The Sights and Secrets of the National Capital, 1869
- By John B. Ellis. Description of the city and of the Federal government in 1869. Full text (512 pages) A volume in the Making of America series of electronic reprints.
- http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AJA2449

Behind the Scenes in Washington
- By James Dabney McCabe. 1873 guidebook to the city, description of the Federal government, and account of the Credit Mobilier corruption scandal. Full text (518 pages) A volume in the Making of America series of electronic reprints.
- http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AFJ8728

Roose's Companion and Guide to Washington and Vicinity, 1876
- Visitor's guidebook to the city as it was in 1876. Full text (95 pages) A volume in the Making of America series of electronic reprints.
- http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AAV9985

Washington and Georgetown Directory, 1853
- Directory of residents and businesses, including a history of the city and a visitor's guidebook. Full text (384 pages) A volume in the Making of America series of electronic reprints.
- http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/b/bib/bibperm?q1=aFJ8697

Ten years in Washington, 1874
- By Mary Clemmer. A tour of Washington sights in the 1870s, with bits of history, city life, anecdotes, and reflections from a long-time Washington resident, author and newspaper columnist. Full text (587 pages) A volume in the Making of America series of
- http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=ABE2108

A Belle of the Fifties
- By Virginia Clay-Clopton. Memoirs of Mrs. Virginia Clay, of Alabama, covering social and political life in Washington and the South, 1853-1866. Full text. A volume in Documenting the American South, a series of electronic reprints.
- http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/clay/clay.html

Philp's Washington Described, a Complete View of the American Capital and the District of Columbia
- 1861 guide to the city, its geography, history, government agencies, institutions and society. Digitized full text (239 pages) of the original 1861 edition from Google Books.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=0oF8CeVJb2wd3tV3&id=LX8FAAAAQAAJ

Guide to Washington and Its Scientific Institutions
- 1891 guide to the city's science-related agencies and institutions, prepared for the International Congress of Geologists. Digitized full text (64 pages) of the original 1891 edition from Google Books.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC39334134&id=bWIPAAAAIAAJ

Guide to Washington
- 1892 guide to the city, published for the B&O Railroad. Digitized full text (50 pages) of the original 1892 edition from Google Books.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02026820&id=tDG40FSASqQC

Keim's Illustrated Hand-Book: Washington and Its Environs
- 1879 description and history of the city. Digitized full text (252 pages) of the original 1879 edition from Google Books.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC65986231&id=-vCFVQxKFkMC

Rand, McNally & Co.'s Handy Guide to Washington and the District of Columbia
- 1893 guidebook to the city. Digitized full text (184 pages) of the original 1893 edition from Google Books.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC35904780&id=0T5iijAVWjEC

A Picture of Washington
- By George Watterston. 1840 account of Washington landmarks, government, social life and institutions. Digitized full text (274 pages) of the original 1840 edition from Google Books.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC16076617&id=VtfC1aNc2VIC

Morrison's Strangers' Guide to the City of Washington, and Its Vicinity
- 1844 guide to Washington landmarks and institutions. Digitized full text (108 pages) of the 2nd edition, 1844, from Google Books. Illustrated.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC03359741&id=ApQZAAAAMAAJ

Perley's Reminiscences of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis, Vol. 1
- By Ben Perley Poore. History, personalities, politics and events in Washington from the presidency of John Quincy Adams to James Buchanan. Digitized full text (544 pages) of the original 1886 edition from Google Books.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02455456&id=iWG9SntqoyQC

Picturesque Washington
- By Joseph West Moore. 1884 account of Washington landmarks, government agencies, history and social life. Digitized full text of the original 1884 edition (308 pages) from Google Books.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02088419&id=7MZ2VtF_Oj0C

The Black Code of the District of Columbia in Force September 1st, 1848
- By Worthington G. Snethen. Description of slavery in the District of Columbia, as published by an anti-slavery society. Digitized full text of the original 1848 edition (61 pages) from Google Books.
- http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC43590918&id=GWINAAAAIAAJ

The "Snow Riot"
- Account of racial violence in Washington in August 1835 and its aftermath. From the Washington Post.
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55082-2005Feb1.html

Washington, D.C., Sights Before 1850: A Select List of Images
- 37 paintings, drawings and photographs of Washington, DC, before 1850, selected from the collections of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Library of Congress Website.
- http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/list/181_earl.html