Union Station

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Stock #: 35025
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia (DC)
Publisher: B.S. Reynolds Co.
Postmark: 1909
PM City: Washington
PM State: DC
Stamp: 1C
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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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 station is of magnificent proportions, exceeding the Capitol in its dimensions, with a length of 760 feet and 343 feet. The exterior material is white granite.

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