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Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre Groundbreaking

2013-2163
Accession Number
2013-2163
7x9.125 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348542606
Related Collection
Chapman, Oscar L. Papers
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Amphitheaters
Ground breaking ceremonies
People Pictured
Chapman, Oscar L. (Oscar Littleton), 1896-1978
Dougherty, William J.
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Credit:
National Park Service

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Description
Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (with shovel) breaks ground for the Sesquicentennial Amphitheatre (later known as the Carter Barron Amphitheatre) in Rock Creek park, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: William J. Dougherty, Assistant Director of Information, Department of the Interior (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook
Date(s)
December 17, 1949