Washington DC Historic photos, documents, and people

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Washington, D.C. Salvage drive, Victory Program. Restaurant scales among objects stored in warehouse of District wholesale junk company

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Washington, D.C. Learning to use an electrical jigsaw to make model airplanes for the U.S. Navy at the Armstrong Technical High School

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

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Washington, D.C. The Australian Legation. The son of minister Casey boarding a school bus. The legation can be seen in the background

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Washington, D.C. Lynn Massman, wife of a student at the Naval Air Station, eating breakfast while her eight-weeks-old son takes a nap

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Washington, D.C. Sally Dessez, a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, and her aunt, who has taken care of her since her mother died

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Washington, D.C. Walter Spangenberg, Jr., a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, built this model ship as a present for his father

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Washington, D.C. Walter Spangenberg, Jr., a student at Woodrow Wilson High School, built this model ship as a present for his father

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Washington, D.C. Scrap salvage campaign, Victory Program. Loading scrap paper into a hydraulic press at a retail junk dealer's yard