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View of 17th St. and Renwick Gallery in 1918

Washington, DC street scene on 17th St. near the White House, looking at
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In the distance, slightly blurry, is the Renwick Gallery. It’s been under renovation for a really long time, but it should be opening again this fall.

Washington, DC street scene on 17th St. near the White House, looking at
Washington, DC street scene on 17th St. near the White House, looking at

Source: Library of Congress

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April 1865. Washington, D.C. "John C. Howard's stable on G Street between 6th and 7th, where John H. Surratt kept horses before leaving town on April 1." From photographs pertaining to the assassination of President Lincoln, April-July 1865. Wet plate glass negative, photographer unknown.
Get Groceries and Take a Weekend Trip - John C. Howard's Stable on G St.
General Post Office from the corner of 8th Street and E Street, NW, Washington, D.C., the shop of Elija Dyer, merchant tailor, on the left
The Old Post Office at 8th and E Street, NW - An 1846 Daguerreotype from John Plumbe
Red Cross mobile canteen 1942
Red Cross Precursor to D.C. Food Trucks
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Exploring an 1857 View of Washington, D.C. with the Smithsonian in the Distance

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