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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white. Photograph of Alexandria, Virginia, as viewed from the front steps of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. The view looks eastward. Three tiers of wide, stone-paved steps stretch across the foreground. They cascade downward as they stretch back towards center. Just beyond the steps, a drive passes horizontally through the memorial's grounds. Two cars travel towards the left and a bus travels to the right. Beyond and below the drive, the tiered, landscaped grounds of the memorial stretch towards Alexandria. Residential areas of the town are visible in the distance at left. A railroad passes through Alexandria at a slight angle. Buildings stand across the image, throughout the town. King Street stretches straight back through center and into the distance. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right. NRHP reference # 15000622 Text from negative sleeve: 2347. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 Washington. 1, 2, and 3 films of Supreme Court building. ALEXANDRIA. 1 and 2 films of the George Washington Memorial 1 view of Alexandria from the Memorial. ARLINGTON. 1, 2 and 3 films changing the guard at Tomb of Unknown Soldier. 4 Guard and Tomb 5 The Tomb 6 The guard
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2347_006 ark:/21198/zz002j3k3t
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Alexandria (Va.) Monuments & memorials--Virginia--Alexandria Cityscapes Masonic buildings--Virginia--Alexandria George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.)
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