Snapshots of the Past

[Men's waiting room with tobacco shop, Union Station, Washington, D.C.] – Vintage Print

[Men's waiting room with tobacco shop, Union Station, Washington, D.C.], [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
[Men's waiting room with tobacco shop, Union Station, Washington, D.C.], [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This rare historic photograph captures [Men's waiting room with tobacco shop, Union Station, Washington, D.C.] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.

[Men's waiting room with tobacco shop, Union Station, Washington, D.C.]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

A tobacco shop set inside the men's waiting room gives this view of Union Station its particular character. The station opened in 1907 as a grand Beaux-Arts terminal designed by Daniel Burnham, and its separate waiting rooms reflected the customs of rail travel at the time, when a sheltered room with a stand for cigars and newspapers was a common amenity. The caption card credits the maker as Tenschert of Washington, D.C., but records no date, so the picture is best placed in the early decades of the station's life.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint by Tenschert, Washington, D.C. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,138 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-160674

More from the Washington DC collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Union Station, Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Information in northwest corner of main waiting room][Union Station, Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Information in northwest corner of m[Union Station, Washington, D.C.: Dining room][Union Station, Washington, D.C.: Dining room][Souvenir shop in Union Station, Washington, D.C.][Souvenir shop in Union Station, Washington, D.C.][Railway tunnel construction in Washington, D.C., near Union Station: 7 members of construction crew at bottom of drifts][Railway tunnel construction in Washington, D.C., near Union Station: 7 members [Bird's-eye view of Union Station, through window, Washington, D.C.][Bird's-eye view of Union Station, through window, Washington, D.C.]Hallway through entrances to Union Station, [Washington, D.C.]Hallway through entrances to Union Station, [Washington, D.C.]