Gas tanks at New Hampshire and Virginia Avenues NW in Foggy Bottom with another Gas tank at 26th & G Sts., NW in Foggy Bottom (undated)
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Date Saturday, October 15 2016 Time 2:00pm-4:00pm Location Foggy Bottom Metro Station entrance REGISTER: http://bit.ly/2dkGoVH Join AIA|DC and architectural historian Matthew Gilmore for an exploration of the little-known aspects of Foggy … Continue reading
October 2, 2016 · Leave a comment
Straw winding devise
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BY: Matthew B. Gilmore January 3, 1888 Marvin Chester Stone received a patent for the artificial drinking (paper) straw. This was a great improvement over a natural rye straw. Family … Continue reading
July 20, 2015 · Leave a comment