Passenger concourse, New Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1910

Subjects: Interiors Railroad Stations
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of Passenger concourse, New Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A long, nearly empty waiting concourse under a vast barrel-vaulted glass and steel roof, with a colonnaded wall of tall windows on the left, a row of dark ticket and gate booths on the right, and a scattering of travelers in early-1900s dress. The card labels it the passenger concourse of the "New Union Station" in Washington, D.C. 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 grand joint terminal; its soaring concourse was among the largest interior spaces in the city.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello, Train Show are you. I am tired at present Recve.

PublisherWashington News Co.

Passenger Concourse, New Union Station, Washington, D. C. --- The Union Station was built by the United States Government and the Pa. Railroad and B. & O. Railroad. The cost of the land building and improvements was $18,000,000. The building is made of white granite, 760 feet in length and 343 feet in width. The structure is considered the finest and largest railway station in the world. M-1345—Pub. by The Washington News Company, Washington, D. C. AMERICAN ART COMPANY LEIPZIG BERLIN NEW YORK. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES.

PostmarkedWashington, DC

Addressed to

Miss Artie Johnson

Petersburg, VA

Postcard record

Postmarked	Washington, DC
Publisher	Washington News Co.
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Miss Artie Johnson, Petersburg, VA
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 11-PM (no year legible). 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., circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/passenger-concourse-new-union-station-washington-d-c-circa-1. Accessed October 25, 2026.