Exterior view of building number 20, the historic Federal Penitentiary Building (Built 1826) surrounded by trees in Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC. Bright sunlight streaming through trees.
A close view of flags on the building of Inter-American Defense College, in Fort Lesley J McNair, Washington, DC. . A close-up of front of the building. The name is engraved in a stone plaque on the building. Another smaller sign, in Spanish, also identifies the Inter-American Defense College.
Sign on brick wall at main entrance to Fort Lesley J Mcnair, at P Street and 4th Street, SW, in Washinton, DC. The sign Includes the date of founding: 1791.
Aerial views of Washington DC monuments and the surrounding area in the United States. Aerial views of the Fort Lesley J McNair. The Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
Aerial views of Washington DC monuments and the surrounding area in the United States. Aerial views of the Fort Lesley J McNair. The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Buildings along the sides of the Potomac River. Capitol building in the far background.
An original 1912 U.S. Navy Curtiss pusher bamboo seaplane is parked on the shore of the Anacostia River, at the United States Naval Base in Anacostia, Washington, D.C. Its flight controls are seen moving as sailors (unseen) check their movements. Next, with the engine running, Captain "Dick" Richardson, climbs aboard and makes his own quick flight control check. Closeup of him at the controls giving a nod that he is ready to be pushed into the water for a demonstration flight. Sailors maneuver the craft to the edge of shore and push it into the river. Roosevelt Hall, at U.S. Army Fort Lesley J. McNair, is seen across the river in the background. The seaplane's lower left wing dips into the water momentarily, as Captain Richardson taxis it away from the shore. Scene shifts to the seaplane taking off from the river, after which, Captain Richardson Quickly brings it back down to a water landing, near the Washington Channel.
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