United States Soldiers' & Airmen's Home : [Washington D.C.].

"6 January 1988."

Map of the U.S. Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C. /

Relief shown by contours and hachures.

U.S. Capitol visitor guide : U.S. Capitol Visitor Center : [Washington D.C.].

Each map is a floorplan showing amenities of the underground visitors' center open to tourists and the public.

[Map of the Capitol grounds and surrounding squares, Washington D.C.].

Shows block numbers, block dimensions, and street widths.

[Plan of a circle within the Capitol grounds, Washington D.C.].

Relief shown by spot heights.

[Map of the Capitol grounds, eastern end of the Mall, and adjacent squares, Washington D.C.].

Covers area bounded by 7th St. west, C St. north, 1st St. east, and C St. south.

[Map of the proposed enlargement and replanning of the Capitol grounds, Washington D.C.].

India ink on recto and orange wash on verso.

[Map of proposed extensions of Vermont and New Jersey avenues N.W. between Florida and Georgia avenues, Washington D.C.].

Cadastral map showing lots and buildings in path of proposed avenue extensions.

[Map of proposed extension of Vermont Avenue N.W. between Florida and Georgia avenues as desired by the Trustees of Howard University, Washington D.C.] /

Partial cadastral map showing lots in path of proposed avenue extension.

Reservation no. 1 : [White House grounds, Washington D.C.].

Shows buildings, plantings, and the Ellipse.

Presidents Park, Reservation no. 1 : [Washington D.C.].

Shows buildings plantings, drives, telephone and electric light cables, water pipes, hydrants, etc.

The White House : the White House, Washington, D.C. /

Bird's-eye view with floors separated to reveal floorplans.

The White House : the White House, Washington, D.C. /

Aerial view with floors separated to reveal floorplans.

The White House : the White House, Washington, D.C. /

Aerial view with floors separated to reveal floorplans.

Contested Play and Clean Water: McMillan Park, Race, and the Built Environment in Washington, D.C., 1900-1941

This study focuses on the intersection of the politics and culture of open public space with race relations in the United States from 1900 to 1941. The history of McMillan Park in Washington, D.C. serves as a lens to examine these themes. Ultimately, the park’s history, as documented in newspapers, interviews, reports, and photographs, reveals how white residents attempted to protect their dominance in a racial hierarchy through the control of both the physical and cultural elements of public recreation space. White use of discrimination through seemingly neutral desires to protect health, safety, and property values, establishes a congruence with their defense of residential property. Without similar access to legal methods, African Americans acted through direct action in gaps of governmental control. Their use of this space demonstrates how African-American residents of Washington and the United States contested their race, recreation, and spatial privileges in the pre-World War II era.