Collection Presidents & Baseball
No sport is more closely tied to the American presidency than baseball. One of Washington’s first baseball fields was lo...
Old Soldiers' Home
- Medium
- Stereographic slide
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Old Soldiers' Home
The "Old Soldiers' Home," a stereographic slide inaccurately dated 1863. The piazza seen here was extended from the original probably around 1880.
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