Item #147: Annandale Beautification, circa 1986
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A clown and citizens publicizing the urban renovation soon to take place in downtown Annandale, c. 1986. With the support of the Mason and Annandale...
Item #146: Falls Church District
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The Falls Church District preceded the present-day Braddock District. This promotion publication describes the area in 1960. Annandale District was...
Item #145: Jean Packard
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Jean Packard opens the new office of the Fairfax County Water Authority, circa 1960. Ms. Packard began a career of public service as an activist to ...
Item #144: Fairfax County Supervisors, circa 1970
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Former Annandale District Supervisor Audrey Moore, second from left, with some fellow Fairfax County Supervisors, many of whom are holding pictures of...
Item #143: Moscow comes to Braddock
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Fairfax Supervisor, Sharon Bulova meets with Russian visitors to Fairfax County. Braddock District became part of an education in democratic...
Item #142: Annandale Tollhouse, Artist's Rendition
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Little River Turnpike was one of the important early roads in Fairfax County and one of the first toll roads in the nation, enabling transport of...
Item #141: Capital Beltway
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When the completed 66-mile Beltway officially opened, motorists came eager to drive the full route in a bumper-to-bumper stream. The first section...
Item #140: Kings Park Elementary School
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A Thursday, November 19, 1964, newspaper article in the Springfield Independent reports on the opening of Kings Park Elementary School, the 121st...
Item #139: George Mason University
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Students gather in front of the Johnson Center at George Mason University under the statue of George Mason. The statue is a barometer for public...