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Incredible Color Photo From Southwest D.C. During World War II

Posted by: Ghosts of DC on February 15, 2012 in Faces & Places of Yesterday 2 Comments

This photo is from 1942 and it speaks for itself. Stunning.

N and Union St. SW (1942)

N and Union St. SW (1942)

It’s courtesy of Shorpy again. Best … site … ever. I should add that this is color, not colorized like the Lincoln photo.

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http://tcmag.wordpress.com V. Lyn

You are right it is an amazing photo!
http://twitter.com/meagenry Meagen Ryan (@meagenry)

Wow. It could have been taken today. The sign in the window makes me wonder if anyone would call Shulman’s to ask if they had Prince Edward in a can…and when the clerk said yes, demand that they let him out.

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