On Hallowed Ground opens with the long-delayed funeral of four servicemen, brought home for final honors at Arlington National Cemetery almost forty years after they disappeared in Vietnam. To understand how this tradition of extraordinary care for our war dead began, Robert Poole traces the founding of Arlington Cemetery on what had been the family plantation of Robert E. Lee. After resigning his commission in the U.S. Army, Lee left Arlington...

Ruth Levin donated these photographs in the 1990s. The collection has photographs of the Sher family and two family businesses. One of the businesses was M. Sher & Sons General Merchandise located at the corner of Columbia Pike and Walter Reed Dr. The other business was Columbia Hardware and Applicance Company. The collection includes both interior and exterior photographs for each store. Most of the photographs are identified.

Photograph Group 100 contains photographs generated by various Arlington County government agencies. The photographs were acquired at different times and from various sources. The images are listed by subject matter or agency function. Entries in the arrangement include data accompanying the prints; but this information is spotty at best and non-existentfor many of the pictures. Most of the photographs depict county employees at work, county facilities,...

Plan showing the fire insurance risks of buildings in a city or town. Identifies commercial, industrial, and residential sections. Successive Sanborn maps show the physical evolution of buildings and neighborhoods in a given town.

Plan showing the fire insurance risks of buildings in a city or town. Identifies commercial, industrial, and residential sections. Successive Sanborn maps show the physical evolution of buildings and neighborhoods in a given town.

Plan showing the fire insurance risks of buildings in a city or town. Identifies commercial, industrial, and residential sections. Successive Sanborn maps show the physical evolution of buildings and neighborhoods in a given town.

The collection is composed of information related to the Arlington Symphony including a good look behind the scenes during Johnson's tenure as president. The collection also houses architectural records for recreation facilities in Arlington.

RG 92 represents Allen J. Dickey's work as an architect. The collection includes numerous photographs and architectural drawings for buildings designed by Dickey. Of particular interest are the schools and commercial buildings in Arlington County. Many of these buildings are still standing. In addition to the photographs and drawings, the collection has some manuscript material including newspaper clippings and articles related to Dickey and his work....