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Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1907

Subjects
Railroad StationsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The monumental Beaux-Arts facade of Union Station dominates the view, with its long colonnade, three great arched entrances, and American flags above the roofline. The broad plaza in front is dotted with fountains, a few horse-drawn vehicles, and early automobiles, with trees framing the foreground. The caption calls the new station "the finest railway station in the world" and notes that the U.S. government built the white granite building with the Pennsylvania and Baltimore & Ohio railroads at a cost of $18,000,000. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, Union Station brought the city's railroads into one terminal, its concourse modeled on the Baths of Diocletian.

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UNION STATION, WASHINGTON, D. C. THE NEW UNION STATION AT WASHINGTON was built by the U. S. Government and the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Balti- more & Ohio Railroad. The cost of the land, building and terminal improvements was $18,000,000. The structure is the finest railway station in the world. The building of white granite, is 760 feet in length an. 343 feet in width.
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Postcard record

SeriesZ-138
ConditionGood
Place depictedUnion Station, Washington, DC
Place mentionedWashington, DC
NotesTinted halftone front with no white border; printed caption in red at upper left; visible screen texture; light edge and corner wear. No postmark. Divided back with "THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE" / "THE ADDRESS ONLY HERE" and a one-cent/two-cent stamp box ("PLACE STAMP HERE" / "UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONE CENT" / "FOREIGN, TWO CENTS"), circa 1907–1915. Card is unused; light soiling and a stain at lower left corner. Reverse also carries a printed historical description of the New Union Station at Washington (series Z•138).

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Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/union-station-washington-d-c-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.