By George! What Washington Really Looked Like

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	By George! What Washington Really Looked Like

JimEspo

10-15-2006 6:04 PM

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george washington, mount vernon, forensic, face, technology

JimEspo says:

See what our first president really looked like. Very interesting!

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10-15-2006 6:25 PM

bignosemousie

Handsome!

10-15-2006 10:27 PM

clipette

This is so cool!

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