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NH 115824 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1934

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1934
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Title: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1934
Caption: Navy and Marine Corps Memorial, Washington, D.C. Harvey Wiley Corbett is the architect of the memorial and Begni del Piatti is the sculptor. Article from May 20, 1934. Evening Star newspaper. "The finished Navy and Marine Corps Memorial which is to be erected alongside the Mount Vernon Highway on Columbia Island." "The memorial is the only sea monument ever to be erected by the American people, dedicated to all Americans lost at sea."
Description: Memorials and Monuments
Catalog #: NH 115824
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Tue, May 29, 1934
After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo, Newspaper article
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