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1950s

Postwar Washington was prosperous and anxious in equal measure. The suburbs of Virginia and Maryland exploded with development as families left the city, while downtown hummed with Cold War government activity. The civil rights movement was gaining momentum, and the city’s neighborhoods were beginning a long transformation.

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Exterior view of the 13-story Raleigh Hotel at the corner of 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, photographed by the National Photo Company between 1909 and 1923Raleigh Hotel: 71 Years on Pennsylvania AvenueDec 10, 2017Washington, D.C. from the Air, 1950: Shot by the U.S. Air ForceAug 30, 2017Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower in 1957Reliving a Special Moment: President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth in a Lincoln Cosmopolitan, 1957Nov 23, 2015White House- Washington DC- circa 1950 Photographed by my grandfather with Leica 111c 35mm circa 1950Photos of the White House Taken in 1950 with a Leica 35mm CameraNov 20, 2015Corner store at 4th and M Streets SW, northwest corner, looking up 4th Street toward L, 1100 blockSouthwest Washington in the 1950s: 4th and M St. SWOct 29, 2015F Street NW at Night in 1955: Then and Now from 13th StreetAug 26, 2015Cars in front of the Washington Monument in 19561956 DC Vacation Photos: Tours Once Passed by the Front of the White HouseAug 21, 2015Griffith Stadium in Washington during the 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star GameColor Photos from Inside Griffith Stadium at the 1956 MLB All-Star GameJun 1, 20151950s Film Footage of Washington, D.C.: Dupont Circle, East Capitol Street, and Union StationMay 13, 2015
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