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Washington, the Mall and Vicinity, Public Buildings Occupied by Various Government Activities, 1917 – Vintage Photo Print

Washington, the Mall and Vicinity, Public Buildings Occupied by Various Government Activities, 1917, 1917 — antique map
Washington, the Mall and Vicinity, Public Buildings Occupied by Various Government Activities, 1917, 1917. Antique map from the U.S. Capitol collection.

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A window into the past: Washington, the Mall and Vicinity, Public Buildings Occupied by Various Government Activities, 1917, preserved in this antique map. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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Washington, the Mall and Vicinity, Public Buildings Occupied by Various Government Activities, 1917

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This color map charts which federal offices occupied which buildings around the National Mall in 1917, so it records the government's working geography as well as the city's streets. That mapping matters because the federal workforce was expanding quickly, and the United States' entry into the First World War that spring pushed agencies to find space wherever they could. The sheet was issued under the Public Buildings Commission and printed by Norris Peters Co. of Washington, and its large format folds down to a size that could be carried through the city. It offers a useful snapshot of the capital just before wartime growth reshaped it further.

Created / published1917
Mediummap, color, 57 x 125 cm, folded to 26 x 18 cm
NotesPublic Buildings Commission. Washington, DC: Norris Peters Co
Original scan4,800 × 2,252 px · prints to 16 × 8 in at 300 dpi
Reference1917 ct000616

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