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    Lantern Slide 19: Capstone and aluminum tip of the Washington Monument. [Image 11 of 20]

    Lantern Slide 19: Capstone and aluminum tip of the Washington Monument.

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    02.17.2021

    Photo by Morgan Aronson 

    US Naval Observatory Library

    Lantern Slide 19: Capstone and aluminum tip of the Washington Monument. The stone was set December 6, 1884 during a howling gale. The stone weighs 3300 pounds.

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    Date Taken: 02.17.2021
    Date Posted: 02.18.2021 12:45
    Photo ID: 6524041
    VIRIN: 210217-O-OB437-285
    Resolution: 3003x2570
    Size: 912.69 KB
    Location: US
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    Lantern Slide 15: The Long Bridge in 1865.
    Lantern Slide 16: Aqueduct Bridge and the C & O Canal, 1867.
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    Lantern Slide 18: Dedication of the Washington Monument February 21, 1885.
    Lantern Slide 27: Preparing for construction of the reflecting pool in about 1920.
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    Lantern Slide 26: The Mall and the Capitol in 1890.
    Lantern Slide 30: Virginia Avenue and Foggy Bottom after 1903.
    Lantern Slide 29: Virginia Avenue and Foggy Bottom.
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