tidal basin – un regard oblique

Toni Frissell :: “Fashion model posing in evening gown on the steps of the
Jefferson Memorial against backdrop of Tidal Basin and Washington
Monument.”,
June 1949

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“Washington policeman Bill Norton measuring the distance between knee and suit at the Tidal Basin bathing beach after Col. Sherrill, Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, issued an order that suits not be over six inches above the knee.“
June 30, 1922.

National Photo Co.

/ source and hi-res: Shorpy