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The Capitol, our seat of government, shrouded in a mist as the spectre of a great war loomed on the horizon.
Gorgeous shot; love the lamps and the way they frame the view.
This reminds me of the scene in Washington on the evening before JFK was sworn in, in January 1961. I came down from New York by train to witness the inauguration with a buddy who was living in DC at the time. The entire East Coast was being inundated by a heavy 2-foot snowfall.
When the train arrived at Union Station, traffic was at a virtual standstill and there were no cabs operating. Standing in front of the station, I was plotting my next move when a guy in a private car pulled up and asked where I was heading. I told him, "Way out to 15th and Connecticut." He said to hop in. Somehow he maneuvered his car out onto Pennsylvania Avenue and eventually we got to my destination after a very difficult drive. He at first refused any reward for his Good Samaritanship, but I insisted that he accept $10 for his trouble. He was obviously as much enthralled by the idea that John Kennedy was becoming the president as I was.
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