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Washington National Airport terminal, Washington, D.C., circa 1945

Subject
Aviation
Card type
Linen
Front of Washington National Airport terminal, Washington, D.C., circa 1945, linen postcard
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Back of Washington National Airport terminal, Washington, D.C., circa 1945, linen postcard
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The card shows the long, low main terminal building of Washington National Airport, with its central control tower, rooftop flagpoles and a twin-engine airliner parked on the apron in front. Opened in 1941 on reclaimed land along the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, the airport was the Washington area's first major commercial airfield and was renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 1998. The streamlined terminal and its rows of tall windows reflect the Moderne styling typical of American airport architecture of the late 1930s and 1940s.

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PublisherColourpicture Publishers, Inc.
Washington National Airport, Washington, D. C. --- WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT Located just outside the city, the Washington National Airport has become the busiest and most travelled spot in the Capital. All hours of the day planes take off on regularly scheduled flights to all parts of the country. 16397 A. COLOURPICTURE PUBLICATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U.S.A. THE WASHINGTON NEWS COMPANY POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
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PublisherColourpicture Publishers, Inc.
ConditionGood
Place depictedWashington National Airport, Washington, DC
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; faint handwritten text in ink across the grass in the foreground; narrow white margin at edges. No postmark; unused linen-era chrome postcard. Undivided back with printed description on the left, "POST CARD" heading and "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box at right. Light age toning/soiling on the buff stock; no handwriting anywhere.

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Washington National Airport terminal, Washington, D.C., circa 1945, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/washington-national-airport-terminal-washington-d-c-circa-19. Accessed October 25, 2026.