Sandy Point State Park, February 9, 2013
Sandy Point State Park is a public park located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, at the foot of the Bay Bridge, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, near Annapolis. The park is located at a former landing site for the Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Company. The park is open year-round, and plays host to a number of outdoor activities. Boating and fishing occurs year-round, and the park is a popular site for beachgoers during warmer months. In addition, the park plays host to the Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge each year in late January, and hosts the Lights on the Bay lighting display in December of each year.
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Forward on Climate rally, February 17, 2013
Forward on Climate was a political rally and march held in Washington DC, just north of the Washington Monument, on February 17, 2013. The thrust of the rally was about getting President Obama to do the right thing when it comes to climate change by nixing the Keystone XL pipeline, banning hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), and putting more effort into green initiatives. According to sources I’ve found, 50,000 people were in attendance at this rally.
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Washington Monument in scaffolding, September 5, 2013
The Washington Monument, a stone obelisk erected to commemorate President George Washington, was closed for an indefinite period following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on August 23, 2011. The closure stemmed from extensive damage sustained during the earthquake to the stone that forms the monument. This included a dislodged block in the pyramidion, cracking near the top, and numerous smaller instances of stone damage on the exterior and interior of the structure.
Following detailed inspections of the structure and funding of a repair plan, including a $7.5 contribution from local philanthropist David Rubenstein towards the estimated $15 million cost for repairs, work to repair the structure began in early 2013, as the structure was encased in scaffolding for the third time in its history. Preparations for the scaffolding were underway by February, the scaffolding had reached a third of the way up by late March, and was topped out by May. A lighting system for the scaffolding went live in July. The lighting was discontinued after the night of November 3, and the removal of the scaffolding began the following week, in a process that would take several months to complete. The National Park Service estimates that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors in spring 2014.
I photographed the Washington Monument while it was wearing its shroud of scaffolding during the day on September 5, 2013. I photographed it from all around, both at close range near the construction fence, and from a distance, going past the Tidal Basin, the memorials that are located in this part of the Mall, and Constitution Gardens.
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Following detailed inspections of the structure and funding of a repair plan, including a $7.5 contribution from local philanthropist David Rubenstein towards the estimated $15 million cost for repairs, work to repair the structure began in early 2013, as the structure was encased in scaffolding for the third time in its history. Preparations for the scaffolding were underway by February, the scaffolding had reached a third of the way up by late March, and was topped out by May. A lighting system for the scaffolding went live in July. The lighting was discontinued after the night of November 3, and the removal of the scaffolding began the following week, in a process that would take several months to complete. The National Park Service estimates that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors in spring 2014.
I photographed the Washington Monument while it was wearing its shroud of scaffolding during the day on September 5, 2013. I photographed it from all around, both at close range near the construction fence, and from a distance, going past the Tidal Basin, the memorials that are located in this part of the Mall, and Constitution Gardens.
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Silver Spring Zombie Walk, October 26, 2013
The Silver Spring Zombie Walk is an annual event held on a Saturday night before Halloween in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. In the zombie walk, participants dress up as zombies or some other form of the undead, as zombie hunters, or similar, and walk, in character, through the streets along a designated route.
For the 2013 event, zombies met up at the intersection of Georgia and Sligo Avenues, and walked around the eastern part of downtown Silver Spring, ending at the AFI Silver Theatre on Colesville Road, where a horror movie would be shown. The walk was rerouted due to a bomb threat at the Regal Majestic theater.
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For the 2013 event, zombies met up at the intersection of Georgia and Sligo Avenues, and walked around the eastern part of downtown Silver Spring, ending at the AFI Silver Theatre on Colesville Road, where a horror movie would be shown. The walk was rerouted due to a bomb threat at the Regal Majestic theater.
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Washington Monument in scaffolding, November 8-9, 2013
The Washington Monument, a stone obelisk erected to commemorate President George Washington, was closed for an indefinite period following a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on August 23, 2011. The closure stemmed from extensive damage sustained during the earthquake to the stone that forms the monument. This included a dislodged block in the pyramidion, cracking near the top, and numerous smaller instances of stone damage on the exterior and interior of the structure.
Following detailed inspections of the structure and funding of a repair plan, including a $7.5 contribution from local philanthropist David Rubenstein towards the estimated $15 million cost for repairs, work to repair the structure began in early 2013, as the structure was encased in scaffolding for the third time in its history. Preparations for the scaffolding were underway by February, the scaffolding had reached a third of the way up by late March, and was topped out by May. A lighting system for the scaffolding went live in July. The lighting was discontinued after the night of November 3, and the removal of the scaffolding began the following week, in a process that would take several months to complete. The National Park Service estimates that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors in spring 2014.
I photographed the Washington Monument while it was wearing its shroud of scaffolding during the late night and early morning hours of November 8-9, 2013. I photographed it from all around, both at close range near the construction fence, and from a distance, going past the Tidal Basin, the memorials that are located in this part of the Mall, and Constitution Gardens. Unlike most nighttime photos of the Washington Monument during this period, where the monument was backlit, the monument is shown here lit with the normal nighttime lighting.
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Following detailed inspections of the structure and funding of a repair plan, including a $7.5 contribution from local philanthropist David Rubenstein towards the estimated $15 million cost for repairs, work to repair the structure began in early 2013, as the structure was encased in scaffolding for the third time in its history. Preparations for the scaffolding were underway by February, the scaffolding had reached a third of the way up by late March, and was topped out by May. A lighting system for the scaffolding went live in July. The lighting was discontinued after the night of November 3, and the removal of the scaffolding began the following week, in a process that would take several months to complete. The National Park Service estimates that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors in spring 2014.
I photographed the Washington Monument while it was wearing its shroud of scaffolding during the late night and early morning hours of November 8-9, 2013. I photographed it from all around, both at close range near the construction fence, and from a distance, going past the Tidal Basin, the memorials that are located in this part of the Mall, and Constitution Gardens. Unlike most nighttime photos of the Washington Monument during this period, where the monument was backlit, the monument is shown here lit with the normal nighttime lighting.
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Amtrak signage at Cumberland station
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Padlocked door at Cumberland Shoe Hospital
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Railroad tracks through Cumberland
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Henderson Avenue and Glenn Street
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CSX "No Trespassing" sign
![CSX "No Trespassing" sign](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155419-5a33b888-cu_s9999x250.jpg "CSX \"No Trespassing\" sign (1270 visits) "CSX PROPERTY NO TRESPASSING" sign on a fence along the CSX right-of-way in Cumberland, Ma...")
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KFC in Cumberland, Maryland
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Railroad crossbuck
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"No parking this side of street"
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CSX locomotive 578 [01]
![CSX locomotive 578 [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155431-88cc2cc1-cu_s9999x250.jpg "CSX locomotive 578 [01] (5231 visits) CSX locomotive 578, idle on the track.
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Railroad signals in Cumberland [01]
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Railroad crossing lights at Baltimore Street
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CSX locomotive 578 [02]
![CSX locomotive 578 [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155438-bc888c3c-cu_s9999x250.jpg "CSX locomotive 578 [02] (1213 visits) Side and rear view of CSX locomotive 578.
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End of a CSX freight train
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Railroad signals in Cumberland [02]
![Railroad signals in Cumberland [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155442-631ea74f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Railroad signals in Cumberland [02] (1398 visits) Railroad signals on the east side of the Bedford and Frederick Street bridge in Cumberland, Maryland...")
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Amtrak locomotive 201
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Railroad tracks through Cumberland
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Last car of the Capitol Limited
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Cumberland Shoe Hospital
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"No Trespassing" sign on post office fence
!["No Trespassing" sign on post office fence](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155454-0512618d-cu_s9999x250.jpg "\"No Trespassing\" sign on post office fence (1324 visits) "NO TRESPASSING" sign on a fence surrounding the post office property in Cumberland, Maryl...")
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Queen City Pavement
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Baltimore and Centre Streets
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Davidson Street and Henderson Avenue
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Right Lane Must Turn Right
![Right Lane Must Turn Right](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155505-df81b2dc-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Right Lane Must Turn Right (962 visits) "RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT" sign on Frederick Street in Cumberland, Maryland.
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Highway signs
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Interstate 68, Exit 43D
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Pedestrian tunnel under Queen City Drive
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Anarchy sign painted in Cumberland, Maryland pedestrian tunnel
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Abandoned shopping cart
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Town Clock Church [01]
![Town Clock Church [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155521-7a20fd18-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Town Clock Church [01] (973 visits) Town Clock Church in Cumberland, Maryland. When built in 1848, the church housed a German Lutheran ...")
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Town Clock Church [02]
![Town Clock Church [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155523-f0ffe295-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Town Clock Church [02] (4186 visits) Town Clock Church in Cumberland, Maryland. When built in 1848, the church housed a German Lutheran ...")
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Town Clock Church [03]
![Town Clock Church [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155526-21937ab9-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Town Clock Church [03] (949 visits) Town Clock Church in Cumberland, Maryland. When built in 1848, the church housed a German Lutheran ...")
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House with deteriorated uppermost level
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600 block of Elm Street
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211 Emily Street
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Painted houses on Bedford Street [01]
![Painted houses on Bedford Street [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155535-b4ea2874-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Painted houses on Bedford Street [01] (906 visits) Colorfully-painted houses north of Town Clock Church on Bedford Street, in Cumberland, Maryland.
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Painted houses on Bedford Street [02]
![Painted houses on Bedford Street [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155538-19e06137-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Painted houses on Bedford Street [02] (1019 visits) Colorfully-painted houses north of Town Clock Church on Bedford Street, in Cumberland, Maryland.
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Painted houses on Bedford Street [03]
![Painted houses on Bedford Street [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155540-a8ec7127-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Painted houses on Bedford Street [03] (1133 visits) Colorfully-painted houses north of Town Clock Church on Bedford Street, in Cumberland, Maryland.
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416 Park Street
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310 Park Street
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300 Park Street
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402 Park Street
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Satellite dish on roof of home
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216 Park Street
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WTBO sign [01]
![WTBO sign [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155556-b6c45a51-cu_s9999x250.jpg "WTBO sign [01] (2286 visits) "WTBO" in red and white channel letters at WTBO's office and transmitter site on Wills Mou...")
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WTBO sign [02]
![WTBO sign [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155558-7bc69755-cu_s9999x250.jpg "WTBO sign [02] (1298 visits) "WTBO" in red and white channel letters at WTBO's office and transmitter site on Wills Mou...")
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WTBO sign [03]
![WTBO sign [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155601-e41f30a0-cu_s9999x250.jpg "WTBO sign [03] (1048 visits) "WTBO" in red and white channel letters at WTBO's office and transmitter site on Wills Mou...")
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WTBO sign and transmitter, viewed from below
![WTBO sign and transmitter, viewed from below](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155604-c7012987-cu_s9999x250.jpg "WTBO sign and transmitter, viewed from below (2286 visits) "WTBO" sign, in red and white channel letters, and transmitter on Wills Mountain in Cumber...")
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View from WTBO transmitter site
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WTBO sign [04]
![WTBO sign [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155609-36583249-cu_s9999x250.jpg "WTBO sign [04] (1177 visits) "WTBO" in red and white channel letters at WTBO's office and transmitter site on Wills Mou...")
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WTBO sign at night [01]
![WTBO sign at night [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155611-f44dc619-cu_s9999x250.jpg "WTBO sign at night [01] (1049 visits) "WTBO" in red and white channel letters at WTBO's office and transmitter site on Wills Mou...")
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WTBO sign at night [02]
![WTBO sign at night [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155614-759630ce-cu_s9999x250.jpg "WTBO sign at night [02] (1295 visits) "WTBO" in red and white channel letters at WTBO's office and transmitter site on Wills Mou...")
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WTBO sign at night [03]
![WTBO sign at night [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155927-b11100af-cu_s9999x250.jpg "WTBO sign at night [03] (1095 visits) "WTBO" in red and white channel letters at WTBO's office and transmitter site on Wills Mou...")
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Intersection of Bedford Street and Henderson Avenue
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Bedford Street
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Town Clock Church [04]
![Town Clock Church [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155935-000292cc-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Town Clock Church [04] (1006 visits) Town Clock Church in Cumberland, Maryland. When built in 1848, the church housed a German Lutheran c...")
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Maroon and white house on Bedford Street
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Pro-marijuana graffiti
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Anarchy sign painted on a wall
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Dormer
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Potomac River at Cumberland [01]
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Potomac River at Cumberland [02]
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Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [01]
![Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155952-6f55a736-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [01] (1267 visits) 2012 Kia Soul at the Gene Mason Sports Complex, in a park along the Potomac River in Cumberland, Mar...")
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Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [02]
![Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155954-15170b5f-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [02] (1372 visits) 2012 Kia Soul at the Gene Mason Sports Complex, in a park along the Potomac River in Cumberland, Mar...")
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Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [03]
![Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [03]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155956-8c3b4a02-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [03] (1333 visits) 2012 Kia Soul at the Gene Mason Sports Complex, in a park along the Potomac River in Cumberland, Mar...")
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Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [04]
![Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [04]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717155958-8f78b703-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [04] (1299 visits) 2012 Kia Soul at the Gene Mason Sports Complex, in a park along the Potomac River in Cumberland, Mar...")
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Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [05]
![Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [05]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717160001-5f6da101-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Kia Soul at Gene Mason Sports Complex [05] (1298 visits) 2012 Kia Soul at the Gene Mason Sports Complex, in a park along the Potomac River in Cumberland, Mar...")
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Shopping cart on Park Street
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Nonstandard US 220 highway shield
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Traffic light at Park and Williams Streets [01]
![Traffic light at Park and Williams Streets [01]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717160010-72ff5a1a-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Traffic light at Park and Williams Streets [01] (1905 visits) Traffic light at intersection of Park Street and Williams Street in Cumberland, Maryland, displaying...")
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Traffic light at Park and Williams Streets [02]
![Traffic light at Park and Williams Streets [02]](../../../../i/upload/2024/07/17/20240717160012-108440eb-cu_s9999x250.jpg "Traffic light at Park and Williams Streets [02] (2187 visits) Traffic light at intersection of Park Street and Williams Street in Cumberland, Maryland, displaying...")
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Steeple of Friendship Haven Church
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Traffic signal with cameras
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American flag flying
