The development of Washington with special reference to the Lincoln memorial (1911)
Brown, Glenn, 1854-1932, Washington Chamber of Commerce (D.C.) · Washington, D.C., Chamber of commerce of Washington, D.C · leaf 23
of all kinds—bottles, stoves, cans, scrap iron, paper, rags, straw, ma-nure—has been dumped upon its banks. It has become so unsightly that few can see any possi-bilities of beauty in it; the wish is to cover it up, and get it out of sight. It is a menace tohealth. As a matter of fact, a little… … Figure 9.MoNUMKNT Garden, Looking Toward the Capitol. scrambling over refuse, cutting my way through underbrush. In spite of what man haddone, I was surprised at the beauties of the stream from one bridge to the other; the wildgrowth reflected in the water; the seclusion—lost to the city—views…
Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.) · Parks · Art, Municipal
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