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[Souvenir shop in Union Station, Washington, D.C.] – Antique Print

[Souvenir shop in Union Station, Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 and 1940] — historic photograph
[Souvenir shop in Union Station, Washington, D.C.], [between 1920 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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[Souvenir shop in Union Station, Washington, D.C.] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Souvenir shop in Union Station, Washington, D.C.]

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A souvenir shop inside Union Station is the subject here, a small retail corner within a building made for travelers passing through the capital. Daniel Burnham's Beaux-Arts terminal opened in 1907 and was a busy rail hub by the 1920s and 1930s, when shops like this one sold keepsakes to visitors heading home or just arriving in Washington. The photograph was made by Tenschert, a photographer working in the city during these years. The pairing of everyday commerce with the station's monumental architecture is what makes the scene worth a closer look.

Created / published[between 1920 and 1940]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1940.
NotesPhotograph by Tenschert, Washington, D.C.
SubjectsUnion Station (Washington, D.C.)--Facilities--1930-1940. Souvenir shops--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,153 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163060

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