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Rare Image of the White House Stables

Published February 1, 2023

Extremely rare old photo of the White House stables from the 1850s. Click on it for incredible details.

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Have you ever seen a photo of the White House stables? We haven’t actually come across one until we found this at the Library of Congress. How cool is this? The photo was taken by Lewis Emory Walker in 1857 or 1858.

White House stables in 1857

Source: Library of Congress

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This is probably one of the best photo finds we’ve had. What an incredible view of history. We did another post on the White House stables some time ago. Make sure to check that out.

Posted in Faces & Places of Yesterday
and tagged 1850s, The White House

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