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Solving the Mystery: Where Was This 1947 Street Scene in Washington, DC?

  • Published November 29, 2019
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We discovered a 1947 street scene in Washington, DC and set out to solve the mystery of where it was. We found the answer, and you can too by reading our blog post!
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Where is this? We dug this up on Shorpy and want to figure out where it was in the District.

DC street scene in 1947
1947 street scene in DC

Source: Shorpy

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