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

A reader’s grandfather photographed the White House in 1950 with a Leica IIIc 35mm camera. A personal window into postwar Washington.

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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

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 (Martin Archer on Flickr)

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

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 (Flickr)
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