This is a photo of the White House in Washington, DC, as I’m sure you know, but there is something unusual about it. For one thing, there’s no fountain- there’s a statue of Thomas Jefferson instead. For another, it looks like the building could use some pait, oh, and there’s a gravel walkway…

Nearly all photos I use on this blog were taken by me personally, including photos of the White House, but not this one. The reason is simple: Abraham Lincoln was president when this photo was taken, and I may be old, but I’m not quite that old. Instead, this is the first photo I’ve tried to restore and bring to life. It’s kind of eerie, isn’t it, looking at photos that are over 160 years old that look like they could have been taken more recently, like looking into a portal to the past.