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January 6, 2014
Photos of 1940s Boarding House Living in DC
What was life like living in a Washington boarding house during World War II? Here is a series of photos showing the life of young men and women in their communal living arrangements.
Advertisement for Plots in Columbia Heights in 1902
That's Right - The Patawmack River, Not the Potomac: An Early Map of Washington
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Two girls looking at pictures in their room in a boardinghouse
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