Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1913
THF131165 / Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1913
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Artifact Overview
Washington's Union Station was opened by the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads in 1907. The monumental building -- well suited to a city of monuments -- was part of a larger project to beautify the nation's capital in the early 1900s. Removal of the Pennsylvania Railroad's previous station, located directly on the National Mall, was a major component of the plan.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1913
Subject Date
27 April 1913
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.694.30.34
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.375 in
Width: 5.375 in
Inscriptions
on front, upper left corner:
Union Station, Washington, D.C.
text on back:
The New Union Station at Washington was built by the U.S. Government, Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio Railroads, at a cost of $18,000,000. It is the finest Railway Station in the world, built of white granite, and exceeds the Capitol in dimensions, with a length of 760 feet and a width of 343 feet.
message on back:
Arrived at this station at 6:00 P.M. yesterday Robert.
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