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The White House, Washington, D.C., 1935

Subjects
PatrioticResidences
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1935 (Linen)
Front of The White House, Washington, D.C., 1935, c. 1935 linen postcard
Front
Back of The White House, Washington, D.C., 1935, c. 1935 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

Front view of the White House in Washington, D.C., with its columned north portico, an American flag flying from the roof, and a circular fountain with a flower-bordered basin on the lawn in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Paul: This the Account Dept. Ramsey all day so didn't take any time for sightseeing, but wanted to see Capitol White House really means for Cliffie which you came be true. As Ever Sarah Mun[illegible]

PublisherThe Washington News Co.
THE WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D. C. --- 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, Martha, 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 conflagration. POST CARD PUB. BY THE WASHINGTON NEWS CO., WASHINGTON, D. C. 112627 CHROME N W C WASHINGTON, D.C.
PostmarkedWashington, DC, March 10, 1935, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
[illegible] McLaughlin

16 Dixon Street 3rd [illegible] N Baltimore Kansas City, MO

Postcard record

Postmarked, Washington, DC
PublisherThe Washington News Co.
Series112627
ConditionVery good
Place addressed[illegible] McLaughlin, 16 Dixon Street, 3rd [illegible] N Baltimore, Kansas City, MO
Place depictedThe White House, Washington, DC
Place mentionedThe White House, Washington, DC
PublisherThe Washington News Co., Washington, DC
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, issued 1922
NotesWhite border; visible linen-like paper texture; slight edge and corner wear. Postmark: WASHINGTON, D.C. MAR 10 6-PM 1935. Divided-back card published by The Washington News Co., Washington, D.C., bearing the shamrock "Chrome" process emblem with NWC monogram; light toning/soiling and slight edge wear.

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The White House, Washington, D.C., 1935, postcard, c. 1935. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-white-house-washington-d-c-1935. Accessed November 2, 2026.