Social Scene

D.C. History Via Polaroids

By Georgetowner • January 15, 2016 0 1701

Anne McDonough, library and collections director; Joseph Mills, artist and archivist; John Suau, executive director of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.; photographer Chris Earnshaw. | Photo by Jeff Malet.

Photos by Jeff Malet for the Historical Society of Washington

The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., celebrated photographer Chris Earnshaw at the Jan. 6 opening of his exhibit at the Carnegie Library building. Called “District,” it is a solo photography show that explores Washington, D.C., during the 1960s and 1970s. “Originally captured on Polaroids and nearly lost to time and neglect, these gritty images show the demolition, desperation, beauty, and energy in the every-day of the era’s capital city,” according to Earnshaw, whose show runs through Feb. 26.

: Anne McDonough, library and collections director; Joseph Mills, artist and archivist; John Suau, executive director of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.; photographer Chris Earnshaw. | Photo by Jeff Malet.