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D.C., Washington. White House. Exterior. 1919. View at night. – Historic Print

D.C., Washington. White House. Exterior. 1919. View at night., 1919 — historic photograph
D.C., Washington. White House. Exterior. 1919. View at night., 1919. 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 D.C., Washington. White House. Exterior. 1919. View at night. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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D.C., Washington. White House. Exterior. 1919. View at night.

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Most pictures of the White House show it in daylight, which makes this 1919 nighttime exterior stand out. The building was then the home and office of President Woodrow Wilson, who lived there through the year the Paris peace negotiations ended. Photographs at night required long exposures, so the image captures the mansion's steady light and the quiet of the grounds rather than any activity. The catalog data is unverified, so treat the exact vantage point as approximate.

Created / published1919
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsThis record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Lighting; Wash. (DC)--Views--1919; Wash. (DC)--White House--Nigh Views--1919; Wash. (DC)--White House--Exterior--1919; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,117 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-152480

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