The Seat of Power
On this day in 1790, the District of Columbia was named the seat of the United States government. Today’s gallery features pictures showing Washington as the seat of power: individual, community, and political. WASHINGTON, D.C.—1947.
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Book of the Week  RFK Funeral Train by Paul Fusco Thirty-nine years ago this week in Los Angeles, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. A funeral train carried his body from New York City to Washington, D.C. In RFK Funeral Train, Paul Fusco documents the funeral train procession. Despite the hot weather, hundreds of thousands of people stood along the train tracks waiting to pay their respects. | Join the Fray  © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos What do you think of these photos? Join the Fray, our reader discussion forum. With photography, I like to create fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist. Martin Parr |
