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Suter's Tavern, K Street at 31st, Washington, D.C. – Vintage Wall Art

Suter's Tavern, K Street at 31st, Washington, D.C., [between 1900 and 1950] — historic photograph
Suter's Tavern, K Street at 31st, Washington, D.C., [between 1900 and 1950]. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Suter's Tavern, K Street at 31st, Washington, D.C.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Suter's Tavern, K Street at 31st, Washington, D.C.

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Suter's Tavern stood at the corner of K Street and 31st in Georgetown, then a separate river town that was absorbed into Washington in 1871 and that kept a distinct character of its own. Taverns like this one served as neighborhood gathering spots, where workers from the nearby waterfront, canal, and mills came for drink, meals, and conversation. Many such establishments in the district were run by German-American proprietors and were known for their beer. The photograph, made sometime between 1900 and 1950, offers a glimpse of the storefront and street life of a working neighborhood before Prohibition ended the era of the corner saloon.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1950]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1950.
SubjectsTaverns (Inns)--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,093 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163607

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