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Gallery of Flags and Heroes, Washington, DC, circa 1915

Subjects
InteriorsPatrioticPublic Figures
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Gallery of Flags and Heroes, Washington, DC, circa 1915, Albuquerque, USA, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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Back of Gallery of Flags and Heroes, Washington, DC, circa 1915, Albuquerque, USA, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
Back

About this postcard

A long interior gallery with marble columns, busts on pedestals, and flags suspended from the ceiling. The space is the Gallery of Flags and Heroes in the Pan American Union Building, the Washington headquarters of the Pan American Union completed in 1910. The flags and busts honor the nations and leaders of the Americas.

Postcard Details

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PublisherThe Pan American Union
GALLERY OF FLAGS AND HEROES, PAN AMERICAN UNION BUILDING
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Postcard record

PublisherThe Pan American Union
ConditionExcellent
Place depictedPan American Union Building, Albuquerque
PublisherThe Pan American Union, Washington, DC
NotesWhite border; black-and-white printed photo; caption printed in bottom margin. No postmark, stamp, address, or message. Divided-back card with white border; pencil dealer stock number and price "112" and "1.00" at top right. Printed Pan American Union descriptive text on back.

Cite this card

Gallery of Flags and Heroes, Washington, DC, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/gallery-of-flags-and-heroes-washington-dc-circa-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.