Distant Photo of the Executive Mansion (1908)
This is another excellent photograph of the White House, thanks to Shorpy. Source: Shorpy
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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, as though from the streets in front of the White House, when the word got
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 on October 11th, 1890. Washington, Oct. 10.–One of the most remarkable suicided ever known in
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. When you watch it, you’ll be shocked to see how different the times were (i.e., security
What a great photo. We found another terrific source of images, though, unfortunately they’re not high resolution. Source: New York Public Library
View from the White House in 1848, looking at the Capitol Building.
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 out. You can clearly see the Treasury Department and the White House to its left. The photo was
Ever wonder what it looks like to look out over the front lawn and Lafayette Park. Well, this photo from the Library of Congress shows what it would have looked like out of the second floor bedroom window in 1897.
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 know that Franklin Square, once called Fountain Square, was once famous for its natural
