Flight captured on camera at Fort Myer

On July 27, Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm of the United States Signal Corps made a world's record flight at Fort Myer of fifty miles at a speed of about forty miles an hour.
early flight
Orville Wright and Lieutenant Lahm of the United States Signal Corps making the world's record flight at Fort Myer, on July 27--The aeroplane made fifty miles at a speed of about forty miles an hour

“Captain’s Row” in 1963 and Today

Captain’s Row is located near the Potomac waterfront in Old Town Alexandria VA on Prince Street. Homes here were originally homes for captains in the Age of Sail when Alexandria was a working port. These images compare the look of Captains Row in 1963 to how it looks today.
Prince St "Captain’s Row" Alexandria Va.1963 And Now
Captain’s Row on Prince Street in Old Town Alexandria
Captain’s Row in Alexandria 1963
Captain’s Row in Alexandria 1963
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