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Wholesale businesses near Center Market on Louisiana Avenue at 9th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., about 1900

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Wholesale businesses near Center Market on Louisiana Avenue at 9th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., about 1900
National Archives and Records Administration

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This object appears in the following sections:


A Streetcar City: Washington, D.C., 1900		 A Streetcar City: Washington, D.C., 1900 — The New Market System

RELATED OBJECTS
Center Market, Washington, D.C.
Center Market, Washington, D.C.


Wholesale food businesses near Center Market, Washington, D. C.
Currently on display
 Not a part of the official Smithsonian Collection
Physical Description
Photograph. This photograph shows a row of food wholesalers on Indiana Avenue near Center Market.
Details
Date Made:
about 1900
Locations:
Dist of Columbia
History

Like many big cities, Washington, D.C., had several large markets where residents shopped daily for foodstuffs. Center Market, Washington’s largest, was built in 1871. Located at 7th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., (where the National Archives stands today), Center Market attracted food wholesalers and retailers to the area.

Related People, Places, and Events
Location of wholesalers row
Washington, D.C.

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