File:Aerial view from the southwest. Jack Boucher, photographer; February 1992. - Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC HABS DC,WASH,453-17.tif

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Aerial view from the southwest. Jack Boucher, photographer; February 1992. - Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
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Boucher, Jack E.

Related names:

Pope, John Russell
Evans, Rudolph
Jefferson, Thomas
Schara, Mark, transmitter
Title
Aerial view from the southwest. Jack Boucher, photographer; February 1992. - Jefferson Memorial, East Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Depicted place District of Columbia; District of Columbia; Washington
Date Taken in February 1992
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS DC,WASH,453-17
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  • Significance: One of Washington's largest and most famous memorials, this structure serves as the southern anchor of the city's monumental plan, the other elements of which include the Capitol, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and White House.

The Jefferson Memorial was built to commemorate Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), architect, principal author of the Declaration of the United States, esteemed as an advocate for national independence and personal spiritual freedom. Jefferson's philosophy is perhaps best expressed in the declaration of Independence where he wrote that "All men are created equal that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." The memorial built in his honor, with the classical serenity of its architecture reflected in the tidal basin and framed y ornamental Japanese Cherry Trees remains one of the most familiar and popular images of the nations capital.

  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N52
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N106
  • Survey number: HABS DC-4
  • Building/structure dates: 1939- 1943 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/dc0473.photos.028809p
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Object location38° 53′ 42″ N, 77° 02′ 12.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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