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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

This picture was taken in 1877. Do you know what it is a picture of?

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  1. The Smithsonian and the first phase of the Washington Monument.

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  2. Washington D.C., it was built on swamp land and thats the Washington monument being erected in the background.

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  3. 6:24 The photograph or daguerreotype was taken from the Smithsonian tower. The building to the left is the Dept. of Agriculture.

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  4. Early days of replacing swamp with government.

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  5. First attempt to drain the swamp. Results only temporary.

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  6. the Washington monument- they had to stop during the civil war...that's why the lower half is a different color than the upper half

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  7. Washington Monument

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