City of Washington Statistical Map No. 12 showing Schedule Street Sweeping – Vintage Map Wall Art
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City of Washington Statistical Map No. 12 showing Schedule Street Sweeping comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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City of Washington Statistical Map No. 12 showing Schedule Street Sweeping
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Where most maps of the capital trace streets and landmarks, this one charts when each section was swept, making it an unusual record of municipal housekeeping. It is numbered as part of a series of city statistical maps, so it was likely one of several reference sheets used to organize public works across Washington. Street cleaning in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was labor-intensive, and scheduling it by district let crews cover the city in a set rotation. Look closely at how the sweeping routes are marked to see how the city divided its streets for maintenance.
| Original scan | 8,040 × 5,664 px · prints to 27 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | cs000013 |
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