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Painting of Aerial View of Smithsonian (1936)

Nov 6, 2013
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    This is a beautiful painting done by Jex Garnet Garnet Jex in 1936.

    Aerial View of the Smithsonian
    Aerial View of the Smithsonian

    Source: Smithsonian

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