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A Look Back: View of the Department of Agriculture, The Smithsonian Castle, and the US Capitol from the Washington Monument 100 Years Ago

View of the Department of Agriculture, The Smithsonian Castle and the US Capitol taken from atop the Washington Monument
Take a look back in time to see what Washington DC's Department of Agriculture, Smithsonian Castle, and US Capitol looked like over a hundred years ago. Thanks to the DC Public Library, we have this amazing photo taken from atop the Washington Monument.
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Look how different things were well over a hundred years ago. We dug this photo up on Flickr thanks to the DC Public Library.

View of the Department of Agriculture, The Smithsonian Castle and the US Capitol taken from atop the Washington Monument
View of the Department of Agriculture, The Smithsonian Castle and the US Capitol taken from atop the Washington Monument

Source: DC Public Library

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