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View of the front and side of Parthenon Heights, located in the 4900 block of Annapolis Road.

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View of the site of Barney's Spring in Bladensburg, Maryland surrounded by barbed wire fence and open countryside.

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View of Bladensburg, Maryland looking north up Baltimore Avenue from just south of Upshur Street. In the middle distance on the left is the George Washington Hotel, also known as the Indian Queen Tavern.

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 main entrance of Shoepf House surrounded by trees. Postcard identifies the house as the former home of "Captain Cross."

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View of the main entrance of the Ravenswood estate surrounded by trees.

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View of main entrance of Hyatt Mansion surrounded by trees.

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View of main entrance of Calvert Mansion surrounded by trees.

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Medium view of the partial ruins of a mill, consisting of a stone retaining wall and water stand pipe, located at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Sligo Creek Parkway.

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...