FDR Laying the Cornerstone of Washington National Airport
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RG 13: Samuel Milner National Airport Research Papers ; RG 13: Samuel Milner National Airport Research Papers » Series 6: Photographs » File 3: National Airport*13-06-03-5079
September 26 1940
President Franklin D. Roosevelt setting the cornerstone of Washington National Airport. He's seen holding a brick trowel. Also pictured are, left to right, Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones, John McShain, the builder of the airport, and Brigadier General Edwin M. Watson.
1 photograph : b&w print ; 8 x 10 in.