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The White House – Antique Print

The White House, [1868 and 1893] — historic photograph
The White House, [1868 and 1893]. 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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Step back in time with The White House, a historic photograph rich in period 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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Mounted on a stereo card and meant for viewing through a stereoscope, this image shows the White House as it appeared to visitors in the decades after the Civil War. The record gives the dates 1868 and 1893, suggesting the view was made or issued across those years, as many stereographs were reprinted over time. The name W.W. Lytle appears on the back, a reminder that individual makers and sellers often put their names on these cards. Two slightly offset photographs fused into one picture gave the executive mansion a sense of depth that a flat print could not.

Created / published[1868 and 1893]
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
GenreStereographs 1860-1900.Photographic prints 1860-1900.
NotesOn verso: W.W. Lytle.
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1860-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,231 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-192279

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