Passenger concourse, New Union Station, Washington, D.C., 1911
- Subjects
- InteriorsRailroad Stations
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
The passenger concourse of Washington's New Union Station: a long, nearly empty hall under a vast barrel-vaulted roof of glass and steel, with a colonnaded wall of tall windows on the left, dark ticket and gate booths along the right, and a few travelers in early-1900s dress. Union Station opened in 1907, designed by Daniel H. Burnham in the Beaux-Arts style and built by the Pennsylvania Railroad and Baltimore & Ohio as a joint terminal. Its vast concourse was among the largest interior spaces in the city, and the view catches the scale of the new station in its first years.
Postcard Details
Petersburg, WV
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Washington, DC |
|---|---|
| Publisher | THE WASHINGTON NEWS COMPANY |
| Series | M-1345 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Miss Artie Johnson, Petersburg, WV |
| Place depicted | Union Station, Washington, DC |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides |
| Notes | Thin white border; caption printed in red along the bottom edge; slight wear at corners and edges. Postmark: WASHINGTON, D.C. JUN 11 1911 11-PM. Divided-back era (post-1907); 1¢ green Franklin stamp; heavy overall toning/browning, worn corners and edge wear, small stains. |
Cite this card
Passenger concourse, New Union Station, Washington, D.C., 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/passenger-concourse-new-union-station-washington-d-c-1911. Accessed November 2, 2026.