White House closed to visitors. Washington, D.C., July 1. Beginning today the White House mansion and grounds were closed to visitors until the 15th of September. The White House will be painted and repaired during that time, 7-1-40
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1940
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 10,097 × 8,069 pixels
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"White House closed to visitors. Washington, D.C., July 1. Beginning today the White House mansion and grounds were closed to visitors until the 15th of September. The White House will be painted and repaired during that time, 7-1-40" (1940). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_House_closed_to_visitors._Washington,_D.C.,_July_1._Beginning_today_the_White_House_mansion_and_grounds_were_closed_to_visitors_until_the_15th_of_September._The_White_House_will_be_LCCN2016877807.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 300084.
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