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[Old Post Office, Washington, D.C.--Two soldiers walking in foreground at the corner of 10th and D Streets, N.W.] – Vintage Photo Print

[Old Post Office, Washington, D.C.--Two soldiers walking in foreground at the corner of 10th and D Streets, N.W.], [ca. 1944(?)] — historic photograph
[Old Post Office, Washington, D.C.--Two soldiers walking in foreground at the corner of 10th and D Streets, N.W.], [ca. 1944(?)]. 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.)

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[Old Post Office, Washington, D.C.--Two soldiers walking in foreground at the corner of 10th and D Streets, N.W.]

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Two soldiers stroll in the foreground at the corner of 10th and D Streets Northwest, with the Old Post Office and its clock tower rising behind them. Completed in 1899 in the Romanesque Revival style, the building was one of the most recognizable landmarks in downtown Washington, and its tower stayed a fixture of the skyline as the city filled with uniformed personnel during the Second World War. The date on the record is approximate, placed around 1944, so the picture likely shows the wartime capital at a busy moment.

Created / published[ca. 1944(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1940-1950.
SubjectsOld Post Office and Clock Tower (Washington, D.C.)--Buildings--1940-1950. Post offices--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,101 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-161413

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