Smithsonian "Castle", National Mall, Washington, DC, 2021.All the pixels, with anything that hints at slavery or racism hurriedly covered up, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51#photography

A medium-sized castle-like building, with turrets, flags, and a clock, across a plaza.

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

Captured with the Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/5.6) and the Phase One back, shifted vertically a bit to maintain geometry.This is a straightforward composition showing the front of the Smithsonian Castle, which is not actually a castle, and, despite being part of the Smithsonian, not actually a museum, either (it houses mostly offices and a small visitor center). It sits on the National Mall, which, despite the name, is not a shopping center. Lies and deceit are everywhere in DC!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @mattblaze I have vague memories from way back in my childhood of the being some exhibits in that building back then. That would have been when the history textbooks across the Potomac in the Old Dominion spoke of the 'servants' working at the plantations.

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