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White House garden – Antique Print

White House garden, [between 1889 and 1906, printed later] — historic photograph
White House garden, [between 1889 and 1906, printed later]. 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: White House garden, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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This view turns from the mansion's familiar façade to its grounds, a subject that drew less attention than the building itself. The photograph belongs to Frances Benjamin Johnston's work at the White House in the years between 1889 and 1906, a period when the executive mansion's lawns, paths, and plantings were regularly tended and admired by visitors. Johnston is known for her careful documentation of presidential life and the building's surroundings, and her pictures are valued today as a record of how the grounds looked during those decades. The print itself was made later from the original negative.

Created / published[between 1889 and 1906, printed later]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1880-1910.
NotesForms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1880-1910. Gardens--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,333 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-203309

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