The Randolph Lytton historic Washington, D.C. postcards and photographs collection consists of postcards, souvenir photographs, and stereographs featuring images of Washington, D.C., as well as one photo album of Washington, D.C, and one foldable postcard booklet of Arlington, Virginia. The materials in this collection were created from the early 1910s-1968.

The postcards in this collection include illustrations and photographs of aerial views of Washington, D.C., Alexandria, VA, American Red Cross, American University, Anderson Home, Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D.C banks and Washington Auditorium, Blair House, Washington Bridges, Carnegie Library, City Hall, Constitution and Pennsylvania Ave, Continental Hall, Corcoran Art Gallery, Department of Agriculture, Engraving and Printing Bureau, Federal Reserve Building, Ford’s Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library, Franciscan Monastery, Freer Art Gallery, Government Printing Office, Washington hotels, History and Technology Museum, Howard University, International Eastern Star Temple, Jackson Statue, Jefferson Statue, Library of Congress, Lincoln Memorial, Masonic Temple, Meridian Hill Park, Municipal Building, National Archives, National Gallery of Art, National Geographic Society and Editorial Offices, New National Museum, New Naval Observatory Dome, New Post Office Department, New War Department Building, Pan American Union, Pennsylvania Ave, Washington D.C., Pension Office, Post Office Department building, Public Health Service building, Railroad Retirement Building, Rock Creek Park, Scottish Rite Temple, Smithsonian Institution, Soldiers Home, State, War & Navy Building, Washington statues, the Supreme Court, Thomas Circle, U.S. Treasury, United States Courthouse, Union Station, United States Capital, United States Patent Office, Washington Airport, Washington College, Washington Mall, West Washington Market, Washington Monument postcards, and the White House. The majority of the postcards within the collection were created between the 1910s and the mid 1940s.

The souvenir photographs in this collection include assorted views of different areas throughout Washington, D.C. and one set of souvenir photographs of the 1938 New York World’s Fair. The stereoscopic photographs in this collection feature images and descriptions of different Washington, D.C. landmarks including the U.S. Capitol, Pennsylvania Ave., as well as scenery and monuments.