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South facade of the Grant Building of the Old Soldiers' Home at Rock Creek Church Road and Upshur Street NW with a large group of veterans exiting the building.

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View of the main entrance of a large wooden farmhouse on the Old Soldiers' Home property, the exact location of which is unknown.

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Rear facade of a large wooden farmhouse on the Old Soldiers' Home property, the exact location of which is unknown.

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 1st Street NW entrance of National Motor, Inc. with an automobile parked out front. Written on the reverse of the postcard is "Original Business High School."

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View of the east facade of Acacia Life Insurance building as seen from an open lot across 1st Street at Indiana Avenue NW.

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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West and south facades of three-story brick house where Robert C. Winthrop once lived with front and side yard featuring two sculptural vase lawn ornaments.

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East and north facades of three-story brick house where Millard Fillmore once lived with front porches on each floor.

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View of the west facade entrance of Scottish Rite temple with a partial view of neighboring buildings around the corner on E Street NW