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Union Station Washington, D.C. 1906 – Vintage Wall Art

Union Station Washington, D.C. 1906, Phila. : Breuker & Kessler Co., c1907. — antique lithograph
Union Station Washington, D.C. 1906, Phila. : Breuker & Kessler Co., c1907.. Antique lithograph 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 antique lithograph captures Union Station Washington, D.C. 1906 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Union Station Washington, D.C. 1906

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Union Station in Washington, D.C., opened in 1907 as a grand gateway to the capital, and this chromolithograph shows it from above, as a bird's-eye view. The Beaux-Arts terminal was designed by Daniel Burnham and built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, which had long wanted a single modern station to replace scattered rail facilities near the Capitol. Color prints like this one were popular with railroads and civic boosters, who used them to present the new building as a symbol of national progress. The print's title and date, 1906, reflect the year construction was underway.

Created / publishedPhila. : Breuker & Kessler Co., c1907.
Medium1 print : chromolithograph.
GenreBird's-eye views 1900-1910.Chromolithographs Color 1900-1910.
NotesTitle from item. Copyright 1907 by Penn Engraving Co. Phila. Library has two impressions. DLC
SubjectsUnion Station (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1910. Railroad stations--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 997 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-114944

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