An elevated view looks east along the National Mall from the Lincoln Memorial toward the U.S. Capitol, with the long Reflecting Pool, tree-lined lawns, and the Capitol dome and grounds visible in the distance. The Mall's formal axis, laid out in the 1902 McMillan Plan, links the Lincoln Memorial, dedicated in 1922, with the Capitol. The Reflecting Pool and flanking rows of trees became a setting for national gatherings and demonstrations.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Mar-13-1945-
To Minnie Raynor
From
Chas. S. Wendig
1619 - Irving, St, N.E,
Washington, 18,
D.C.,
Addressed to
Minnie Raynor
To Minnie Raynor
FromChas. S. Wendig, 1619-Irving, St, N.E,, Washington, DC 18
Linen-textured stock with a white border; printed series number 42099 at the edge; scan is rotated 90 degrees.
No postmark; card appears unmailed (stamp box empty). Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING" / "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS"; Metrocraft (Everett, Mass.) printer imprint between rule lines on linen-era stock, published by B. S. Reynolds Co., Washington, D.C.; handwritten date Mar-13-1945 at top of address side. Light edge wear, faint toning.
Cite this card
Mall from Lincoln Memorial towards Capitol, Washington, D.C., 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mall-from-lincoln-memorial-towards-capitol-washington-d-c-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.
