District of Columbia War Memorial. View of District of Columbia War Memorial in Potomac Park

ID: 2800 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Horydczak, Theodor, ca. 1890-1971. ~ Date: ca. 1931-ca. 1950.
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District of Columbia War Memorial. View of District of Columbia War Memorial in Potomac Park
Theodor Horydczak Collection (Library of Congress)

Construction completed in 1931

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The District of Columbia War Memorial was constructed in 1931, following a five-year-long campaign by the DC community to raise money for a memorial that would honor the 26,000 residents who served (and the 499 who died) in World War I. It was…