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Exterior view of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church's 9th Street and Mount Vernon Place NW elevations. Building at 813 Mount Vernon Place NW can be seen to the right of the church.

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Exterior view of United Brethren Church's North Capitol and R Street NW elevations also showing neighboring residences on both streets.

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View of Bethany Chapel's 13th Street elevation at C Street NW with automobile parked in front. Note on the postcard indicates the church denomination was "misc. Episcopal."

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 First Presbyterian Church's 4 1/2 Street NW elevation along with neighboring buildings in the 300 block. The Church is located on the west side of 4 1/2 Street NW between C and D Streets.

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 Central Presbyterian Church's 15th and Irving Street NW elevations.

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 14th Street NW elevation of Commerce building looking north from Constitution Avenue. Building located on the west side of 14th Street NW between Constitution and Pennsylvania

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...