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Photo of Blair House Around 1918 as Private Residence

Tagged 1910s, 1920s, Blair House

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Blair House is shown in the photo from around 1918, when it was still a private residence. It wasn’t purchased by the government until World War II, in 1942.

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Source: Library of Congress

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