Summary: | The White House in Washington, D.C., circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: "The White House has been the home of the Presidents from the time of John Adams to the present. Washington selected the site, laid the cornerstone in 1792, and with his wife inspected the finished building in 1799. The building is of Virginia freestone. After the house had been fired by British troops in 1814, and only the walls were left standing, the restored exterior was painted white to obliterate the marks of the fire." Postcard number: 5055. |
Provider: | B.S. Reynolds Co. |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States |
Place of origin – Region: | District of Columbia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Washington |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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1911-1920
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States |
Geographical subject – Region: | District of Columbia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Washington |
Topical subjects: | White House (Washington, D.C) |
Official residences |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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