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Critics called the Pension Bureau building, shown in an 1889 cigarette card, “Meigs’ Red Barn.” (Age Fotostock/Alamy Stock Photo)
Critics called the Pension Bureau building, shown in an 1889 cigarette card, “Meigs’ Red Barn.” (Age Fotostock/Alamy Stock Photo)