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[White House office, Washington, D.C.] – Historic Reproduction

[White House office, Washington, D.C.], [between 1889 and 1906, printed later] — historic photograph
[White House office, Washington, D.C.], [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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Step back in time with [White House office, Washington, D.C.], a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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This view shows an office inside the White House itself, at a time when the president's staff worked in the main residence rather than in a separate building. Frances Benjamin Johnston, a Washington photographer known for her interiors and architectural views, made the picture between 1889 and 1906, though it was printed later. Before the West Wing was built in 1902, the executive business of the government was squeezed into rooms of the old house, so the furnishings and the crowded working arrangement reflect that makeshift era. The print is useful as a record of how the nation's executive offices looked before they were reorganized.

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. Interiors--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1910. Offices--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1910. Furnishings--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,328 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-203305

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