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The development of Washington with special reference to the Lincoln memorial

Brown, Glenn, 1854-1932, Washington Chamber of Commerce (D.C.) · 1911 · Washington, D.C., Chamber of commerce of Washington, D.C · 20 pictures

A 1911 pamphlet by architect Glenn Brown, issued by the Washington Chamber of Commerce, arguing for the siting and design of the Lincoln Memorial and the wider city plan. Halftones reproduce plaster city models photographed from above, bird's-eye park views, and classical memorial schemes — useful for aerial street grids, tree masses, and monumental colonnade silhouettes.

Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) · Parks · Art, Municipal

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