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White House and Executive Offices from State, War and Navy Bldg. – Vintage Wall Art

White House and Executive Offices from State, War and Navy Bldg., [between ca. 1920 and 1930] — historic photograph
White House and Executive Offices from State, War and Navy Bldg., [between ca. 1920 and 1930]. 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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The view is taken from the State, War and Navy Building, the massive office block just west of the White House, looking across toward the residence and the executive offices that served the president's staff. Finished in 1888 in a French Second Empire style, the building was designed for the departments named on its façade, and its bulk makes a striking contrast with the smaller mansion beside it. National Photo Company, a Washington firm, documented the capital's buildings and streets extensively during the 1910s and 1920s, so this picture reflects how the government's growing office space looked in that period.

Created / published[between ca. 1920 and 1930]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1910-1930.
NotesPhotograph by National Photo Co.
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--1910-1930. Government facilities--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1930. Office buildings--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,165 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162279

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