Washington DC 1956 Georgetown IKE rally

Submitted by Harmoniac1957 t3_10kl884 in washingtondc

My father in law took pictures of an IKE Rally that left from Georgetown University and made its way to the White House and around the National Mall. I have been able to find where all of his pictures were taken except for this one.. Does anyone recognize where this might be?

https://preview.redd.it/m36ip64443ea1.jpg?width=1131&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b7c6a04a50e6b7b002d0fa2a1e277e8a249a4f1a

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IndependentYam3227 t1_j5rcrrj wrote

Looks like somewhere on Independence Ave with all those curves and green space. Can't come up with a perfect match.

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toorigged2fail t1_j5rwija wrote

Looks like Independence and 15th. I think that's department of agriculture on the right to

Edit: questioning this now but I agree with others, somewhere on independence

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keystonecapers t1_j5tklcy wrote

If you're able to determine the location of the other photos, can you reconstruct the route? May make it easier to zero in on where this could be

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Harmoniac1957 OP t1_j5w6jln wrote

Thanks. I only have 3 certain points. It begins at Georgetown university. There is a picture at The Ellipse at the White House, and one just past the Washington monument. So I know the vicinity, but that’s all.

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RDCAIA t1_j5rgw72 wrote

To me, it reminds me of the area around the Lincoln Memorial. I feel like it could be they are on the circle going around the Lincoln Memorial (to left of or behind the camera) and camera is looking North/Northeast. The building with the green copper roof in the distance looks like it could possibly be the National Academy of Science, and then maybe Henry Bacon Drive is in the photo heading off to the right, with the building on the far right being the Munitions Building on Constitution...one of the old War Department Buildings that were on the Mall where the Vietnam Memorial is now. Also, then, the entire circle was open to regular traffic.

Anyway, maybe check that out as a pedestrian to see if it generally matches. 🤷‍♀️ It's hard to say using Google Streetview and the only pictures of the Munitions and Navy Buildings I can find are black and white.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Navy_and_Munitions_Buildings

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toorigged2fail t1_j5rwsmg wrote

I thought Lincoln at first too. But I couldn't match the building on the right, or where they're even would be a building from that angle. The angled road does look like Bacon though

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