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Ad for Mrs F J Kramer's florist business in the 1907 Alexandria City Directory

Exterior of Mrs. F J Kramer's greenhouses for her florist business

Exterior of the Mutual Ice Company's warehouse on the Potomac

Exterior of the New Hotel Rammel. The proprietors Ernest Ott and William L Rammel also had a restaurant at 112-114 North Royal St.

Exterior of Old Dominion Glass, founded in 1901 and manufacturer of glass bottles

Exterior of Paff Shoe Factory. The company's vice president was Major Frederick J Paff.

Exterior of Pulman & Co's store. The company sold grocery items, meat , dry goods, and shoes.

Exterior of Robert E Knight's store, which sold newspapers, stationery, and sporting goods.

Exterior of Robert Portner's brewery, established 1862. The operators boasted that the factory contained "the latest scientific improvements in brewing, refrigerating, and bottling machinery. The factory complex also included a car shop, where they…

Exterior of the Ramsay House, the oldest house in Alexandria built in 1724 by Scottish merchant and first postmaster William Ramsay. The home was likely transported to Alexandria on a barge from nearby once the city of Alexandria was established.