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The Pennsylvania Avenue Childs around 1917Childs Restaurant in Washington, DC: Before Fast FoodMar 18, 201515th Street Near Riggs National Bank, circa 1919Mar 9, 2015early 1900s view of 11th and Pennsylvania14th and Pennsylvania Avenue in the Early 1900sFeb 9, 2015June 28, 1919. "Motor Truck Parade, Pennsylvania Avenue." Held on Motor Transportation Day under the auspices of the Washington Automotive Trade Association. At left we have another appearance on these pages by a Witt-Will conveyance. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.Trucks Driving Down Pennsylvania Avenue in 1919Feb 2, 2015December 28, 1925. "G.J. Mueller Fire." A five-alarm fire at George J. Mueller Candy Co. in Chinatown at 336 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., in view of the Capitol. National Photo Company Collection glass negative.The 1925 Five-Alarm Fire at Mueller’s Candy Plant on Pennsylvania AvenueJan 22, 2015Looking down Pennsylvania AvenueCan You Help Date This Photo of Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House?Jan 8, 2015March 1925. Washington, D.C. "Pennsylvania Avenue." Lots of Shorpy landmarks here. Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. in March 1925Nov 3, 2014Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania Avenue, high view of the avenue looking eastPennsylvania Avenue From Above in the 1920sAug 23, 2014AI illustration imagining the proposed 1964 Pennsylvania Avenue plaza near the National ArchivesKennedy’s Lost 1964 Plan to Remake Pennsylvania AvenueApr 22, 2014
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