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The Old Post Office: 1907

The Old Post Office: 1907

February 1907. Washington, D.C. "Post Office." This space is now a food court in the Old Post Office Pavilion on Pennsylvania Avenue. In just a few years the P.O. would decamp for a bigger facility near Union Station. View full size.

 

Mail Equipment Shops: 1915

Mail Equipment Shops: 1915

Washington, D.C., circa 1915. "Post Office Department." The Mail Equipment Shops last glimpsed here. Harris & Ewing glass negative. View full size.

 

Chinatown: 1900

Chinatown: 1900

New York circa 1900. "Chinatown -- Mott Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.

 

Mack's Girls: 1919

Mack's Girls: 1919

Washington, D.C., 1919. "Mack Sennett girls." Producer Mack Sennett's comedy reels featured a bevy of "bathing beauties," among them Marvel Rea, seen here in the harlequin costume. More on these ladies here. | View full size.

 

Vegetable Kingdom: 1924

Vegetable Kingdom: 1924

Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Thos. R. Shipp Co. -- A.A. Anselmo stand, Center Market." Delectable produce from all points of the compass, fetchingly arrayed. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

 

Lincoln at the Capitol: 1924

Lincoln at the Capitol: 1924

Washington, D.C., 1924. "Ford Motor Co. -- Lincoln at Capitol." The Great Transportator. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

 

Get Milk: 1922

Get Milk: 1922

September 6, 1922. Washington, D.C. "Miss Elizabeth U. Hoffman." Last spied here four years ago, Miss H. is still stuck in this institutional-looking kitchen. National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.

 
 
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