Photo From the Attic: From Puddle to Pool - Roll Call

Photo From the Attic: From Puddle to Pool

By Roll Call Staff

Posted April 29, 2009 at 5:17pm

[IMGCAP(1)]The construction of the Reflecting Pool on the west side of the Capitol is shown in its early stages in this photograph from 1969.

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