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[Front view of The White House] – Vintage Wall Art

[Front view of The White House] — historic photograph
[Front view of The White House]. 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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[Front view of The White House] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The White House in Washington, D.C., is shown here from the front, in a 1932 photograph held by the Library of Congress. That year was a busy one for the building: Herbert Hoover was in his final months as president, and the Depression had turned the executive mansion into a symbol of national strain as well as federal authority. The house itself dates to the early 1800s, rebuilt after British troops burned it in 1814, and by the 1930s its north facade was among the most recognizable views in the country. Pictures like this one were widely reproduced, so they show how the public was meant to see the presidency at the time.

Medium1 photographic print.
Notes1932
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,301 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-204188

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