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| A little overcast, but still a nice pic of the Capital |
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| Inside the AIr and SPace Museum. Great tri-motor, these ruled the air when the radial engine was king... |
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| Ok, here's a hint - he invented the screw propeller... |
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| The Crypt of James Smithson the namesake of the "Smithsonian." |
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| Thomas Jefferson Memorial - I think Jefferson liked "round'" whereas Lincoln liked "square." |
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| John Paul Jones.... some say the father of the American Navy... |
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| The Korean War Memorial - outstanding! |
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| A lunar lander from the Apollo program. I was surprised by how fragile a craft this was. |
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| The Spirit of St Louis... |
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| Early flight and the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean and the lander that crossed the void of space to reach the moon - what a juxtaposition of time and technology in one picture. |
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| Look closely... this is a stainless steel sculpture! |
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| The very dignified entrance portalto the Smithsonian visitor center. |
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| This view of the White House is sort of a classic. It's was taken a few hundred feet West of the Washington Memorial - looking North. |
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| The DC War Memorial erected in the 1930's this was to commemorate WW I and the tremendous loss suffered by all in the "War to End all Wars." |
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| This is the WW II memorial. It is circular and each pillar represents a state. Around the circumference historic events and their locations can be found... |
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