Washington turns out for open air music. Washington, D.C., July 12. Sitting on stone steps near the Lincoln Memorial here, and facing a barge moored in the Potomac River, thousands of Washingtonians turned out to listen to the first of a series of summer concerts by the Washington Symphony Orchestra
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"Washington turns out for open air music. Washington, D.C., July 12. Sitting on stone steps near the Lincoln Memorial here, and facing a barge moored in the Potomac River, thousands of Washingtonians turned out to listen to the first of a series of summer concerts by the Washington Symphony Orchestra" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_turns_out_for_open_air_music._Washington,_D.C.,_July_12._Sitting_on_stone_steps_near_the_Lincoln_Memorial_here,_and_facing_a_barge_moored_in_the_Potomac_River,_thousands_of_LCCN2016875940.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 299732.
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