Washington, Washington, D.C., 1905 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Washington, Washington, D.C., 1905. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Birds eye view showing 3/4 of the city of Washington, D.C.
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Washington, Washington, D.C., 1905
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Washington, D.C., in 1905 was a city of nearly 300,000 people, still shaped more by federal payrolls than by factories. Theodore Roosevelt had just begun his second term as president in March, and the government was spending heavily on the Capitol grounds, public buildings, and the parks laid out under the McMillan Plan of 1901. Electric streetcars had replaced the old horse cars across much of the city, carrying clerks and shoppers between the downtown offices and the growing neighborhoods to the north and west. The city also had a large Black community centered on Howard University and the churches and schools along U Street, where residents built their own businesses and institutions despite the segregation that governed much of daily life.
| Created / published | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Washington, D.C. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,173 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Birds eye view showing 3/4 of the city of Washington, D.C. |
| Reference | DC Washington 1905 |
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