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  • Map of the city of Washington and GeorgetownSteel Engraving
    Published by Thackara and Vallance
    1792
  • President's HouseDrawn from nature by A. Kollner, Lithograph by Deroy
    1848
  • Finley U.S. General Hospital (Civil War)Lithograph by C. Magnus
    1864
  • Burned Capitol in 1814Watercolor attributed to George Munger
    1814
  • David Burnes CottageNear 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
    Watercolor by Walter Paris
    1893
  • View of Healy Building at Georgetown UniversityDrawing by Winfield Scott Clime
    May 29, 1913
  • View of H Street Opposite Lafayette ParkDrawing by Helen Gatch Durston
    1944
  • 421-409 11th Street, NWPhotograph by William Barrett
    September 10, 1966
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Window to Washington features selections from the 4,000 rare maps, prints, photographs, and paintings from the recent gift of the Kiplinger Collection to the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Before its transfer, the Kiplinger Collection was one of the largest privately held collections of Washingtoniana displayed in the headquarters of the Kiplinger Washington Editors offices near Lafayette Square. Dating from the late 1600s, the Kiplinger Collection is an important visual resource documenting the history of the Capital City and evolving cityscape. This exhibition marks the beginning of permanent public access to this notable collection now on view at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

Curated by:
Heather Riggins
Jessica Pearl

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