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Memorial Bridge and Lincoln Memorial in Color (1940s)

Tagged 1940s, Arlington Memorial Bridge, Lincoln Memorial

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This is a terrific old photo that we found on Flickr. It shows the Lincoln Memorial as viewed across the Memorial Bridge from Virginia.

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Memorial Bridge, looking from the Virginia side of the Potomac River across to the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Source: Library of Congress on Flickr

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