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Photo From the Attic: Plus ça Change

[IMGCAP(1)]A very early color photograph of a view from the Tidal Basin shows cherry blossoms with the Washington Monument in the background in 1920. Other than the lack of crowds, it’s a scene very similar to what visitors see today.

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