Cryptome had downloaded from mapquest areal photos of the whitehouse grounds. The original ones may be found there.

Now it seems that the photos aren't quite so "pristine" on mapquest anymore... hrmmm.

The editing on the whitehouse is subtle, the editing on the naval observatory (VP's home) is overblown pixelation, and the editing on the capital building is useless.

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