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The Evening Star

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cutaway drawing of the Evening Star BuildingThe Evening Star Building in 1922: A Cutaway Drawing from Its Own PagesUpdated Nov 4, 201411th & Penna. Ave. Post Office Dept., Evening Star BuildingA Glimpse of Street Life on Pennsylvania Ave. in the 1920sUpdated Apr 14, 2014When a Record Cold Wave Hit Washington, DC in January 1884Updated Jan 7, 2014personal advertisementsHow Odd Are These Old Personal Ads From the 1880sUpdated Dec 2, 2013Finally Found Another Photo of Officer Sprinkle!Updated Nov 27, 2013budweiser advertisement - January 15th, 1906A Look Back at a Full Page Budweiser Ad from January 15th, 1906Updated Jul 29, 2013highway extension of 18971897 Highway Extension Plan for Washington, DCUpdated Jul 17, 2013map of white school divisions - 1907Exploring the Divisions of White Schools in Washington, DC in 1907Updated Jul 8, 2013The Evening Star - June 22nd, 1901In The Paper Series: Exploring The Evening Star Newspaper From June 22nd, 1901Updated Nov 12, 2012
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