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[Magazine stand in Union Station, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Reproduction

[Magazine stand in Union Station, Washington, D.C.], [between 1930 and 1940(?)] — historic photograph
[Magazine stand in Union Station, Washington, D.C.], [between 1930 and 1940(?)]. 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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[Magazine stand in Union Station, Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Magazine stand in Union Station, Washington, D.C.]

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A magazine stand inside Union Station is the focus of this print, putting the daily business of selling newspapers and magazines at the center of a busy railroad hall. The station opened in 1907 as Washington's main rail terminal, designed by Daniel Burnham in the Beaux-Arts style, and by the 1930s it handled a steady stream of travelers passing through the capital. Stands like this one served commuters and long-distance passengers waiting for trains, so the picture records an ordinary part of station life. The record dates it only to between 1930 and 1940, so the exact year is uncertain.

Created / published[between 1930 and 1940(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1930-1940.
SubjectsUnion Station (Washington, D.C.)--Facilities--1930-1940. Newspaper vendors--Washington (D.C.)--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,158 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163061

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