Volta Laboratory and Bureau
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The Volta Laboratory and the Volta Bureau were created in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., by Alexander Graham Bell.
Volta Bureau in 2008
The Volta Laboratory which Bell used from 1885 to 1922
Side of the Volta Bureau in 2022
A rare 1884 laboratory photo showing the experimental recording of voice patterns by a photographic process (Smithsonian photo No. 44312-E)
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
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Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and commercial district in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 as part of the colonial-era Province of Maryland, Georgetown predated the establishment of Washington, D.C. by 40 years. Georgetown was an independent municipality until 1871 when the United States Congress created a new consolidated government for the entire District of Columbia. A separate act, passed in 1895, repealed Georgetown's remaining local ordinances and renamed Georgetown's streets to conform with those in Washington, D.C..
Image: Riggs Bank, Georgetown
Image: Georgetown University 27
Image: Washington Harbour view (cropped)
Image: Northwest corner of N Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW