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Great 1921 Ad for Dupont Circle Shopping

This is a great advertisement from the early 1920s. The Connecticut Avenue Association was promoting retail up and down Connecticut Ave., near Dupont Circle, including the Dupont National Bank.

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Connecticut Avenue Association advertisement in the Washington Times - February 3rd, 1921
Connecticut Avenue Association advertisement in the Washington Times - February 3rd, 1921

This is a great advertisement from the early 1920s. The Connecticut Avenue Association was promoting retail up and down Connecticut Ave., near Dupont Circle, including the Dupont National Bank.

Connecticut Avenue Association advertisement in the Washington Times - February 3rd, 1921
Connecticut Avenue Association advertisement in the Washington Times – February 3rd, 1921

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