From a commanding aerial vantage above Massachusetts Avenue, this hand-tinted card sweeps across Thomas Circle in its Edwardian prime: a yellow electric streetcar glides past the equestrian statue of General George H. Thomas while horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles share the cobblestone spokes radiating outward — a perfect freeze-frame of Washington, D.C., in transportation transition. Luther Place Memorial Church's Gothic Revival spire pierces the center skyline, flanked by the city's low Victorian roofline stretching to the horizon in every direction — a cityscape utterly transformed today. Named for the Union general whose resolute stand at Chickamauga earned him the nickname "Rock of Chickamauga," the circle was one of Pierre Charles L'Enfant's grand diagonal intersections, and early postcard views of it are eagerly sought by Washington collectors and Civil War enthusiasts alike. This unused example retains excellent color saturation.