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Rare Image of the White House Stables

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

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White House stables 1857
White House stables 1857

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
White House stables in 1857 (Library of Congress)

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.

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Filed underFaces & Places of Yesterday

Topics1850s · The White House

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