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Explore a Proposed National Mall from the Early 1900s

Take a look at what a proposed National Mall could have looked like from the Capitol Building in the early 1900s. See photos and find out more about this fascinating idea.
February 27, 1923. "Miss Alice Reighly, 1409 Harvard Street, president of Anti-Flirt Club, which has just been organized in Washington, D.C., and will launch an 'Anti-Flirt Week' beginning March 4. The club is composed of young women and girls who have been embarrassed by men in automobiles and on street corners." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. (Shorpy)
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Check out the drawing of a proposed National Mall, as viewed from the Capitol Building. This was in the early 1900s.

proposed National Mall in early 1900s
proposed National Mall in early 1900s
proposed view of Washington
proposed view of Washington

Source: Library of Congress

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