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Image: Potomac Yard - aerial 1980s

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Description: Aerial view of Potomac Yard in Arlington County and Alexandria, Virginia; looking north. The rail yard opened in 1906 and closed in 1989. In the lower right corner is the Braddock Road station of Washington Metro. Seen in the distance are National Airport, the Potomac River and Washington, D.C. Cropped photo.
Title: Potomac Yard - aerial 1980s
Credit: This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID highsm.16268. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
Author: Carol M. Highsmith
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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