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CDC 3800 data1324 viewsClick on the image to read about the CDC 3800. Note that it featured 128K of ram, and cost $1.9 million!
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Waterloo Boy1294 viewsHere Cathy poses with a John Deere Waterloo Boy in the Museum of American History. If you've browsed elsewhere in this site, you know we're John Deere fans. You can also find other Deere pictures from previous vacations to Moline and Charles City.
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Original Apple Computer1075 viewsAlso from this exhibit is this original "Apple I" computer, complete with homemade wooden case.
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Jefferson Memorial925 viewsThe Jefferson Memorial, aside from being a tribute to a great man, is in one of the most scenic locations of all the memorials. Standing on the steps to the memorial, you can get a great panoramic view (see our Landmarks gallery for an example).
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Lincoln Memorial907 viewsInside the memorial is this famous statue of Lincoln. We also found the somewhat-famous "typo" on the wall containing his second inaugural address....
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DC from Arlington885 viewsFrom Arlington Cemetery, you can get a great view of DC proper, although the day we were there was quite hazy.
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Reflecting Pool?876 viewsThis view looks toward the new WW II memorial and the Lincoln Memorial. For whatever reason, the reflecting pool was drained while we were there (like everything else while we were there, it was probably under construction. We have more memorial pictures in a separate gallery.
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ENIAC781 viewsTim poses with a small piece of the ENIAC, which was the first digital computing machine, developed in 1946.
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Monkeys746 viewsCathy finds a friend...
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Wright Brother's Plane741 viewsThe Wright Brother's first plane is now on display on ground level in the National Air and Space Museum. Until recently it was displayed hanging from the ceiling.
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Tigers724 views...and tigers
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Concorde and FedEx Plane721 viewsOn display at the Udvar-Hazy center are many planes that are much too big to be displayed at the original Air and Space Museum on the National Mall, including this Air France Concorde. Also seen here is the first plane owned by Federal Express for delivering overnight packages.
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