Photographer Willard R. Ross (1860-1948) moved to the district around 1910, where he became a postcard photographer specializing in “hometown” views. The collection consists largely of building and street views – churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and other public buildings are well represented – but also contains some images of Washingtonians, including many images of the adventures of the Wanderlusters, a co-ed hiking club. Ross assigned captions and non-unique numbers to most of his postcard images which are used as the item titles.