Digital History - Histoire Numérique

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Exterior of William H May and his son John W May's seeds, fertilizers and agricultural implements store.

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The lumber yards and coal wharves of William A Smoot & Co. The Smoots were a prominent family in Alexandria business and were part of the coal, lumber, and plaster industries.

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Interior of H W Wildt and Son's store, where they created and sold watches and jewelry.

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Exterior of Thomas B Murphy's home. Murphy ran a prominent lumber company in North Carolina.

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Exterior of the Swan brother's Alexandria Branch, established in 1899. The Swan brothers moved to Alexandria from Waynesboro in Augusta County Virginia and also opened a dry goods store in Washington DC.

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Exterior of St. Mary's Catholic Church, established in 1795 and the oldest of its kind in Virginia.

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Exterior of Alexandria's Second Presbyterian Church, the dominant Presbyterian church in Alexandria after the original Old Presbyterian Church closed in 1899.

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Exterior of S F Dyson and Bro's books stationary store

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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.

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Ad for the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad and the Washington Southern Railway lines, the primary means of travel and shipping for Alexandria.
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