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The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
An early romantic view of the President’s House from the Potomac River, ca. 1836-37.
- Date of Work
- 1836-37
- Credit
- White House Collection/The White House Historical Association
An early romantic view of the President’s House from the Potomac River, ca. 1836-37.
An early romantic view of the President’s House from the Potomac River, ca. 1836-37. Jefferson added the distinctive east and west colonnades to the house.
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