View of several tourists near a bus tour services office with a sign reading "The Gray Line" and a Gettysburg "Sight Seeing" bus in Washington, D.C.. The photo was taken during a visit by H. H. and Mertie West.
Text from negative sleeve: 2367. Eastern trip October 1947. Washington D C. 1 Mertie West looking across at Supreme Court bldg. 2 Looking down street toward entrance to White House, when entrance closed and no visitors. 3 Mertie West entering White House grounds. 4 The City Post office. 5 Our first view of Washington taken at depot as we stepped out. Dome in rear. 6 Mertie West crossing street to White House fence. 7 Front view of White House thru fence. 8 Southern entrance White House taken thru fence.
First view of Washington, D.C. at the train depot during a trip by H. H. and Mertie West, with taxis in the foreground and the dome of the Capitol Building in the background.