Geography
- 1.01 Outline Map, Metropolitan Washington
- 1.02 Development of Northern Neck Counties
- 1.03 Map of Major Highways in Arlington
Exploration to Revolution
- 2.01 Map of Virginia: Discovered and Described by Captain John Smith, 1606
- 2.02 Henry Fleet’s account of trading with Indians, 1632
- 2.03 Known Native American settlements (Metropolitan view and Arlington view)
- 2.04 Chesapeake Bay navigation chart, 1776
Revolution and New Nation
- 3.01 US Constitution and founding a seat of government
- 3.02 An Act establishing a seat of government, 1791
- 3.03 Andrew Ellicott’s survey, 1793
- 3.04 A view of Washington [and Rosslyn] in 1795
- 3.05 An Act forming the District of Columbia, 1801
- 3.06 A view of Washington [and Rosslyn] in 1801
- 3.07 Table and map of the District of Columbia, 1822
- 3.08 A view of Washington [and Arlington] from Arlington House, 1838
Expansion and Reform
- 4.01 Chain Bridge, 1828 (full view and close up)
- 4.02 Route of the Alexandria Canal, 1838
- 4.03 TimeTable for Alexandria, Loudoun, and Hampshire Railroad Company
- 4.04 1800 Census
- 4.05 1820 Census
- 4.06 1840 Census
- 4.07 1860 Census
- 4.08 Virginia map of enslaved people, 1860
- 4.09 Abolitionist poster (full poster and three close ups)
- 4.10 Exterior of Alexandria slave pen
- 4.11 Interior of Alexandria slave pen
- 4.12 Registry of Free Negroes
Civil War
- 5.01 Map of forts and roads in 1865
- 5.02 Panoramic view of Washington (full & section)
- 5.03 Panoramic seat of war (full & section)
- 5.04 Closer view of Aqueduct Bridge
- 5.05 Rear entrance, Fort Corcoran
- 5.06 Guard House and Guard, 107th U.S. Colored Infantry Fort Corcoran
- 5.07 Officers’ of 107th U.S. Colored Infantry at Fort Corcoran
- 5.08 Band of 107th U.S. Colored Infantry at Fort Corcoran
- 5.09 Soldiers with 24-pdr. siege gun on wooden barbette carriage at Fort Corcoran
- 5.10 Officers of Company F, 2d New York Artillery at Fort C.F. Smith]
- 5.11 Gun crew of Company K, 2d New York Artillery, in Fort C.F. Smith
- 5.12 Big gun at Fort Woodbury
- 5.13 Batteries in Fort No. 2 Fort Whipple
- 5.14 Arlington House
- 5.15 Arlington House, barns and soldiers’ barracks
- 5.16 Field of the Dead
- 5.17 The Long Bridge over the Potomac seen from the city
- 5.18 Long Bridge and Washington, from Virginia shore
- 5.19 Fort Richardson
- 5.20 Convalescent camp
- 5.21 A ward in hospital at convalescent camp
- 5.22 4-Mile Run Valley
- 5.23 Roach’s Mills
- 5.24 Outskirts of Alexandria
- 5.25 Building stockade, Alexandria
- 5.26 Alexandria
- 5.27 Fort Ellsworth
- 5.28 Fairfax Seminary
- 5.29 Bailey’s Cross Roads
- 5.30 Rebel works beyond Munsons Hill
- 5.31 Upton’s Hill
- 5.32 Taylor’s Tavern, near Falls Church
Reconstruction
- 6.01 1860 Acres of land improved and unimproved
- 6.02 1870 Acres of land improved and unimproved
- 6.03 Plan for Freedman’s Village (in color and black & white)
- 6.04 Harper’s Weekly Freedman’s Village
- 6.05 Photograph of Freedman’s Village
- 6.06 Regulations for the Government of Freedman’s Village (poster and text)
- 6.07 1870 Census population
Reshaping the Nation
- 7.01 Washington City and surrounding (Metropolitan view, Arlington view, and text closeups)
- 7.02 Perspective view of northwest Alexandria
- 7.03 Washington and Old Dominion Railway System Map
- 7.04 Glencarlyn station
- 7.05 Bonair Station
- 7.06 East Falls Church Railroad Depot
- 7.07 Clarendon Circle, about 1900
- 7.08 Electric Railways of Arlington County 1892-1941
- 7.09 A row of gambling houses and taverns, Jackson City
- 7.10 The grandstand of St. Asaph’s race track
- 7.11 Wright Brothers flight at Fort Myer 1909
- 7.12 Government Radio Station, Arlington
- 7.13 Thomas A. Edison – Down the old Potomac Video Link on the Source Page
- 7.14 Confederate Veteran Memorial
- 7.15 Newly Elected Officers in Arlington
Turmoil and Change
- 8.01 Burial of the victims of the Maine
- 8.02 Maine Memorial
- 8.04 In the Thirties
- 8.05 FDR 1936 Election Banner
- 8.06 Black settlements in Arlington in 1900
- 8.07 East Arlington 1910
- 8.08 Queen City and the Pentagon
- 8.09 Arlington Population 1900-1960
- 8.10 Soldiers at Fort Myer
- 8.11 Woman airport welder
- 8.12 Soldiers in Jeep
- 8.13 Woman bag driver
- 8.14 WWII Scrap metal collection
- 8.15 Through Children’s Eyes- World War II At Home
- 8.16 The World War II Home Front in Arlington, Virginia
Since World War II
- 9.01 Segregation Wall
- 9.02 Arlington Forest Restrictive Covenants
- 9.03 Article – Tension Eases Up in Arlington
- 9.04 The Negro Citizen in Arlington
- 9.05 Bravery at Arlington, Virginia Lunch Counter
- 9.06 Confrontation at the Cherrydale Drug Fair Counter
- 9.07 Arrested for Arlington Sit-In
- 9.08 Counter Closed During Sit-In
- 9.09 Report on Housing Segregation
- 9.10 Asian Pacific-Islander Population Table and Chart 1980 and 1990
- 9.11 Article – What is Fear?
- 9.12 Article – Refugees Crowd Arlington
- 9.13 Hispanic Demographics 1980 and 1990
- 9.14 Hispanic population 1990 by origin
- 9.15 Article – Salvadorans Entree to a Better Life
- 9.16 Judy Brewer
- 9.17 First Amendment Case Study – Neo-Nazis versus Arlington Public Schools resources