File:1931- The cornerstone laid for the Botanic Garden. (22346900644).jpg

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After years of debate, it was decided to move the Botanic Garden to its present site on Maryland Avenue. At the cornerstone laying, Senator Simeon C. Fess, Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library, holds the trowel. The other gentlemen present are, from left to right: Horace D. Rouzer, Assistant Architect of the Capitol; George W. Hess, Director of the Botanic Garden; Eugene Pugh of the George A. Fuller Co.; and David Lynn, Architect of the Capitol.

Source 1931: The cornerstone laid for the Botanic Garden.
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Camera location38° 53′ 17.13″ N, 77° 00′ 46.72″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. Architect of the Capitol logo
This image was originally posted to Flickr by USCapitol at https://flickr.com/photos/65191584@N07/22346900644. It was reviewed on 5 September 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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