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Comments
Prominent in this photo is... a Giant Sundial! So we can say with some certainty that it was... 11ish?
FR: A reference to the Washington Monument, whose shadow is cast off toward the north northwest in the image. Had it been pointing straight north, we could have guessed noon. So 11 is a good estimate.
Posted by: Brock | January 21, 2009 1:21 PM
I saw this photo linked to an article on the CNN website. The caption stated it was taken at 11:19, or almost an hour prior to when the crowd was nearing or at its peak. Not sure how many people entered the Mall through the security checkpoints between when the photo was taken and when the oath of office was given (when peak crowd most likely was), but I'm sure it was in the 10's, if not 100's of thousands.
Based on the linked photo, Jane's estimated the crowd at 1.5 million at the time the photo was taken (almost an hour before peak crowd).
Posted by: Mike | January 22, 2009 12:58 AM
We ended up by the Jumbotrons by the WWII Memorial, and, yes, there were some gaps. There were a lot of people who couldn't get to the Mall, due to what appeared to be completely overdone security manned by untrained people. There was no signage to unticketed areas and minimal signage for ticketed areas. Volunteers, police and soldiers gave us the wrong directions every time we asked. We talked with a number of folks who just gave up, especially after squeezing through one of many random chokepoints.
It was a wonderful day, and I'm glad I went, but it was a mess down there.
Posted by: Lissa | January 22, 2009 7:54 AM
The reason for the gaps, is because the security closed off the checkpoints for each section really early. They didn't want it to be jammed packed in each section. It was almost 2.5 million people.
Posted by: Dakota Smith | January 25, 2009 11:57 AM