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The White House, East Entrance, Washington, D.C., 1909

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsResidences
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of The White House, East Entrance, Washington, D.C., 1909, Miss Edith Koffinke, MA, USA, c. 1909 linen postcard
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Back of The White House, East Entrance, Washington, D.C., 1909, Miss Edith Koffinke, MA, USA, c. 1909 linen postcard
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About this postcard

View of the East Entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., seen across the South Lawn with its white colonnaded portico, manicured hedges, curving walkways, and a circular fountain in the right foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

MaCorant

PublisherFoster & Reynolds
THE WHITE HOUSE, EAST ENTRANCE --- Post Card THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE THE ADDRESS ONLY HERE 3023.—WHITE HOUSE, EAST FRONT, WASHINGTON.—The White House has been the home of the Presidents from the time of John Adams to the present. Washington selected the site, laid the cornerstone in 1792, and with his wife inspected the finished building in 1799. The building is of Virginia freestone. After the house had been fired by British troops in 1814, and only the walls were left standing, the restored exterior was painted white to obliterate the marks of the fire. (Foster & Reynolds, 1 Madison Av., N. Y.)
PostmarkedWashington, DC, April 5, 1909, 21:30
Addressed to
Miss Edith Koffinke

536 Middle St So. Braintree, MA

FromLaCorant

Postcard record

Postmarked, Washington, DC
PublisherFoster & Reynolds
Series3023.
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Edith Koffinke, 536 Middle St, So. Braintree, MA
Place mentionedWashington, D.C., Washington, DC
PublisherFoster & Reynolds, New York, NY
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; red block-letter caption; slight edge wear. Postmark: WASHINGTON, D.C. APR 5 9:30 PM 1909. Divided-back card; stamp removed (torn pink remnant at top right); card toned and lightly soiled.

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The White House, East Entrance, Washington, D.C., 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-white-house-east-entrance-washington-d-c-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.