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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.
Uncovering the Past: An Awesome Photograph Found at The National Archives
A Look Back at 21st and C St. NW in 1924 (Mislabeled as 1916)
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The shower bath in a boardinghouse
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![Washington, D.C., 1920. "Gripp, Mathew, [Nathan] Lahn, Troske -- Gallaudet U." Gridiron stars of the first college for the deaf, credited with inventing the football huddle in the 1920s as a way to keep its signed plays secret.](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2012/11/SHORPY_29576u1-400x400.jpg)
