D.C. Washington - White House - Exterior – Antique Print
(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: D.C. Washington - White House - Exterior, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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D.C. Washington - White House - Exterior
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Printed on a stereo card and issued by Underwood & Underwood, this view of the White House's exterior dates to about 1909, the year William Howard Taft took office and moved into the executive mansion. Stereographs like this were sold in sets and viewed through a hand-held stereoscope, which gave the two nearly identical images a sense of depth. Underwood & Underwood was one of the largest publishers of such cards, and its catalogs helped make views of Washington landmarks familiar to households across the country. The record notes that its caption information is unverified, so the exact date and vantage point should be treated with some caution.
| Created / published | c1909. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | J131885 U.S. Copyright Office Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. 107195. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ph. Ind.; Geogr. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 991 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-144338 |
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