ARLINGTON, Va. – Jet Lowe a National Park Service Historic American Engineer Record photographer, sets up a large format camera to take photos of the sandstone that once stood as columns at the War Department, August 14, 2012. The columns were moved to Arlington National Cemetery in 1879 and repurposed as gates at the cemetery until 1971 when the cemetery was expanded and the gates were deemed not large enough to allow vehicle traffic through. The gates have been in storage at the cemetery ever since. The cemetery is working with the Army Corps of Engineers to determine if the columns can
ARLINGTON, Va. – Jet Lowe a National Park Service Historic American Engineer Record photographer, sets up a large format camera to take photos of the sandstone that once stood as columns at the War Department, August 14, 2012. The columns were moved to Arlington National Cemetery in 1879 and repurposed as gates at the cemetery until 1971 when the cemetery was expanded and the gates were deemed not large enough to allow vehicle traffic through. The gates have been in storage at the cemetery ever since. The cemetery is working with the Army Corps of Engineers to determine if the columns can be reassembled once again at the national cemetery. ( Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood) 120814-A-OI229-041 by norfolkdistrict
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