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Published
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.
Tracing the Construction of the Arts and Industries Building on the Mall in Washington, DC
If Walls Could Talk: Madam's Organ
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