Summary: | Color image of the exterior of Union Station in Washington, D.C., circa 1907-1912. Caption reads: "The New Union Station at Washington was built by the U.S. Government, Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Railroads, at a cost of $18,000,000. It is the finest Railway Station in the world, built of white granite, and exceeds the Capitol in dimensions, with a length of 760 feet and a width of 343 feet." Postcard number: A-14869. Postmark: January 2, 1912. Message included. |
Provider: | I. & M. Ottenheimer Publishers |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States |
Place of origin – Region: | Maryland |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Baltimore |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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1911-1920
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States |
Geographical subject – Region: | District of Columbia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Washington |
Topical subjects: | Railroad Stations |
Washington (D.C.) |
Historic buildings |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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