An Unbelievable Photo from 1923: An Amphibian Aircraft on the Reflecting Pool in Front of the Lincoln Memorial

For the full story of the Lincoln Memorial, the swamp it was built on, the construction years, and what the Reflecting Pool was actually for, read our pillar: Lincoln Memorial History: Construction, Designs, the Secret Basement, and the Swamp It Was Built On.

What a fascinating and bizarre old photo from 1923. You’ll clearly never see something like this again, not unlike the one we shared from the White House of an airplane taking off.

Source: Library of Congress