DCPL Commons

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White House

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  • 5 older comments, and then…
  • Charles Bell said:
    How did they do color in 1860? This is amazing. I bet the almost flat roof leaked like a lot of churches still do. Where are these statues now?? I really like the way the grounds used to look. It had dignity.
  • Silent Pull said:
    I think this was hand colored...
  • [ Noktor-Matic ] said:
    was this glass plate film? if it was then it was hand painted
  • Pixel Wrangler said:
    The White House – Then and Now (150 years later)

    "White House (2007)"           by Ivan Makarov
    The White House


    "White House (c.1860)"     by E.B. Thompson
    White House
  • altamons said:
    Amazing shot you found here, and I like the way you compared it to modern. Nicely done! -- Seen in your shots. (?)

Library of Congress

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  • Flickr said:
    Congrats on Explore! ⭐ January 15, 2024
  • Sigurd Krieger said:
    Congrats on Xplore!!
  • V A N D E E said:
    💕 Congrats on Explore, love this capture! 💕
    Split Look
  • Ian Betley said:
    Congrats on Explore! ❤📷❤ great image! regards.

Interior view of the Smithsonian Institution, 1869

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  • rockcreek said:
    Happy to see this account active again after so long! Where was this view taken?
  • DCPL Commons said:
    Hi rockcreek, working on getting descriptions in! This is a Smithsonian Insitution gallery, 1869.
  • Jazz Guy said:
    Most people don't realize that you don't need a stereoscope to view photos like this in 3D. Just fill the screen with the photo, place your head a close distance from the screen, relax your eyes and you'll see a third frame in-between the two that will appear in 3D.

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