United States Treasury Building with the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., circa 1915

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials Streetcars & Trolleys Street Scenes
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of United States Treasury Building with the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., circa 1915, c. 1915 lithograph postcard — Back

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The picture shows the long colonnaded south front of the United States Treasury Building in Washington, D.C., with the Washington Monument rising at the left and American flags flying above the roofline. The Treasury's granite Greek Revival structure, designed in part by Robert Mills and built in stages from the 1830s onward, remains one of the oldest departmental buildings in the capital. In the foreground, streetcars, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians cross the wide intersection, capturing the city's streets in the early automobile era.

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United States Treasury, Washington, D. C. --- POST CARD THE UNITED STATES TREASURY is here seen from Pennsylvania avenue. The solidity of the massive building is in keeping with its office as a treasure house—the Bank of the Nation. The total length is 450 feet and the width 250 feet. The view shows the south front with its portico and the Ionic columns of the 15th Street front. ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE. Place the Stamp Here ONE CENT For United States and Island Possessions Cuba, Canada and Mexico TWO CENTS For Foreign. A-3528

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Condition	Very good
Place depicted	United States Treasury Building, Washington, DC
Place depicted	Washington Monument, Washington, DC
Notes	Thin white border; visible halftone/lithographic dot pattern; divided-back era stock. Streetcars, carriages and pedestrians fill the foreground plaza. No postmark. Divided back with vertical rule and "ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE" plus a one-cent/two-cent stamp box (c. 1907–1915 era). Green-printed back, card no. A-3528; light soiling and edge wear, no handwriting.

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United States Treasury Building with the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/united-states-treasury-building-with-the-washington-monument-1915. Accessed October 24, 2026.