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Painting of Aerial View of Smithsonian (1936)

Tagged 1930s, Smithsonian Institution

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This is a beautiful painting done by ~~Jex Garnet~~ Garnet Jex in 1936.

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Aerial View of the Smithsonian

Source: Smithsonian

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