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A Moment Frozen in Time: A Soldier and a Woman in a Park in 1943

Take a look back in time with this amazing photograph from 1943. A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old [Russell] Senate Office Building behind them. A moment frozen in time that will take your breath away.
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We’re sharing a ton of great old photos this week and this is a great moment, frozen in time from 1943.

It’s a shot of a soldier, sitting near a woman posing for a photograph. If you look closer at the man, it appears that he’s eyeing the woman.

1943. On maneuvers in wartime Washington. "A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old [Russell] Senate Office Building behind them." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency, photographer unknown. Office of War Information.
1943. On maneuvers in wartime Washington. “A soldier and a woman in a park, with the Old [Russell] Senate Office Building behind them.” 4×5 Kodachrome transparency, photographer unknown. Office of War Information.
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