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Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1910

Subjects
Railroad StationsRailroads & Trains
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A tinted view of the monumental Beaux-Arts facade of Union Station in Washington, D.C., with its long colonnade, three great arched entrances, and American flags flying above the roofline. The broad plaza in front is dotted with fountains, a few horse-drawn vehicles, and early automobiles, framed by trees in the foreground. Union Station was designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907 as a grand combined terminal for the city's railroads, its concourse modeled on the Baths of Diocletian.

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Z-138 UNION STATION, WASHINGTON, D. C. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE THE ADDRESS ONLY HERE PLACE STAMP HERE UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONE CENT FOREIGN, TWO CENTS THE NEW UNION STATION AT WASHINGTON was built by the U. S. Government and the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore & 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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SeriesZ-138
ConditionGood
Place depictedUnion Station, Washington, DC
Place mentionedWashington, DC
NotesWhite border; printed caption in red at upper left; tinted lithographic look with 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, circa 1907–1915. Card is unused; light soiling and a stain at lower left corner. Front is a tinted halftone with no white border.

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Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/union-station-washington-d-c-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.