Photos of the White House Taken in 1950 with a Leica 35mm Camera

Published November 20, 2015Updated November 9, 20221 min readby ghostsofdc

This beautiful photo of the north side of the White House was taken in 1950, midway through the Truman renovation that gutted and rebuilt the interior. Click on it for more.

White House- Washington DC- circa 1950 Photographed by my grandfather with Leica 111c 35mm circa 1950 — White House- Washington DC- circa 1950
Photographed by my grandfather with Leica 111c 35mm circa 1950

Source: Martin Archer on Flickr

Here’s another cool shot of the President’s House.

Source: Flickr

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