Name/Title
StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0369Description
A black and white stereograph. Image is a shot of the White House in the distance past a large water fountain. Above the image "32" is printed, below the image "32246 Looking N. to the White House across the Lawns of the Executive Grounds, Washington, D. C." is printed, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company COPYRIGHTED Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
32246
THE WHITE HOUSE, FROM THE SOUTH LAWN OF THE EXECUTIVE GROUNDS, WASHINGTON>
We have now come from the Executive Offices to the wide S. lawn and are looking northward to the stately home of the Presidents across the attractive fountain basin which lies between it and the Mall. The Executive Grounds comprise about 14 acres of slightly undulating land, rendered beautiful by skillful landscaping. Many of the trees in these grounds are historic, having been planted by various presidents, from John Quincy Adams to those of recent years. The main gateways are on Pennsylvania Ave., N. of the White House, on the side opposite to the one at which we are looking. The square portico on that side, which we saw from the State, War and Navy Building, is the one from whose upper middle window Lincoln made many extemporaneous addresses during the Civil War and it contains what was formerly the public entrance to the house. This is now reserved for the use of the President and his personal friens only, the public entrance being through the East Terrace. The handsome semi-circular South Portico, which we see, was designed to be the main entrance but the growth of the city to the N. W. necessitated the placing of the main entrance on the other side. The elliptical room on the first floor beneath this portico is hte famous Blue Room and the one at the E. (right) end of the house on the same floor the equally renowned East Room, which is viturally the only apartment in the hosue now open to the casual visitor. The second floor is devoted to the use of the President and his family, the room above the Blue Room being the President's Library, while his study and private office is just E. of the latter. The East Room and the Blue Room have been the scenes of many White House weddings, and of innumberable brilliant social functions.
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