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Incredible Aerial View of Washington, D.C. in 1918

Check out this incredible aerial view of Washington, D.C. from 1918. Click on the image for a larger version to see some amazing details!
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Lafayette Park seen from the Old Executive Office Building in 1919 (RU007355 - Martin A. Gruber Photograph Collection, 1919-1924, Smithsonian Institution Archives )
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What a cool old image of D.C. as seen from the air in 1918. Click on it for a larger version to see some incredible details.

Aerial view of Washington in 1918
Aerial view of Washington in 1918

Source: Library of Congress

Scroll down below to see some of the areas we highlighted for you.

Below is a view of Southeast near the Anacostia River.

This view below shows Union Station and the neighborhoods to the east.

And of course, below is a view of the Ellipse south of the White House.

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