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Washington, D.C. Line of prospective swimmers, awaiting their turn at the municipal swimming pool on Sunday. The Capitol is in the background

Washington, D.C. Playing tennis in the park in front of the U.S. Department of Commerce building on Sunday afternoon

Washington, D.C. Playing tennis in the park in front of the U.S. Department of Commerce building on Sunday afternoon

Washington, D.C. Sunday swimmers at the municipal swimming pool

Washington, D.C. Sunday swimmers at the municipal swimming pool

Washington, D.C. Amateur baseball game between two rival restaurants held on Sunday in the Ellipse. The White House is in the background

Washington, D.C. Publicity photographer and model at the municipal swimming pool on Sunday

Washington, D.C. Ellipse Park on a hot Sunday

Washington, D.C. Amateur baseball team recruited from garage workers who have just won a Sunday game against the employees' recreation association team at the Ellipse

Washington, D.C. Sunday baseball game at Ellipse Park between garage workers and the employees' recreation association

Washington, D.C. Spectators at a baseball game

Washington, D.C. Spectators at a baseball game; in the back are two bus drivers

Washington, D.C. Spectators at a baseball game

Washington, D.C. Unloading potatoes and cabbage at the District grocery store warehouse

Washington, D.C. Grocery department of the District grocery store warehouse. Foreman calling out orders to be loaded onto small trucks

Washington, D.C. Checker going over an order of groceries in the District grocery store warehouse. It will be checked again before being loaded for delivery to store

Washington, D.C. At 7 a.m. on June 21st, the day before stricter gas rationing was enforced, cars were pouring into this gas station on upper Wisconsin

Washington, D.C. Even the oldest jalopies were out to have their tanks filled on the day before stricter gasoline rationing went into effect

Washington, D.C. This sign appeared at one upper Wisconsin Avenue gas station by 8:30 a.m.

Washington, D.C. Engineer Graham is a full-time employee at the District grocery store, on call at all hours of the day and night. He is responsible for air conditioning and keeping the storerooms and cold room at the right temperature

Washington, D.C. Loading sugar in grocery department of the District grocery store

Washington, D.C. Cutting beef in the District grocery store warehouse

Washington, D.C. Checking merchandise in the grocery department of the District grocery store warehouse

Washington, D.C. Lincoln Memorial lagoon, showing corridors between temporary war buildings, government workers eating lunch on the grass, and small boys swimming