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Revisiting Streetcar Life in Washington, DC: A Look Back at Life in 1943

What was it like riding the streetcars of Washington on the 1940s? Take a look at this series of great old photos.
District of Columbia and the seat of war on the Potomac (1861)
Image shows a black-and-white engraving published in 1834 to portray Washington, D.C. and the west front of the U.S. Capitol grounds as they were in 1800. Includes the west end of the west grounds and Pennsylvania Avenue, with poplar trees planted in 1803.
Riding the streetcar in 1943
Riding the streetcar in 1943

Source: Library of Congress

Pages: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7

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