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Mount Vernon, Virginia -- Oct. 2006, Canon S2

I shot the images in this gallery at the Mount Vernon estate of George Washington, the first president of the United States. I used a Canon PowerShot S2 IS.

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George Washington's mansion in Mount Vernon, Virginia, faces the Potomac River.
George Washington's mansion in Mount Vernon, Virginia, faces the Potomac River.		 The Mount Vernon mansion looks like this when it is approached from the road.
The Mount Vernon mansion looks like this when it is approached from the road.		 The back yard of the mansion is called Bowling Green.
The back yard of the mansion is called Bowling Green.		 Bowling Green. ... Photography is allowed on the grounds of the mansion but not inside.
Bowling Green. ... Photography is allowed on the grounds of the mansion but not inside.
This is the back of the Mount Vernon mansion.
This is the back of the Mount Vernon mansion.		 Mount Vernon mansion.
Mount Vernon mansion.		 Mount Vernon mansion.
Mount Vernon mansion.		 Mount Vernon mansion.
Mount Vernon mansion.
Mount Vernon mansion.
Mount Vernon mansion.		 The kitchen is off to one side to protect the wooden mansion from the risk of fire.
The kitchen is off to one side to protect the wooden mansion from the risk of fire.		 Visitors wait in line to enter the mansion. Photography is not allowed inside.
Visitors wait in line to enter the mansion. Photography is not allowed inside.		 The exterior walls are covered by a veneer that hides the mansion's all-wood construction.
The exterior walls are covered by a veneer that hides the mansion's all-wood construction.
The front of the mansion faces the Potomac River.
The front of the mansion faces the Potomac River.		 A portion of the front yard.
A portion of the front yard.		 Across the Potomac River lies Maryland.
Across the Potomac River lies Maryland.		 A scale model of the mansion is on display at the orientation center.
A scale model of the mansion is on display at the orientation center.
A scale model of the mansion is on display at the orientation center.
A scale model of the mansion is on display at the orientation center.		 A scale model of the mansion is on display at the orientation center.
A scale model of the mansion is on display at the orientation center.		 A scale model of the mansion is on display at the orientation center.
A scale model of the mansion is on display at the orientation center.		 Visitors can stand next to life-size statues of George and Martha Washington and their grandchildren.
Visitors can stand next to life-size statues of George and Martha Washington and their grandchildren.
A statue of Washington towers over the lobby of the museum and education center. Photography allowed in center, not in museum.
A statue of Washington towers over the lobby of the museum and education center. Photography allowed in center, not in museum.		 The gaze of a three-dimensional portrait ...
The gaze of a three-dimensional portrait ...		 ... follows visitors as they pass by.
... follows visitors as they pass by.		 Until recently, paintings had always portrayed Washington with the face of his older years, even those depicting his childhood.
Until recently, paintings had always portrayed Washington with the face of his older years, even those depicting his childhood.
Recent forensic research has made possible the reconstruction of Washington's face as it might have looked ...
Recent forensic research has made possible the reconstruction of Washington's face as it might have looked ...		 ... during his younger years. Here, he is portrayed as a ...
... during his younger years. Here, he is portrayed as a ...		 ... 19-year-old surveyor.
... 19-year-old surveyor.		 This Mount Vernon Map can be magnified by clicking the original size link.
This Mount Vernon Map can be magnified by clicking the "original" size link.
This Mount Vernon Map can be magnified by clicking the original size link.
This Mount Vernon Map can be magnified by clicking the "original" size link.		 The setting sun bathes the back of the mansion with its golden light.
The setting sun bathes the back of the mansion with its golden light.

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