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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.

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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
WW2-Era Location Name Washington, DC, United States
Date  Mar 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-K-14433
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 740 x 592 pixels



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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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