Born 1889 in Lyck, Germany (now Poland) and emigrated in 1907, American photographer Theodor Horydczak is believed to have taken up photography during or after World War I, possibly while a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps. His numerous “Washington as it Was” photographs are housed in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division in the James Madison Memorial Building.
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| The United States from the late 1920s to ’40s photographed by Theodor Horydczak |
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| Marketing at Center Market, Washington, D.C., circa late 1920s to early ’30s |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Shopping at Center Market, Washington, D.C., circa late 1920s to early ’30s |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| View of the Lincoln Memorial statue through columns, 1925 |
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| Construction of Memorial Bridge over Potomac River, Washington, D.C., circa 1930 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Exterior of the Washington Gas Light Co., circa 1930s |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Lobby, Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. building, Washington, D.C., circa 1930s |
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| Turbine hall of the Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant, 1930 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Window display of whiskey at Leon's Delicatessen, circa early 1930s |
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| Exterior of Cavalier Hotel, Washington, D.C., circa 1931 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| View of Terminal Tower at night, with eagle on right, Cleveland, Ohio, 1931 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Shoreham Hotel from across Calvert Street, Washington, D.C., circa 1932 |
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| Front of wrecked automobile, Washington, D.C., 1933 |
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| The Empire State Building from 41st St. and 5th Ave., New York City, July 4, 1933 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Miss Lucy Alexander, food tester, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., circa 1935 |
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| Potomac Electric Power Co. service station building, 10th Street and Florida Avenue. Linemen's truck, Washington, D.C., circa 1935 |
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| Sheaffer fountain pen factory, Fort Madison, Iowa, 1935 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Exterior of Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co. building, Louisiana Avenue, Washington, D.C., circa 1937 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Passageway between ICC and Departmental Auditorium sections at U.S. Labor Department and Interstate Commerce Commission Building, 1937 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Potomac Electric Power Co. pole setting, Washington, D.C., or vicinity circa 1937 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Library of Congress annex (John Adams building) and Folger Library from northwest, Washington, D.C., 1939 |
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| "Beach with sunbathers." Chapel Point, Washington's "playground on the Potomac" near La Plata, Maryland, circa 1940 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| East front of U.S. Capitol at night in winter, 1940 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Electric Institute of Washington. Display of ranges in lobby at Potomac Electric Power Co. building, April 17, 1940 |
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| Ernest Kendall, teacher of U.S. Capitol pages, Washington, D.C., circa 1940 |
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| National Naval Medical Center, front from left. Part of the hospital complex known today as Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, circa 1940 |
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| Interior of waiting room showing ticket counter of National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia, circa 1941 |
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| Plane in front of the passenger terminal at the National Airport, 1941 |
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| Closeup of Benning plant with good clouds, Potomac Electric Power Co., May 31, 1943 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Commercial kitchens, restaurants and lighting of Potomac Electric Power Co. Sholl's Georgian Cafeteria, 3027 14th Street N.W., Washington, D.C, December 3, 1946 |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Showroom at Superior Motors, Griffith Consumers Co., September 1946 |
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| Exterior of Dumont Television, 12th Street, March 10, 1948 |
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| Exterior of Hahn Shoes, circa 1940s |
Fascinating Vintage Photos of the U.S Taken by Theodor Horydczak
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| Exterior of Waffle Shop from side angle, on 10th Street in Washington, D.C., circa the late 1940s |
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| Shop on 10th Street. Exterior of Waffle Shop with neon sign, circa 1940s |