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Hallway through entrances to Union Station, [Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

Hallway through entrances to Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
Hallway through entrances to Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], [between 1909 and 1932]. 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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Step back in time with Hallway through entrances to Union Station, [Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Hallway through entrances to Union Station, [Washington, D.C.]

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Rather than the great main concourse, this view looks down a passageway lined with arched openings in Union Station, the Beaux-Arts rail terminal that opened in 1907 on Massachusetts Avenue. Daniel Burnham's firm designed the building in granite and marble, with vaulted spaces meant to impress arriving travelers. The National Photo Company, which produced a large body of views of the capital in the early twentieth century, made this print sometime between 1909 and 1932, when the station was a busy gateway to the city.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesNational Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 7993.
SubjectsUnion Station (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1940. Arches--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940. Passageways--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,147 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162952

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