In this interview, Vannie Kirby talks about moving to Petworth in Washington, D.C. from North Carolina and raising her children in Fort Totten. She recalls her own childhood in North Carolina and attending Cortez Peters Business School after coming to D.C. Kirby compares and contrasts the neighborhood from when she and her husband moved there in 1964 and how it is at the time she gave this interview. She speaks about shopping downtown, the Fort Totten Civic Association, and changes brought by the Metro., Vannie Kirby was born in Rockingham, North Carolina and moved to Washington, DC to attend business school. Mrs. Kirby and her husband moved to the Fort Totten neighborhood in 1964. She attended Cortez Peters Business School for two years and worked for the Department of Public Health for 31 years. As of this interview, she continues to reside in the Fort Totten area.
Flier for a concert featuring Minor Threat, SOA, Untouchables, and the Substitutes, December 17 and 18, 1980. The flier includes a picture of The Untouchables playing. The flier text and image are polarized and faint., The flier is likely for the unheard music festival which featured the debut of Government Issue as The Substitutes, due to an absent drummer. This assumption is based on the concert's date and bands playing
Poster for a concert featuring Bas Bleu and Green Bone Dance at d.c. space on September 5th. The poster features a combination of Greek art and architecture imagery, clouds, a key, and a clock.
Flier for a concert featuring Happy Go Licky and Flowers of Discipline, May 25, 1987. 'Brendan' is printed along the side of the flier, which features two photographs of a band member. The concert benefitted Afghan refugees., The date of the flier is based on the active dates of Happy Go Licky
Color poster for a concert featuring Slickee Boys, Judie's Fixation, and Oral Fixation at d.c. space on Monday, October 22. All ages were admitted. The flier features the cover art from DC Comic's Strange Adventures No. 115, 'The Great Space Tiger Hunt' which features giant tigers about to attack people in a city. The flier also includes the text 'Big C Enterprises let's the cat out of the bag' and 'Toni sez they're g-r-r-reat!' The flier includes the phone numbers 301-AMP-RIOT and 301-BOP-WAVE as contact information., Based on the active dates of Slickee Boys and the fact that October 22 was a Monday, the concert took place in either 1979 or 1984
Flier for a concert featuring S.O.A. on December 17 and 18 at d.c. space. The flier features a photograph of soldiers with guns in silhouette and the text 'Old Glory Takes a Beating from S.O.A., The year of the concert is unknown; This flier may advertise the same concert as dcpl_janney_fliers_0084 which may be the 1980 Unheard Music Festival
Flier for a concert for No Trend's New EP Record Release Party featuring Scam and Bang Gang (from Texas) at Oscar's Eye, Monday July 25. The concert originally featured Marginal Man, but the band name was struck out with a marker.
Poster for a concert by Bare Chested, Mary Ann Daly, Doug Longshore, Rose Solari, and Daryl Wakeley at d.c. space on May 9, 1988. The poster features a photo of a runner and several smaller inset photos, all in black and white.
Poster for a concert by The Cynics and the Vile Cherubs at d.c. space on Friday June 24. The poster features a psychedelic vector graphic of a futuristic woman in blue ink on red paper.
Poster for an all-ages concert featuring Iron Cross, Black Market Baby, and Body Count at the 9:30 Club on May 15, a concert in celebration of Iron Cross' 2 year birthday. The poster also mentions that Iron Cross and Black Market Baby would play that Tuesday at Whispers. The poster is black ink on orange paper.
Poster for a concert featuring Zeppelin Brothers and Ultra Man at d.c. space on Friday December 26. The poster features white text and fashion photo on a black background.
