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Exploring Alexandria, Virginia Through Vintage Photos From September 23rd, 1940

Published September 3, 2023

Take a look back in time and explore Alexandria, Virginia through vintage photos taken on September 23rd, 1940. Enjoy a glimpse of the past captured through Charles W. Cushman's Photograph Collection.

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Here is a series of cool old photos from Alexandria taken on September 23rd, 1940. What a beautiful collection showing the area in the year prior to Pearl Harbor in the United States’ being thrust into World War II.

Alexandria, Va. Gabby's Tavern at left. Spire of old City Hall — Alexandria, Va. Gadsby’s Tavern at left. Spire of old City Hall

Lower Prince St. Alexandria, Virginia

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River front Potomac at Alexandria

Old tavern, Alexandria

Source: Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection

Posted in Faces & Places of Yesterday
and tagged 1940s, Alexandria VA

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