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NH 65941 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Photo #: NH 65941 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
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Description: View looking to the eastward from the front of the then-new Navy Department Building, with the Pan American Union building to the left and the Ellipse in the center, 1919. Ramps on the building at far left were used to facilitate removal of victims of the Spanish influenza. The structure was a temporary office building converted to a hospital. Note the presence of a few horse-drawn vehicles amid the many automobiles. Collection of Mrs. Josephine Mitchell Brousseau, 1968. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 65941
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