[Front facade of White House with flag at half-mast in honor of those who lost their lives on the USS Thresher; Civil War cannons in foreground] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Front facade of White House with flag at half-mast in honor of those who lost their lives on the USS Thresher; Civil War cannons in foreground] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2e/2ec3c5c0584b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Front facade of White House with flag at half-mast in honor of those who lost their lives on the USS Thresher; Civil War cannons in foreground] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Front facade of White House with flag at half-mast in honor of those who lost their lives on the USS Thresher; Civil War cannons in foreground]
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A lowered flag above the White House signals national mourning, and this view of the building's front facade records one such occasion, honoring those lost on the USS Thresher. The nuclear submarine sank during deep-diving trials off the New England coast in April 1963, taking 129 men with her, and the loss shook the Navy and the country. Old Civil War cannons in the foreground add a note of the nineteenth-century military history that the White House grounds have long held.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1963 |
| Subjects | White House (Washington, D.C.)--1960-1970. Thresher (Ship)--Commemoration. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,292 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-194189 |
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