Washington Airport buildings to allow full vision over 750 acre landing field. Washington, D.C., Dec. 2. The model here being inspected by Col. Sumpter Smith, Chairman of the Washington National Airport Commission, shows a portion of the field as it will look upon completion. It shows the buildings
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"Washington Airport buildings to allow full vision over 750 acre landing field. Washington, D.C., Dec. 2. The model here being inspected by Col. Sumpter Smith, Chairman of the Washington National Airport Commission, shows a portion of the field as it will look upon completion. It shows the buildings" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_Airport_buildings_to_allow_full_vision_over_750_acre_landing_field._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._2._The_model_here_being_inspected_by_Col._Sumpter_Smith,_Chairman_of_the_Washington_LCCN2016876695.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 299628.
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