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Washington D.C. In The 1920s

Our nation’s capital is often culturally ignored over cities such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles but Washington D.C. is pretty cool in its own right. Here’s 25 photos of the underrated city from a fairly awesome era. posted on July 13, 2011 at 2:37pm EDT

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