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West terrace of the White House Made from the roof of the Executive Offices. – Antique Print

West terrace of the White House Made from the roof of the Executive Offices., [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
West terrace of the White House Made from the roof of the Executive Offices., [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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A window into the past: West terrace of the White House Made from the roof of the Executive Offices., preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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West terrace of the White House Made from the roof of the Executive Offices.

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The west terrace of the White House, shown here from the roof of the Executive Offices next door, was one of the most photographed views of the executive mansion in the early twentieth century. The vantage point looks down onto the terrace and its lawn, giving a clear sense of how the grounds were laid out before the major rebuilding of the 1940s. This print belongs to the National Photo Company Collection, a commercial photographic firm that produced views of Washington landmarks for sale to visitors and publishers, and its dating to between 1909 and 1932 places it in the years when the Taft and Hoover administrations and the Coolidge era shaped daily life at the mansion.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1940.
NotesTitle transcribed from item caption. No. 25393. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1940. Terraces--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,263 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-207283

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