This black-and-white photograph of White House messenger Edgar R. Beckley on the North Drive of the White House was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Beckley served as White House Messenger for nearly 40 years, from the Ulysses S. Grant to the Theodore Roosevelt administrations. In his role, Beckley travelled across Washington, D.C. on horseback to deliver important messages from the president. In 1908, Beckley was transferred to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, where he worked until his retirement in 1920.
This black-and-white photograph of White House messenger Edgar R. Beckley on the North Drive of the White House was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Beckley served as White House Messenger for nearly 40 years, from the Ulysses S. Grant to the Theodore Roosevelt administrations. In his role, Beckley travelled across Washington, D.C. on horseback to deliver important messages from the president. In 1908, Beckley was transferred to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, where he worked until his retirement in 1920.