Doing a little evening photo surfing and came across this stunning one from the Smithsonian’s archives. The building on the left is the West Wing and the one on the right is the State, War and Navy Building. And off in the distance, is the Washington Monument (of course). Here’s another one we dug up. Read More »
What a terrific old photo of the State, War and Navy Building around the turn of the century. Read More »
Teddy Roosevelt moved into the White House and made some changes that rocked the boat. The Executive Mansion was getting pretty cramped with the expanding needs of the president’s staff. Below is an article from the Washington Times on November 20th, 1902 detailing the renovations being done at the time. The “new” White House is not going to please those ... Read More »
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