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 2009_DC_AABall1_090120 | 156 | | All American Inaugural Ball (2009) -- 1 of 2 -- Pictures taken before 11:25pm (before presentations)
Seldom in our lifetime is an event of such high importance as to claim a prominent position in history. On January 20th, 2009 the inauguration of America’s 44th President is just such an occasion.
The All American Ball Inaugural Committee is proud to announce that the 4th All American Inaugural Ball... |
| 2009_DC_AABall2_090120 | 153 | | All American Inaugural Ball (2009) -- 2 of 2 -- Pictures taken during award presentation and afterward (taken after 11:25pm)
Seldom in our lifetime is an event of such high importance as to claim a prominent position in history. On January 20th, 2009 the inauguration of America’s 44th President is just such an occasion.
The All American Ball Inaugural Committee is proud to announce that the 4th All American Inaugural Ball... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 |
| 2009_DC_Pride_090614 | 35 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- except stage performances |
| 2009_DC_PrideP_090614 | 179 | | DC -- Capital Pride Festival (2009) -- stage performances
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,
- Vanessa Conde,
- Martha Wash, and
- RuPaul |
| 2009_DC_Kennedy_090829 | 36 | | DC -- Constitution Avenue -- Ted Kennedy funeral procession |
| 2009_DC_Dangerous_091029 | 156 | | DC -- DC Labor Filmfest -- 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 -- DC Labor FilmFest -- 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_Abortion_090911 | 4 | | DC -- Freedom Plaza -- Anti-Abortion display
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_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.... |
| 2009_DC_Dime_Protest_090427 | 20 | | DC -- Lafayette Park -- March of Dimes Protest
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... |
| 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... |
| 2009_DC_LOC_Lincoln_090304 | 114 | | 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... |
| 2009_DC_Parade_090704 | 5 | | DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue -- 4th of July parade
Just a pass by -- don't expect much. |
| 2009_DC_Abortion_090122 | 5 | | DC -- Pennsylvania Avenue -- Anti-Abortion rally on anniversary of Roe v Wade |
| 2009_DC_St_Patrick_090315 | 86 | | DC -- St Patrick's Parade |
| 2009_DC_March_For_Babies_090426 | 4 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- March for Babies
This was a March of Dimes event that I passed through on my way to see Roz Chast. Unfortunately, I don't know how to actually pass through something without taking pictures so... |
| 2009_DC_Health_090913 | 76 | | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Pro-health care demonstration
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.... |
| 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... |
| 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,... |
| 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. |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 2009_DC_BlessF_090404 | 146 | | Naval Heritage Center -- Blessing of the Fleets (2009) -- Outdoor ceremony
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... |
| 2009_NV_LV_BellagioS | 34 | | NV -- Las Vegas -- Bellagio water show |
| 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. |
| 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... |
| 2009_DC_OAS_Butterflies_090330 | 166 | | OAS -- Washington Premier of "Code Name: Butterflies"
The Washington Premiere of "Code Name: Butterflies" will take place on Monday, March 30, 2009 in the Hall of the Americas at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C. at 6:30 PM.
Guests traveling from Santo Domingo to Washington for the event include... |
| X_AFI_Events | | | See also "By Subject \ AFI events" |
| X_CWPT | | | See also "By Subject \ CWPT and CWT (Civil War Trust) events"
Some "Civil War" and/or "Events" subjects will be shown under this other entry. |
| X_JSS | | | See also "By Subject \ JSS (James Smithson Society + CM) events"
Some "Smithsonian -- Other", "Smithsonian -- Museums", and/or "Events" subjects are shown under this alternative subject. These are events sponsored by the member organizations of the Smithsonian museums. Note that "CM" means "Contributing Membership". |
| X_Miss_DC | | | See also "By Subject \ Miss DC" |
| X_Archives_Events | | | See also "By Subject \ National Archives events" |
| X_Newseum_Events | | | See also "By Subject \ Newseum events" |
| X_PP_Events | | | See also "By Subject \ Politics and Prose events" |
| X_SIPG_Events | | | See also "By Subject \ SAAM and NPG Events" |
| X_Sixth_Events | | | See also "By Subject \ Sixth and I Historic Synagogue events" |
| 2009_VA_Mardi_Gras_090224 | 50 | | VA -- Arlington -- Mardi Gras Parade |
| 2009_VA_Bonotom_090224 | 41 | | VA -- Arlington -- Mardi Gras Party @ Bonotom |
| 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... |