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Uncovering a Mystery: A Truck Loaded with 10,000 Bottles of Whistle, Orange Soda

We dug up this photo on Shorpy and it shows a truck loaded down with 10,000 bottles of Whistle, orange soda. We're trying to make out the building numbers behind it, but no luck. Can you help us uncover this mystery?
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Takoma advertisement in the Sunday Herald - June 14th, 1891
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We dug this photo up on Shorpy and it shows a truck loaded down with 10,000 bottles of Whistle, orange soda. I’m trying to make out the building numbers behind it, but no luck. Anyone know where this was?

Washington, D.C., 1921. "Whistle car." A truck filled with Whistle, the "beverage wrapped in bottles." National Photo Company glass negative.
Washington, D.C., 1921. “Whistle car.” A truck filled with Whistle, the “beverage wrapped in bottles.” National Photo Company glass negative.

Source: Shorpy

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