File:MainNavyAndMunitionsAerial1919.jpg

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Aerial view of the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings, Washington, D.C., shortly after World War I. The view is about WNW, with the Naval Hospital in the center distance. Constitution Avenue, NW, runs along the structures' northern face and 17th Street is in the foreground.

Note the many World War I temporary buildings in the area to the north of Constitution Avenue. The Lincoln Memorial is in the left background, with the Reflecting Pool under construction in front of it. Photographed from a Naval Air Station Anacostia airplane flying just to the south of the Washington Monument, 23 May 1919.
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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 89694.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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Naval Historical Center photograph NH 89694, courtesy of Mrs. Jean F. Harper, 1978 (direct image URL [2])
Author U.S. Navy pilot from Naval Air Station Anacostia
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