Original caption: Washington Monument – Site of Battle of Princeton at end of Main Street – Princeton.
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The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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Original caption: Washington Monument – Site of Battle of Princeton at end of Main Street – Princeton.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Public Roads.
National Archives Identifier: 135803442
Full Citation: Washington Monument, Princeton, NJ; 1922 (photgraph ca. 1947); States – New Jersey; Historical Photograph Files, 1896 – 1963; Records of the Bureau of Public Roads, Record Group 30; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/washington-monument-site-battle-of-princeton/, April 30, 2026]
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