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A Look Back at Blair House, Before It Became Government Property

Take a look back at Blair House, before it became government property in 1942. See a photo of the residence taken around 1918, when it was still a private home. Source: Library of Congress.
Police raid a gambler's den. Several loads of book makers were taken from the E. St. address by the police (Library of Congress)
D.C. cab fars in 1947

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.

Blair House
Blair House

Source: Library of Congress

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