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A Look Back: Cab Stand at McPherson Square circa 1918

Take a look back in time to 1918 and the cab stand at McPherson Square. This photo was found on Documentarist and provides a fascinating glimpse of a different era.
11th & Penna. Ave. Post Office Dept., Evening Star Building
Washington, D.C., circa 1931. "Department of Commerce under construction from top of National Press Building looking down 14th Street." Willard Hotel at right. Large format negative by Theodor Horydczak.
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This was a time when cabs were pulled by horses. And this photo shows a cab stand at McPherson Square around 1918.

cab stand at McPherson Square
cab stand at McPherson Square

We dug this up at a new site that we stumbled across, Documentarist.

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