Roger Smith Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Subjects: Automobiles Hotels & Inns Street Scenes
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Roger Smith Hotel, Washington, D.C., c. 1945 chrome postcard — Back

About this subject

A large multi-story hotel building with many windows, an American flag on the roof, and a marquee entrance; vintage automobiles and pedestrians on the street; trees in front.

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Roger Smith HOTEL Roger Smith Square, Washington, D. C. --- ROGER SMITH HOTEL Roger Smith Square 18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D. C. 20006 A distinguished hotel, one block from the White House. Nearest hotel to the Department of Interior; State Department; World Bank; Corcoran and Renwick Galleries; Passport Office; and headquarters of Red Cross, Pan American Union and D.A.R. POST CARD P26717 Home of Washington's Finest Restaurant The JOLLY STEER in the ROGER SMITH HOTEL

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Postcard record

Condition	Excellent
Place depicted	Roger Smith Hotel, Washington, DC
Place mentioned	Washington, D.C., Washington, DC
Place mentioned	Roger Smith Square, Washington, DC
Place mentioned	Washington, DC
Notes	White border at bottom with printed caption; chrome era; no visible damage. No postmark. Divided-back chrome-era card, glossy surface, no white border. Dealer pencil marks "#59" and "1-" in lower right; no message, no address, no stamp.

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Roger Smith Hotel, Washington, D.C., postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/roger-smith-hotel-washington-d-c-1945. Accessed October 5, 2026.