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Summary
| Description |
English:
Potomac Park looking West prior to beginning construcion of the
Lincoln Memorial
, Washington, D.C. c1912
The Lincoln Memorial was built at the West (far) end of the Park by the
Potomac River
and the
Reflecting Pool
built in front of it. Ground was broken for the Memorial on February 12, 1914 and it was formally dedicated twelve years later on Memorial Day, May 30, 1922.
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| Date | circa 1912 (Photograph); June 29, 2013 (Digital image) |
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| Author | The Lincoln Memorial Commission (Photograph); Centpacrr (Digital image) |
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| 2015-01-02 22:46 | 1999×1085× (1607341 bytes) | Beyond My Ken | adjustments for visibility and crop out of some sky |
| 2013-06-29 20:33 | 1999×1326× (1751149 bytes) | Centpacrr | {{Information | Description= Potomac Park looking West prior to beginning construcion of the [[Lincoln Memorial]], Washington, D.C. c1912 The Lincoln Memorial was built at the West (far) end of the Park by the [[Patomac River]] and the [[Reflecting ... |
