Jon Katz posing for a photo with a plaque on a stone with the following information: "On this site was buried Thomas Paine; 1737...1809; Author of Common Sense; The pamphlet that stirred the American colonies to independence; John Adams said: 'Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.'; 'History is to ascribe the American Revolution to Thomas Paine.'; Donated by Kowena Stillman in the 176th year of the American Republic."
A person in a construction hat saws through a small tree for the groundbreaking of C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
The sun peeks out from behind the dome of the U.S. Capitol building. This photograph was taken as part of the groundbreaking of C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
A person in a construction hat saws through a small tree for the groundbreaking of C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
People in a construction hats saw through small trees for the groundbreaking of C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
Brian Lockman, Jana Dabrowski, and Brian Lamb pose at the groundbreaking of C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
A person in a construction hat saws through a small tree for the groundbreaking of C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
A person climbs a tree to cut some of its limbs by C-SPAN's first satellite uplink dish as part of the groundbreaking for the dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
Construction equipment clear land as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
An unidentified person stands by a station wagon as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
A station wagon sits among traffic equipment working to clear land as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
A person gestures in front of two large cement trucks as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
Construction trucks sit by cleared land as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
A person prepares to level poured cement as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
Construction equipment clear land as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
Construction equipment clear land as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
Construction equipment clear land as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
An unidentified person stands by two cars in a lot as part of the excavation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
A person walks carrying a heavy chain in preparation for pouring the foundation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
Two people stand by construction equipment preparing to the foundation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
A trailer sits among piles of dirt as part of pouring the foundation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
Large plywood boxes marked "Cable Satellite" sit as part of preparing to pour the foundation for C-SPAN's satellite uplink dish and microwave transmission tower in Springfield, Virginia.
