Tag: The White House

I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but the extension proposed by Harry Truman was never built. He...

Seems odd that the President would sleep outside, but this was Washington before air conditioning. I'm sure it was miserable living here during the...

Truman Reconstruction of the White House between 1949 and 1952. See exterior photos of the renovation project

Truman Reconstruction of the White House between 1949 and 1952. See interior photos of the renovation project

This is a fascinating old article from The Washington Post, printed on Thursday, november 6th, 1975. Dick Cheney was about to replace Donald Rumsfeld as...

Due to restricted air space, this view of the White House from above is nearly impossible to get today. Source: Library of Congress

This is another excellent photograph of the White House, thanks to Shorpy. Source: Shorpy

Here is a fascinating article that we dug up in the Washington Post, printed the day after Pearl Harbor, December 8th, 1941. A crowd arose,...

This is such a bizarre story, not unlike the horse that impaled itself on that same fence. This story was printed in the Baltimore Sun...

This is a great find from archive.org. We dug up an old home movie of a family's visit to Washington and the White House....

What a great photo. We found another terrific source of images, though, unfortunately they're not high resolution. Source: New York Public Library

This is a great print from 1848, showing the view looking south and west from the White House. Source: Library of Congress Update: Oops, the comment...

This is a photograph taken on March 23rd, 1929 from the South Lawn of the White House. Source: Library of Congress

This is so amazing. The National Archives has a ton of incredible photographs that we dug through this past weekend. Check this...

Ever wonder what it looks like to look out over the front lawn and Lafayette Park. Well, this photo from the Library of Congress...

Franklin Square is one of the biggest city square parks in the city, at 4.79 acres. 1. Natural spring water supplies the White House Did you...

We're on a roll here with these photos, especially with ones of the White House. Here's one of a concert given by the United...

Times sure were different. Check out this photo of a massive crowd pushing their way into the White House. They're all waiting just to...

Here is something you are highly unlikely to see today. Kids on the South Lawn, riding a goat cart. Quaint.

What a terrific old photo of the State, War and Navy Building around the turn of the century.

Here's a great photo from around the turn of the century. It's of a policeman, standing guard in front of the White House, taken...