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The Blue Room, in which the President holds receptions and receives distinguished visitors, White House, Washington, U.S.A. – Antique Print

The Blue Room, in which the President holds receptions and receives distinguished visitors, White House, Washington, U.S.A., c1902. — historic photograph
The Blue Room, in which the President holds receptions and receives distinguished visitors, White House, Washington, U.S.A., c1902.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures The Blue Room, in which the President holds receptions and receives distinguished visitors, White House, Washington, U.S.A. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The Blue Room, the oval reception room on the State floor of the White House, is the subject of this stereograph, made around 1902 by Underwood & Underwood. Its curved wall faces the South Portico, and its classical furnishings reflect the early nineteenth-century style associated with James Monroe. The 1902 renovation under Theodore Roosevelt restored much of the mansion, and the Blue Room was returned to a Monroe-era character. Stereo cards like this one were meant to be viewed through a stereoscope, which gave the room a sense of depth.

Created / publishedc1902.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph, albumen silver.
NotesStereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. Title from item. Caption card tracings: Shelf. Washington, D.C.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,357 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124473

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