Washington, D. C. - A picture memory

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Washington, D. C. is one of the few capitals in the world that isn't a city with other things on its mind. Many Americans are also impressed by the small-town atmosphere they find there. But, as the color pictures in this collection prove, it also has a monumental quality to it. It's enough to take your breath away, in fact. Every year millions of Americans make a pilgrimage to Washington and are pleased and pound about what they find there. Because, in addition to being a city with a single purpose, Washington is also one of the most beautiful capitals of any country in the world. The beauty of the city on the Potomac River is captured here in all its glory, displayed in public buildings, public parks and monuments to the people who have helped build our country. As a prelude to a pilgrimage or a memory of a visit to the nation's capital, the pictures in these pages record the treaure that is the property of all America.