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And it was were the conspirators in the Lincoln assassination were held before their execution,

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.

I think this was hand colored...

was this glass plate film? if it was then it was hand painted

The White House – Then and Now (150 years later)

"White House (2007)"           by Ivan Makarov



"White House (c.1860)"     by E.B. Thompson

Amazing shot you found here, and I like the way you compared it to modern. Nicely done! -- Seen in your shots. (?)

The exact date that this photograph was taken was on June 13, 1916 when the iron fence surrounding the northeast #1 boundary stone was dedicated by the Mary Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The barn in the background sits on the estate "Silver Spring," residence at the time of the dedication of Maryland Senator Blair Lee. The stone disappeared around September 1952. A bronze plaque marking the stone's location was dedicated on January 12, 1961 and set into the sidewalk in front of the business at 7847 Eastern Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland. Additional photographs of this particular boundary stone appear in "Historic Silver Spring" by Jerry A. McCoy (Arcadia Publishing, 2005).

Northeast Boundary Stone 1 – Then and Now (90 years later)

As sshistory wrote, above, this is (likely) not the "North boundry [sic] stone" as originally captioned, rather it likely was "Northeast Boundary Stone 1". (A 2005 photo of the actual "North Boundary Stone" is included below.)

As the original stone was accidentally bulldozed and removed during the construction of the storefront in September 1952, this photograph of the original Northeast boundary stone is historic.

To see a Google map with photographs of 38 of the original 40 boundary stones, and GPS coordinates, click here.


"DC Northeast Boundary Stone 1 (2005)" by Mark Zimmermann

Plaque marking the location of DC Boundary
Stone Northeast Mile 1, in front of a small store,
7847 Eastern Avenue (northwest of intersection
with Georgia Avenue) in Silver Spring, Maryland.


"North boundry stone near Silver Spring, Maryland (c.1916)" by E.B. Thompson



[Actual] "DC North Boundary Stone (2005)" by Mark Zimmermann

This photograph is part of the Indicommons.org post Photo Contest: D.C. Then & Now. Best of luck to all the entrants -- wish I could be one too!

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