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View from the top of the Washington Monument looking at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, United States, 1944. Note the buildings of the Navy Department in the foreground that were removed after the Pentagon opened.

Caption   View from the top of the Washington Monument looking at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, United States, 1944. Note the buildings of the Navy Department in the foreground that were removed after the Pentagon opened. ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-K-14433
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 1 Jan 2006

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
5 Nov 2015 12:49:53 AM

The more-or-less oval shaped Rainbow Pool at the head of the long Reflecting Pool is now the site of the National World War II Memorial.

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