[THE WHITE HOUSE]. WALKER, Lewis Emery (1820-1880), photographer. Large format photograph of the White House. Washington, DC, 1864.

18 5/8 x 14 in. albumen photograph on original mount, framed, 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (rich tonality, even toning to print, unexamined outside frame). Penciled caption in lower margin of mount, "Executive Mansion, Washington, 1864." Walker's signature included lower right in the negative. A Civil War-period view of the White House, with a sentry standing guard.

Provenance: The Lloyd Ostendorf Collection of Lincolniana; Bonhams & Butterfields (consignor notes).

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[THE WHITE HOUSE]. WALKER, Lewis Emery (1820-1880), photographer. Large format photograph of the White House. Washington, DC, 1864.

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