Oldest Photographs of the White House, 1846-1865

[@naomidoudera359]

A wonderful pictorial record love seeing Dolley Madison as a mature woman

[@myboyz9391]

Fantastic...great music too!

[@brettweary8491]

Absolutely Awesome

[@silvertbird1]

Many may know this but the White House today is nothing like what it was, it was gutted in the 1950s and only the exterior walls are original. Everything inside was replaced, using steel supports. All the original floors, walls, etc. are gone, but I think they saved some of the mantle pieces and other trim. Amazingly, some at the time recommended completely razing and replacing with a new building.

[@lbl9066]

Thank u for these pictures

[@joemariquinlan]

At 6:50, the view is of the North Portico looking west, not east. Either that or the photo is reversed.

[@lee-wy9th]

Vary Nice! 🇺🇸

[@Saurous3098]

I have seen a lot of colorized old film lately......i would like to see these done that way.

[@courvoisibean]

I’m surprised it took 7 years after photograph was invented to be photographed

[@presidentialhistoryproductions]

Where did you get these photographs?

[@arnoldstollar5375]

Kool

[@paulkarunadeep]

Can somebody tell me the actual song for the tune played from 4:49 to 5:25?

[@MCO18]

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

[@paulkarunadeep]

Thanks Max. Appreciate your help:)

[@nanjemoyal-kursi3078]

@@MCO18 * When Johnny Come home in a body bag !!! By Johnny.

[@TheDustin151]

I didn’t know there was a photo of Dolly Madison.

[@TheStockwell]

Mathew Brady took a daguerreotype portrait of her in 1848. 🐧

[@jainorman3425]

Where is fence that supposedly guards white house

[@evilborg]

Just think the average American could just have a picnic on the south lawn back then....

[@iamplaymaka]

Masterpiece

[@LiamBryan184]

At first that was hail Columbia not hail to the chief

[@LindaAndrews-ly1qf]

0:39

[@joshuataylor6087]

Why didn't the White House have a fence?

[@MCO18]

The public had free access to the White House in those days because it was considered the "people's house". I believe it wasn't until WWII that increased security measures began to restrict public access to the way it is today.

[@joshuataylor6087]

Wow, that's unthinkable today. It's strange how they were not as worried about security.

[@madhoustv4671]

We were united. Low population. Less domestic crime.

[@omegaman1409]

Back then people lived with their doors open. Some time along the way we had the madness.

[@tonyaltobello]

Because people are crazy nowadays

[@mrsinnerman-gamer2286]

Why does the music sound like incy wincy spider

[@geraldstafford2240]

Because your out of your mallet.

[@TheStockwell]

It's "The President's March," aka "Hail, Columbia." It was composed in 1789 for George Washington's first inauguration. 🐧

[@chantizzle]

Lincoln room is so dirty 😕

[@Discrimination_is_not_a_right]

I find playing Dixie during the appearance of the Civil War photographs somewhat inappropriate. 😒

[@michaelodell1381]

It’s a reflection of music that was popular at the time. President Lincoln once remarked that it was one of his favorite tunes

[@Discrimination_is_not_a_right]

@@michaelodell1381 Lincoln? Try "My Old Kentucky Home" instead. That was popular too. And he was from Kentucky.

[@ingridlinbohm7682]

Keep Dixie. It's a great tune.

[@jjsams4387]

@@michaelodell1381 Actually, Lincoln said he considered the tune a fair spoil of war, and the Union had their own version of the song

[@thejenr8tr922]

After Lee's surrender, Lincoln had his band play Dixie as a gesture of reconciliation.

[@user-qu3ey5rg5r]

❤❤😂