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1891 Map of Street Sweeping

This terrific old map from 1891 shows the order in which streets were swept in Washington DC.
Union Army guard at Price, Birch & Co. slave pen at Alexandria, Virginia, circa 1865. Detail of albumen print. Photograph by Andrew J. Russell.
D.C. Commissioner, Melvin Hazen, who chose the design, is pictured with the new flag October 17th, 1938 (Library of Congress)

Now this is interesting. It’s a map from 1891 that shows the street sweeping schedule.

1891 street sweeping map of DC
1891 street sweeping map of DC

Source: Library of Congress

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