Memorials

The Washington Monument, 555 feet high, in a 41 acre park, was erected in memory of George Washington, the first president of the United States. The long reflecting pool is before the Lincoln Memorial, and is a half mile distant from the Washington Monument.

A night view of Daniel Chester French's statue of Abraham Lincoln, located in the Lincoln Memorial. This majestic statue is 19 feet high. The sculptor was born in New Hampshire, and at the time of his death, 1931, was dean of American sculptors.

The Thomas Jefferson Memorial and Potomac River, as viewed from the Washington Monument, Washington D.C.

Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington D.C., dedicated in 1943, commemorating the third President of the United States. It is a circular colonnaded rotunda in the classic style favored by Jefferson. On the interior walls are four panels inscribed with excerpts of Jefferson's writings.

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. is a tribute to Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. It is a temple-like structure of classic design. The roof is supported by 36 fluted Doric columns of white marble representing the 36 states of the union at the time of Lincoln's administration.

Washington Monument, Washington, DC.

Former President Harry S. Truman giving an address at the World War I Memorial (Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri).

View of the crowd listening to former President Harry S. Truman speaking at the ceremonies of the World War I Memorial (Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri).

President Harry S. Truman, left, is shown with cane in hand while on a morning stroll. He is accompanied by his secret service detail. The Washington Memorial is in view behind them. This photograph is believed to have been taken the day after the assassination attempt on him while he was staying at Blair House. Others in view are not identified.

This is a view of a cross erected in an empty schoolyard in Copenhagen, Denmark, in memory of the children who were at the school and were killed when an American bomber crashed into the building during World War II. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.