Why are these men sweeping the South Lawn? I have no idea. This photo was taken some time in the 1920s.
Actually, just kidding. Those aren’t push brooms, they are bull rakes … at least according to the post on Shorpy.
![Night view in rain [of Capitol] taken from steps [Neptune Plaza] of Library of Congress](https://ghostsofdc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2013/12/3b42062u-600x430.jpg)
