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Washington, from the President's House – Vintage Wall Art

Washington, from the President's House — historic image
Washington, from the President's House. Historic image from the White House collection.

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A window into the past: Washington, from the President's House, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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The view looks out from the President's House across the grounds toward the city of Washington, a vantage that few artists or photographers of the 19th century had a chance to record so directly. The White House, still in its early decades as the official residence, stood at the edge of a capital that was more plan than reality, with unfinished streets and open fields between its government buildings. Pictures taken from this spot show how sparse the surroundings were compared with the city that grew up later. Look closely at the middle distance for the scattered houses and trees that marked the young capital.

Original scan5,002 × 3,950 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi
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