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George Washington Birthplace National Monument

George Grant photographed the dedication of the Memorial House in 1932. He also photographed there in 1931 and 1936
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Mansion from the garden showing English boxwood along the walk. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1932.
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Mansion from the garden showing English boxwood along the walk. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1932.

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  • Dignitaries visit the Washington family cemetery in 1931, in planning the Bicentennial of George Washington's birth. NPS Director Horace Albright is on far left). George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1931.
  • Dignitaries visit the Washington family cemetery near Wakefield in preparation for the George Washington birth Bicentennial (NPS Director Horace Albright is on far left of the photograph). George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1931.
  • Interior Secretary Ray Wilbur (center, standing), and a group of Colonial Dames, Monticello Guards, and members of the official party (including Horace Albright, standing sixth from left) at the dedication of Memorial House, George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1932.
  • View down Pope's Creek bank toward the point below Memorial House. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1931.
  • Mansion from the garden showing English boxwood along the walk. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1932.
  • Graves in the Washington family cemetery at Wakefield, George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1931.
  • The ancient kitchen as seen from the rear of the mansion under the old huckleberry tree. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1932.
  • Picket fence at north end of the mansion, with kitchen between the trees. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1932.
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