Looking up at the antenna mast in the rear of the precinct station. Washington, D.C., Oct. 29. WPDW, the radio station operated by the Metropolitan Police Department here is considered one of the most efficient and best equipped in the country. Located at No. 10 precinct, it was designed and built b
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"Looking up at the antenna mast in the rear of the precinct station. Washington, D.C., Oct. 29. WPDW, the radio station operated by the Metropolitan Police Department here is considered one of the most efficient and best equipped in the country. Located at No. 10 precinct, it was designed and built b" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Looking_up_at_the_antenna_mast_in_the_rear_of_the_precinct_station._Washington,_D.C.,_Oct._29._WPDW,_the_radio_station_operated_by_the_Metropolitan_Police_Department_here_is_considered_one_LCCN2016874248.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 286856.
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