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What Did It Look Like Before the Jefferson Memorial?

The view south from the top of the Washington Monument. Ice covers half of the Tidal Basin
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Check out this great photo from 1908. The Jefferson Memorial wasn’t completed until 1943, so this is what the area looked like for another 35 years.

The view south from the top of the Washington Monument. Ice covers half of the Tidal Basin
The view south from the top of the Washington Monument. Ice covers half of the Tidal Basin

Source: Flickr user Rob Ketcherside

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