Washington, D.C. 

Another picture from the Inauguration.

Music: Till I Collapse by Eminem (lyrics)

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About the image

An elderly woman watches the proceedings at the Washington Monument in Washington D.C.’s National Mall during Barack Obama’s inauguration Jan. 20, 2009. An estimated one million people attended the event. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright) 

This image was taken while working on a three-part inauguration series for Christian Science Monitor.

If you’d like to read the stories, please see:

Part 1: Knox Elementary goes to Washington for the Obama Inauguration

Part 2: One family’s long road to the Inauguration

Part 3: What Alabama kids take home from the Obama Inauguration

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Carmen K. Sisson tagged Barack Obama, elderly, flag, inauguration, patriotic, photojournalism, Washington D.C.