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Women Dancing on the Field at a 1924 Washington Nationals Game

Step back in time to 1924 and witness a bizarre sight - women dancing on the field at a Washington Nationals game. Thanks to Vanished Americana for this gem.
Photo shows a horse-drawn sleigh carrying what may be Melinda and Elise Painter across 14th St. at F St. in front of the Ebbitt House hotel. The modest buildings to the right of the grand hotel housed Newspaper Row, and just across the street at number 501 was Painter's office as Washington correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer. (Source: Ison article on Painter, 1990)
Union Station, bird's-eye view from the south
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I’m not sure how to explain this one … it’s just bizarre. Thanks to Vanished Americana for this gem.

women dancing on the field at Nationals game - 1924 (vanishedamerica.com)
women dancing on the field at Nationals game – 1924 (vanishedamericana.com)

That’s our good buddy and Columbia Heights resident, Nick Altrock, with his clown teammate Al Schacht.

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