View of the South Portico of the White House in 2007.

View of the North Portico of the White House (or public entrance) in 2007.

Lincoln White House, view from North Portico, 1860. Notice both the black wrought iron fence around the immediate White perimeter and the status of Thomas Jefferson in the middle of the White House lawn.

The first photograph of the White House taken in 1848 with a view of the South Portico.