White House Sketches

Topical Stories, Images, and Links

These brief entries are meant to be quick reads related to interesting and timely topics. They lead the reader to primary sources, images, and links to learn in greater depth about that topic. Over time the collection of sketches will become a resource to discover the story of America as seen through the lens of the White House.

White House photographers on the South Lawn of the White House, 1918. Library of Congress.