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View of the Woodley Road NW elevation of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Corner globe street light features glass panels indicating corner street names.

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View of the corner elevations of St. Vincent de Paul Church on the northeast corner of South Capitol and M Street SE.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Willard R. Ross Postcard Collection comprises original gelatin silver postcard prints, primarily of the streets and architecture of Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas. The collection consists largely of building and street views – churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and other public buildings are well represented – but also contains images of social organizations like the Wanderlusters, a co-ed hiking club. Ross assigned captions and non-unique numbers to most of his...

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View of the corner elevations of Visitation Convent, located on the northeast corner of Connecticut Avenue and L Street NW. Entering the intersection from the east is a horse drawn wagon belonging to Logemann & Leyking Bakery, 1751 L Street NW. A street light on southeast corner features attached WASTE PAPER box.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Willard R. Ross Postcard Collection comprises original gelatin silver postcard prints, primarily of the streets and architecture of Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas. The collection consists largely of building and street views – churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and other public buildings are well represented – but also contains images of social organizations like the Wanderlusters, a co-ed hiking club. Ross assigned captions and non-unique numbers to most of his...

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View of the Euclid and Champlain Street NW elevations of First Church of Christ, Scientist. Automobiles are parked in front of the church.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Willard R. Ross Postcard Collection comprises original gelatin silver postcard prints, primarily of the streets and architecture of Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas. The collection consists largely of building and street views – churches, cemeteries, schools, businesses, and other public buildings are well represented – but also contains images of social organizations like the Wanderlusters, a co-ed hiking club. Ross assigned captions and non-unique numbers to most of his...

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View of the G and 10th Street NW elevations of First Congregational United Church of Christ.

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View of the Massachusetts Avenue NW elevation of Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes.

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View of the 16th and H Street NW elevations of St. John's Episcopal Church.