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Abraham Lincoln portrait in the Lincoln room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Abraham Lincoln portrait in the Lincoln room, Blair House, located acr...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the Whi...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the Whi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical landmark building, courtyard, 17th, 18th, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Blair House library, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Blair House library, Blair House, located across from the White House,...

Public domain photograph of library, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jackson Place dining room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Jackson Place dining room, Blair House, located across from the White ...

Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia. His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, is shown at a desk in historic Blair House, Washington, D.C. following a press conference on May 27, 1943.

Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia. His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, Pr...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dillon room fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Dillon room fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the Whi...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Truman study, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Truman study, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washin...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Double drawing room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Double drawing room, Blair House, located across from the White House,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, salon, office, late 19th-century interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District ...

Significance: The stately residence of Major Gist Blair located in the city of Washington, at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue, is at once architecturally charming and a veritable treasure house for cultural antiquitie... More

President-elect of the Republic of Liberia. The Honorable W.V.S. Tubman, President-lect of the Republic of Liberia is shown at a desk in historic Blair House during the official visit of His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia on May 30, 1943

President-elect of the Republic of Liberia. The Honorable W.V.S. Tubma...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Door detail in the library, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Door detail in the library, Blair House, located across from the White...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Door detail in the library, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Door detail in the library, Blair House, located across from the White...

Public domain photograph of cabinet interior, office, living or dining room, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Truman study, fireplace detail one, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Truman study, fireplace detail one, Blair House, located across from t...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place, world heritage building, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More

Stair detail in Jackson Place, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Stair detail in Jackson Place, Blair House, located across from the Wh...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Truman study, fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Truman study, fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the W...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More

Liberian president holds Blair House press conference. His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, talked readily and easily about the strategic positions of his country and the potentialities of its rubber industry in a press conference at the historic Blair House on Thursday, 27, 1943

Liberian president holds Blair House press conference. His Excellency,...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Exterior view of the President's Guest House, or Blair House is located at 704 Jackson Place, Washington, D.C

Exterior view of the President's Guest House, or Blair House is locate...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. The Blair House, Lee House, Peter Parker House and 704 Jack... More

Door detail in front entrance hall, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Door detail in front entrance hall, Blair House, located across from t...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Wa...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Blair-Lee dining room fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Blair-Lee dining room fireplace detail, Blair House, located across fr...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Front exterior, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Front exterior, Blair House, located across from the White House, Wash...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Upstairs bedroom fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Upstairs bedroom fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from th...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the Whi...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Blair-Lee dining room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Blair-Lee dining room, Blair House, located across from the White Hous...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a 19th-century building, Victorian architecture style, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More

Washington, D.C. Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, is shown at a desk in historic Blair House following a press conference at the United States State Department

Washington, D.C. Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, ...

Title and other information from print in lot. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Liberian president holds Blair House press conference. His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, talked readily and easily about the strategic positions of his country and the potentialities of its rubber industry in a press conference at the historic Blair House on Thursday, 27, 1943

Liberian president holds Blair House press conference. His Excellency,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, group of people, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Blair House, the president's official state guest house across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Blair House, the president's official state guest house across Pennsyl...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Dining room, side table detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Dining room, side table detail, Blair House, located across from the W...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Lincoln room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Lincoln room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washin...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Fireplace detail in the Library, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Fireplace detail in the Library, Blair House, located across from the ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Front exterior, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Front exterior, Blair House, located across from the White House, Wash...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More

Liberian President holds Blair House press conference. His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, talked readily and easily about the strategic positions of his country and the potentialities of its rubber industry in a press conference at the historic Blair House on Thursday, May 27, 1943

Liberian President holds Blair House press conference. His Excellency,...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Dillon room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Dillon room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washing...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Jackson Place sitting room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Jackson Place sitting room, Blair House, located across from the White...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District ...

Significance: The stately residence of Major Gist Blair located in the city of Washington, at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue, is at once architecturally charming and a veritable treasure house for cultural antiquitie... More

Liberian President holds Blair House press conference. His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, talked readily and easily about the strategic positions of his country and the potentialities of its rubber industry in a press conference at the historic Blair House on Thursday, May 27, 1943

Liberian President holds Blair House press conference. His Excellency,...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Eisenhower sitting room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Eisenhower sitting room, Blair House, located across from the White Ho...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Jackson Place sitting room, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Jackson Place sitting room, Blair House, located across from the White...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the Whi...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Truman study, china cabinet and portraits, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Truman study, china cabinet and portraits, Blair House, located across...

Public domain photograph of cabinet interior, office, living or dining room, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Arthur and Janet Ross garden, Blair House, located across from the Whi...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical landmark building, courtyard, 17th, 18th, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More

President Barclay meets OCD special consultant. His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, discussed civilian defense problems with Mrs. Crystal Bird Fauset, special consultant to OCD Director James M. Landis, following a press conference at Blair House, Washington, D.C., Thursday, May 27, 1943

President Barclay meets OCD special consultant. His Excellency, Edwin ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, civil rights movement, African Americans, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Secretarial staff for Liberian President. Miss Aurelia Toyer and Miss Torreceita E. Pinder, stenographers in the United States State Department, were assigned to the staff of his Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, during his stay at the historic Blair House in Washington, D.C. Miss Toyer seated at typewriter is a native of Bluefield, West Virginia and Miss Pinder comes from Gainesville, Florida

Secretarial staff for Liberian President. Miss Aurelia Toyer and Miss ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of the 1930s - 1940s, woman, female portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Dining room door detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Dining room door detail, Blair House, located across from the White Ho...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Blair House, Harrison Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Set atop one of Scottsville's highest gradients, the Blair (Tipton) House plainly characterizes the style most prevalent in vernacular architecture during the... More

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District ...

Significance: The stately residence of Major Gist Blair located in the city of Washington, at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue, is at once architecturally charming and a veritable treasure house for cultural antiquitie... More

President-elect of the Republic of Liberia. The Honorable W.V.S. Tubman, President-lect of the Republic of Liberia is shown at a desk in historic Blair House during the official visit of His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia on May 30, 1943

President-elect of the Republic of Liberia. The Honorable W.V.S. Tubma...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Washington, D.C. Blair House - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C. Blair House - safety film negatives, Library of Congr...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Washington, D.C. Blair House - safety film negatives, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C. Blair House - safety film negatives, Library of Congr...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Silver Spring, Maryland. Blair house. American Civil War glass negative.

Silver Spring, Maryland. Blair house. American Civil War glass negativ...

Photo shows the residence of Francis P. Blair (Source: Anne Peterson, 2011) Title from Civil War caption books. Caption from negative sleeve: Blair House. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library ... More

President Dwight D. Eisenhower (center left) with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (center right) and others, standing on the steps of Blair House, Washington, D.C. JTB

President Dwight D. Eisenhower (center left) with Soviet leader Nikita...

Title devised by Library staff from contact sheet folder caption. Date from contact sheet folder caption. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 3153, frame 17. Contact sheet fold... More

Blair House - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Blair House - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negatives or negative sleeves. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National P... More

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Blair House, 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, District ...

Significance: The stately residence of Major Gist Blair located in the city of Washington, at 1651 Pennsylvania Avenue, is at once architecturally charming and a veritable treasure house for cultural antiquitie... More

Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia. His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, is shown at a desk in historic Blair House, Washington, D.C. following a press conference on May 27, 1943

Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia. His Excellency, Edwin Barclay, Pr...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Pat Nixon in Blair House & Misc. Shots

Pat Nixon in Blair House & Misc. Shots

Title and date from log book. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 29571, frame 11A. Forms part of: U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection.

Blair-Lee dining room fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Blair-Lee dining room fireplace detail, Blair House, located across fr...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Historical houses. Blair House I

Historical houses. Blair House I

Item title devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to th... More

Washington, D.C. Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, is shown at a desk in historic Blair House following a press conference at the United States State Department

Washington, D.C. Edwin Barclay, President of the Republic of Liberia, ...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dining room, fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Dining room, fireplace detail, Blair House, located across from the Wh...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Dining room, doorframe detail, Blair House, located across from the White House, Washington, D.C.

Dining room, doorframe detail, Blair House, located across from the Wh...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. The Blair House serves as the President's guest house, and therefore is the guest house of the nation. Built in 1824. Title, date, ... More

Blair House opening, Warren K. Leffler photo

Blair House opening, Warren K. Leffler photo

Title and date from log book. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 11201, frame 3. Forms part of: U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection.