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Reader Appreciation: Incredible Photos of Washington, DC in 1950

Published April 28, 2014

We love getting notes from readers like that! Here's a special post of appreciation, with incredible photos of Washington, DC as it looked in 1950.

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Thanks to GoDCer Emily for sending these in, and thanks for your love of our site! We love getting notes from readers like that.

Department of Labor

view of the National Mall

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crowd outside Washington Monument

fields on the Ellipse

view of the Jefferson Memorial

Posted in From GoDCers
and tagged 1950s

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