Veterans Day ceremony (Cheney, Bo Derek) |
| 2008_VA_Arlington_Vet_081111 | 184 | | VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- Veterans Day ceremony (Cheney, Bo Derek)
Events in sequence:
- Procession of Colors
- Prayer -- Chaplain Keith Ethridge
- Pledge of Allegiance -- Michael L. McCoy, Sr.
- Introduction of Guests -- Bo Derek (mistress of ceremonies)
- Welcoming Remarks -- Michael L. McCoy, Sr.
- Introduction of Guest Speaker -- James Peake (Secretary... |
| 2006_VA_Funeral_060711 | 89 | | VA -- Arlington Natl Cemetery -- Warren Stevens funeral |
| 2003_VA_SIAIR_031206 | 143 | | VA -- Chantilly -- Smithsonian -- Natl Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (pre-opening event)
2003/12/06: While the official public opening of the Udvar-Hazy Center is December 15, this was an Appreciation Day one-day pre-opening for donors and National Air and Space Society members. 11,000 or 12,000 people were registered to show up for at least part of the day. It happened to be the day... |
| 2003_VA_SIAIR_031215 | 183 | | VA -- Chantilly -- Smithsonian -- Natl Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (public opening)
2003/12/15: I decided to go back for the official first day of the center opening. Of course plane-freak John Travolta and the upper echelon had been there the previous week but then the simple members like me had beaten them the previous weekend which was cool.
I thought there might be some special... |
| 2008_VA_Mardi_Gras_080205 | 79 | | VA -- Clarendon -- Mardi Gras Parade |
| 2009_VA_Mardi_Gras_090224 | 50 | | VA -- Clarendon -- Mardi Gras Parade |
| 2008_VA_FONZ_Event_081004 | 49 | | VA -- FONZ 2008 Event -- CRC event |
| 2000_VA_CRC | 7 | | VA -- Front Royal -- National Zoological Park Conservation & Research Center |
| 2004_VA_CRC | 52 | | VA -- Front Royal -- National Zoological Park Conservation & Research Center |
| 2005_VA_CRC | 46 | | VA -- Front Royal -- National Zoological Park Conservation & Research Center |
| 2007_VA_CRC | 42 | | VA -- Front Royal -- National Zoological Park Conservation & Research Center |
| 2008_VA_CRC | 84 | | VA -- Front Royal -- National Zoological Park Conservation & Research Center |
| 2010_VA_Belushi_010215 | 19 | | VA -- Pentagon City -- Drive4COPD Race Team w/Jim Belushi
The DRIVE4COPD Race Team: Jim Belushi
Actor Jim Belushi is a multifaceted performer, well-known most recently for his eight seasons starring in and executive producing ABC's hit Emmy-nominated sitcom, "According to Jim." Since his start at The Second City in Chicago over thirty years ago, Jim has shown... |
| 2003_DC_KWar_030726 | 44 | | Verizon Center -- Korean War 50th Anniversary event (at MCI Center)
I went to the show for the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice at the MCI Center. It was a free event which wasn't that well attended. I had never been to the MCI Center so this was a first for me.
The show itself was hosted by Ed McMahon (Here's Johnny!). He posed for me;... |
| 2006_DC_MCI | 15 | | Verizon Center -- Renamed from MCI Center (2006)
This was a fluke. I was coming back from the 6th and I Synagogue, where I'd seen John Kerry, when I had to move around a crane parked in the street in front of the MCI Center. It turned out the crane was putting up the new "Verizon" sign and the MCI Center was being renamed. I was impressed that my... |
| 2009_DC_WAF_090124 | 125 | | Washington Architectural Foundation -- Exploring Architecture w/Kids -- White House Neighborhood
Exploring Architecture with Kids: Walking Tour of the White House Neighborhood: The Washington Architectural Foundation is offering a free workshop and outdoor walking tour for kids ages 6 to 13 on Saturday, January 24th. Highlighting the architecture of the White House neighborhood, this is part of a... |
| 2005_IL_ALA2005C | 21 | | Work (STAT-USA) -- ALA 2005 conference in Chicago, IL -- Authors
Includes Jules Feiffer, Kate DiCamillo ("Because of Winn-Dixie"), Gary Stromberg ("The Harder They Fall"), Gene Ha (DC Comics), Henry Winkler, Arthur Frommer, and Jennifer Read Hawthorne. |
| 2005_IL_ALAKick_050625 | 32 | | Work (STAT-USA) -- ALA 2005 conference in Chicago, IL -- Day 1 Kick-off
Attendees include Barack Obama and Mayor Richard M. Daley. |
| 2005_IL_ALAWrap_050628 | 9 | | Work (STAT-USA) -- ALA 2005 conference in Chicago, IL -- Day 4 wrap-up with Henry Winkler |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Surigao | 4 | | WW2 -- Battle of Surigao Strait:
Sen. John Warner and Adm. J. L. Holloway. Moderated by Dave Winkler
John W. Warner enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 in 1945, serving as an electronic technician’s mate. He began a second tour of active military duty during the Korean War, serving as a ground officer with the First Marine Air Wing. He later became Secretary of the Navy, and has served... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Eagles | 9 | | WW2 -- Creating, Crafting, and Installing the Memorial’s Bronze Eagles:
Raymond Kaskey (Sculptor, Kaskey Studio), Larry Welker, Owner (Laran Bronze), Patrick Oakes (Executive Vice-President, Apex Piping Systems, Inc.). Moderated by John Vlach.
Raymond Kaskey is a sculptor and architect, best known for his works of civic art, particularly the large allegorical figures he creates from bronze, copper, and stone. Kaskey designed the sculptures for the National World War II Memorial; and was assisted in the creation of these works by sculptors... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Monument | 6 | | WW2 -- Designing the Memorial: Architecture and Sculpture:
Friedrich St. Florian (Design Architect, Natl World War II Memorial) and Raymond Kaskey (Sculptor, Kaskey Studio). Moderated by John Vlach.
Friedrich St. Florian, a distinguished professor and former dean of the Rhode Island School of Design, is the design architect for the National World War II Memorial. His design was selected from more than 400 entries in a nationwide competition conducted by the General Services Administration and the... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Blacks | 6 | | WW2 -- Experience of African Americans in World War II:
Ossie Davis (Army) and William J. Powell (Army). Moderated by Linda Wertheimer.
Ossie Davis helped establish an African-American medical station in Liberia while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Ever since his acting debut in 1946, he has made numerous appearances on film, stage, and television. He and his wife, Ruby Dee, have received the National Medal of Arts and... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_DDay | 6 | | WW2 -- Eyewitness to D-Day:
Sam Gibbons. Moderated by Gary Rhay. Introduced by Beverly Lindsey.
Sam M. Gibbons began his military service in June 1941 as part of the 101st Airborne Division. He led Parachute Infantry forces in the pre-dawn invasion of Normandy on D-Day. Elected to the Florida State House of Representatives in 1953, he served there until 1958; and from 1959 to 1963 served in the... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Internment | 12 | | WW2 -- Internment of Japanese Americans in Wyoming:
Norman Mineta (Secretary of Transportation) and Alan Simpson (former U.S. Senator from Wyoming). Moderated by Marc Pachter
Norman Mineta and his family were among the 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry forced from their homes and into internment camps during World War II. From 1975 to 1995, he was a member of U.S. House of Representatives, representing California’s Silicon Valley. Under President Bill Clinton, he served... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Nissei | 6 | | WW2 -- Japanese Americans in World War II:
Grant Ichikawa (Military Intelligence Service), Norman Ikari (442nd Regimental Combat Team), and Jean Kariya (Internment Camp Survivor). Moderated by Franklin Odo.
Grant Ichikawa volunteered to serve in the Military Intelligence Service in November 1942, and was later sent to Japan as a member of the Occupation Forces. He spent additional tours working as a civilian for an intelligence organization in Japan, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Ichikawa is president of the... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Navajo | 11 | | WW2 -- Navajo Code Talkers:
Sam Billison, Keith Little, and Sam Smith. Moderated by Jeff Anthony
Sam Billison enlisted in the Marines in 1943, and landed on Iwo Jima on the second day of the battle. With other Code Talkers, he transmitted more than 800 error-free messages during the 36 days of fighting. Following the war, Billison served as a school principal for many years, and was elected to the... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Tuskegee | 9 | | WW2 -- Tuskegee Airmen:
Lee Archer, Thomas Lowery, and Charles McGee. Moderated by Thomas Doherty.
Lee A. Archer, Jr. is the first and only confirmed “ace” of the Tuskegee Airmen, having earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 18 clusters. As a fighter pilot in Europe, Archer flew 169 combat missions; and returned to combat during the Korean War. After retiring from the Air Force... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Holocaust | 11 | | WW2 -- U.S. Army and the Holocaust
John Dolibois (interrogator of Nazi War Criminals at Nuremberg) and John Withers (aided Holocaust survivors in Germany). Moderated by Jeff Anthony.
John Dolibois served as a captain in Military Intelligence, and was assigned to the International War Crimes Trial in Nuremberg, Germany. There he interrogated (among others) Hermann Goering, Julius Streicher, and Joachim von Ribbentrop. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1981 to 1985,... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Mall | 70 | | WW2 -- Various pictures of the Mall during the Tribute to A Generation: Natl World War II Reunion |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Pres | 12 | | WW2 -- Veterans as Presidential Candidates:
Bob Dole (Army, 10th Mountain Division) and George McGovern (Army Air Forces). Moderated by Marc Pachter
Bob Dole was a captain with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy, and was twice wounded in combat. He served as a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1961 to 1969 and as a U.S. Senator until 1996. His terms as both Senate Minority Leader and Senate Majority Leader set a record as the nation’s longest... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Baseball | 8 | | WW2 -- World War II Veterans as Baseball Players:
Bob Feller (Navy and Cleveland Indians), Monte Irvin (Army and New York Giants), and Buck O’Neil (Navy and Kansas City Monarchs). Moderated by Liane Hansen.
Bob Feller served four years in the U.S. Navy, earning eight battle stars as the chief of a gun crew on the battleship USS Alabama. Known for his fiery fastball, he holds the record as the pitcher with the most wins (266) in Cleveland Indians history. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Film | 8 | | WW2 -- World War II Veterans as Film Performers:
Jack Palance (Army Air Forces). Moderated by Thomas Doherty
Jack Palance flew surveillance planes for the Army Air Corps during World War II. Known for his tough persona on screen, Palance has made numerous films since his movie debut in 1950, including Shane, Attack, The Professionals, Bagdad Cafe, and Batman. He won an Academy Award for his performance in City... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Journalists | 29 | | WW2 -- World War II Veterans as Journalists:
Allen Neuharth (Army, USA Today) and Mike Wallace (Navy, CBS News), Moderated by Thomas Doherty
Allen Neuharth served with General George Patton’s Third Army in Europe. Following the war, he worked as a reporter for several newspapers in South Dakota, and then held management positions with the Miami Herald, Detroit Free Press, and Rochester Times-Union. As chairman and chief executive officer of... |
| 2004_DC_WW2_Review | 39 | | WW2 -- "Tribute to a Generation" (@ MCI Center)
This was a freebie event that was done four times at the MCI Center. It featured some hammy folks acting out the history of World War II. The acting varied but the sets were well done -- you'd see submarine conning towers, ship bunks, invasion beaches, etc. Then there were some military bands playing... |