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[Bird's-eye view of the White House from the west] – Vintage Map Wall Art

[Bird's-eye view of the White House from the west], [between 1909 and 1932] — historic photograph
[Bird's-eye view of the White House from the west], [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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This rare historic photograph captures [Bird's-eye view of the White House from the west] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This bird's-eye view looks down on the White House from the west, a side of the building that was changing in these years. The executive offices added in 1902 stood on this wing, and the view shows how the grounds and surrounding streets were laid out in the decades after. The picture comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington firm that photographed the capital's buildings and streets for commercial sale in the early twentieth century. Because the record dates it only to between 1909 and 1932, it offers a useful, if approximate, snapshot of the presidential compound during the Taft, Wilson, Harding, and Coolidge years.

Created / published[between 1909 and 1932]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreAerial views 1900-1940.Photographic 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.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,069 × 4,125 px · prints to 17 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-208213

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