Washington whitened by heaviest snowfall in two years. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. With a fall of 5.2 inches of snow, Washingtonians awoke this morning to find their Capital blanketed by the heaviest snowfall since 1938. This is a scene on Capitol Hill
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1939
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 7,994 × 10,012 pixels
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"Washington whitened by heaviest snowfall in two years. Washington, D.C., Jan. 8. With a fall of 5.2 inches of snow, Washingtonians awoke this morning to find their Capital blanketed by the heaviest snowfall since 1938. This is a scene on Capitol Hill" (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_whitened_by_heaviest_snowfall_in_two_years._Washington,_D.C.,_Jan._8._With_a_fall_of_5.2_inches_of_snow,_Washingtonians_awoke_this_morning_to_find_their_Capital_blanketed_by_the_LCCN2016876899.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 299733.
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