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A Bird’s-Eye View of Washington, D.C. from the Corner of 18th and Pennsylvania Avenue in the 1920s

Take a look at a bird's-eye view of Washington, D.C. from the corner of 18th and Pennsylvania Avenue in the 1920s. This historic image was taken by the Library of Congress.
Unknown Soldier from World War I being taken from the USS Olympia at the Washington Navy Yard and transported to the US Capitol to lay in state (DC Public Commons)
1943. On maneuvers in wartime Washington. "A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old [Russell] Senate Office Building behind them." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency, photographer unknown. Office of War Information.
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This is a view from the building at the corner of 18th and Pennsylvania. It was taken somewhere around the 1920s.

Bird's-eye view of Pennsylvania Avenue west from 18th Street, Washington, D.C., showing the Department of Commerce
Bird’s-eye view of Pennsylvania Avenue west from 18th Street, Washington, D.C., showing the Department of Commerce

Source: Library of Congress

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