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Exploring the Houses of Washington D.C. in 1923

Take a look back in time to 1923 Washington D.C. and explore the poorer quarters of the national capital. From Harris & Ewing plates, see what these houses were like before the city's transformation.
.S. Capitol interiors: detail of structural work of dome interior
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Here’s a photo from a very different time here in D.C., where you could find homes like the one below.

Washington, D.C., 1923. "City houses." One in a series of Harris & Ewing plates documenting the national capital's poorer quarters.
Washington, D.C., 1923. “City houses.” One in a series of Harris & Ewing plates documenting the national capital’s poorer quarters.

Source: Shorpy

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