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[Exterior of Old Post Office, Washington, D.C. and surrounding buildings] – Historic Photograph Print

[Exterior of Old Post Office, Washington, D.C. and surrounding buildings], c1910. — historic photograph
[Exterior of Old Post Office, Washington, D.C. and surrounding buildings], c1910.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Exterior of Old Post Office, Washington, D.C. and surrounding buildings] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The Old Post Office stood on Pennsylvania Avenue, where its tall clock tower rose above the street and the neighboring buildings shown here. Designed by Willoughby J. Edbrooke in the Romanesque Revival style, the building was completed in 1899 and served as a major postal facility for the capital for decades. This view by A.C. Bosselman of New York, made around 1910, captures the avenue as a busy mix of government and commercial life.

Created / publishedc1910.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910.
NotesJ148758 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by A.C. Bosselman, New York.
SubjectsOld Post Office and Clock Tower (Washington, D.C.)--Buildings--1910. Government buildings--Washington (D.C.)--1910. Post offices--Washington (D.C.)--1910. Commercial facilities--Washington (D.C.)--1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,798 × 2,789 px · prints to 13 × 9 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-181445

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