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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, as viewed at a distance from the east. In the foreground, King Street and Sunset Drive intersect at left. Sunset Drive extends along the bottom edge, entering frame at right. King Street enters frame along the lower left edge and extends back through the image on an angle to the right. In the near distance, at center, a car drives around a bend in the road and towards camera. A street sign at far right is posted at the street corner. It reads, "SUNSET DR." In the distance, a small, landscaped hill stands. Atop the hill, the George Washington Masonic Memorial rises. It stands off-center to the right. A central porch juts forward from its wide base. Behind the porch, a tiered tower rises from the center of the building. It stands 4-tiers tall. Four punched holes line the upper right edge. NRHP reference # 15000622 According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white. 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_011 ark:/21198/zz002j3k8d
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Neoclassicism (Architecture)--Virginia--Alexandria Monuments & memorials--Virginia--Alexandria Masonic buildings--Virginia--Alexandria George Washington Masonic National Memorial (Alexandria, Va.)
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