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Willard Hotel Photos From 1904

Published August 18, 2022

What did the Willard Hotel look like just after it was built in the early 1900s. This series of photos shows the ornate interior as it was back then.

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dining room at the New Willard

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and tagged 1900s, Frances Benjamin Johnston, The Willard Hotel

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