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[Three men with White House sheep on south lawn] – Vintage Print

[Three men with White House sheep on south lawn], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
[Three men with White House sheep on south lawn], [between 1909 and 1932]. Historic photograph from the White House collection.

(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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Three men stand among a flock of sheep on the South Lawn of the White House, a scene that would have looked unusual even then. Grazing animals were used on the presidential grounds to keep the grass short, and the practice became best known during the First World War, when labor was scarce and the White House flock drew public attention. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented the capital's streets, buildings and official life in the early twentieth century. The record does not name the men, so their roles are unclear, but the scene shows how the executive mansion's grounds once doubled as working pasture.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1940. Sheep--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,256 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-207731

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