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![[Soldiers with anti-aircraft gun in foregrd.; Washington Monument in backgrd.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTgvMDEvMDEvc29sZGllcnMtd2l0aC1hbnRpLWFpcmNyYWZ0LWd1bi1pbi1mb3JlZ3JkLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tbW9udW1lbnQtaW4tYmFja2dyZC02NDAuanBn/320/224/jpg "[Soldiers with anti-aircraft gun in foregrd.; Washington Monument in backgrd.]")
![[Aircrafts flying over Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzEvMDEvMDEvYWlyY3JhZnRzLWZseWluZy1vdmVyLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[Aircrafts flying over Washington, D.C.]")
![[Aerial view, Washington Monument with scaffolding, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzUvMDEvMDEvYWVyaWFsLXZpZXctd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1tb251bWVudC13aXRoLXNjYWZmb2xkaW5nLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "[Aerial view, Washington Monument with scaffolding, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Interior of U.S. gun shop, Washington Navy Yard]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDMvMDEvMDEvaW50ZXJpb3Itb2YtdXMtZ3VuLXNob3Atd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1uYXZ5LXlhcmQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Interior of U.S. gun shop, Washington Navy Yard]")
![[Dining on rooftop; Washington monument in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTAvMDEvMDEvZGluaW5nLW9uLXJvb2Z0b3Atd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1tb251bWVudC1pbi1iYWNrZ3JvdW5kLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/30/webp "[Dining on rooftop; Washington monument in background]")
![[Swimmers; Washington Monument in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjIvMDEvMDEvc3dpbW1lcnMtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1tb251bWVudC1pbi1iYWNrZ3JvdW5kLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Swimmers; Washington Monument in background]")
![[Excavation work near the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MzYvMDEvMDEvZXhjYXZhdGlvbi13b3JrLW5lYXItdGhlLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tbW9udW1lbnQtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "[Excavation work near the Washington Monument, Washington, D.C.]")
