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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.
The Near-Lynching of Tom Smothers in Washington, D.C. and Frederick Douglass' Role in Saving Him
A Look Back at the National Zoo Sign from 1943 and the Lion Statues in House of Cards
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