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![[D.C. - Wash. - "Ford's Theatre as it was in 1865"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjgvMDEvMDEvZGMtd2FzaC1mb3Jkcy10aGVhdHJlLWFzLWl0LXdhcy1pbi0xODY1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/320/385/jpg "[D.C. - Wash. - \"Ford's Theatre as it was in 1865\"]")
![Mexican Embassy, Eye St. (moved), [Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvbWV4aWNhbi1lbWJhc3N5LWV5ZS1zdC1tb3ZlZC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "Mexican Embassy, Eye St. (moved), [Washington, D.C.]")
![[D.C. - Wash. - Post Office Dept. exterior]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDMvZGMtd2FzaC1wb3N0LW9mZmljZS1kZXB0LWV4dGVyaW9yLTQ3ZTQ0Zi02NDAuanBn/40/20/webp "[D.C. - Wash. - Post Office Dept. exterior]")
![[D.C. Wash. Pension Office bldg. view across park]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvZGMtd2FzaC1wZW5zaW9uLW9mZmljZS1ibGRnLXZpZXctYWNyb3NzLXBhcmstNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/28/webp "[D.C. Wash. Pension Office bldg. view across park]")
![[D.C. Wash. - White House Offices: Telegraph operator at work]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvZGMtd2FzaC13aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS1vZmZpY2VzLXRlbGVncmFwaC1vcGVyYXRvci1hdC13b3JrLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[D.C. Wash. - White House Offices: Telegraph operator at work]")
![[D.C. Wash. - White House Offices: Mr. Fred Carpenter seated at desk]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvZGMtd2FzaC13aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS1vZmZpY2VzLW1yLWZyZWQtY2FycGVudGVyLXNlYXRlZC1hdC1kZXNrLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[D.C. Wash. - White House Offices: Mr. Fred Carpenter seated at desk]")
![[D.C. Wash. Old Post Office bldg. view from across Pennsylvania Ave.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvZGMtd2FzaC1vbGQtcG9zdC1vZmZpY2UtYmxkZy12aWV3LWZyb20tYWNyb3NzLXBhLWF2ZS02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "[D.C. Wash. Old Post Office bldg. view from across Pennsylvania Ave.]")
![[D.C. Wash. - White House Offices: Conference room with table and ten chairs]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvZGMtd2FzaC13aGl0ZS1ob3VzZS1vZmZpY2VzLWNvbmZlcmVuY2Utcm9vbS13aXRoLXRhYmxlLWFuZC10ZW4tY2hhaXJzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[D.C. Wash. - White House Offices: Conference room with table and ten chairs]")
