Where can high‑resolution photos of the White House Presidential Walk of Fame plaques be downloaded (AP/Reuters/NYT photo archives)?
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Executive summary
High‑resolution photographs of the White House “Presidential Walk of Fame” plaques appear in picture packages distributed by major news photo services — notably the Associated Press and Reuters — and published by outlets that license images through agencies such as Getty/AFP (AP and Reuters photographs are shown in reporting) [1][2][3]. The reporting available does not directly confirm an accessible New York Times photo archive download for these specific images, so that avenue cannot be verified from the supplied sources [1][2].
1. Where the images shown in coverage come from — AP and Reuters first
Multiple news stories that published large, clear images of the colonnade plaques attribute those pictures to wire services: AP photo credits (Alex Brandon, Mark Schiefelbein) appear alongside images in AP and partner stories, indicating full‑frame, high‑quality wire photos were used [1][4]; Reuters story packages likewise include itemized images from Reuters photographers and are distributed through Reuters’ picture service [2][5].
2. Practical download locations tied to those agencies
For high‑resolution files matching the photos seen in coverage, the most direct sources to check are the commercial picture archives run by those wire services: AP Images (the Associated Press’ image licensing site) carries AP photographers’ files that match AP‑credited photos used in stories [1][4], and Reuters Pictures is the corresponding repository for the Reuters photographs circulated to news outlets [2][5]. Major media stories explicitly used AP and Reuters files, which points users to those agencies’ archives for high‑res downloads [1][2].
3. Getty/AFP and press‑agency licensing routes referenced by reporting
Several outlets ran images that came via AFP or through Getty’s distribution — for example, CBS News published colonnade photos credited to AFP via Getty Images — which signals that Getty’s archive is another place to find high‑resolution variants or licensed copies of these photographs [3]. In practice, Getty often aggregates AFP, Reuters and other agency material; the presence of AFP/Getty credits in coverage suggests Getty’s commercial archive may host the same or similar high‑res files [3].
4. What the New York Times archive situation looks like from available reporting
None of the supplied sources explicitly point to the New York Times’ photo archive as the provider of the plaque photos, and the documentation in this reporting does not verify a NYT download link for these exact images; therefore the NYT archive cannot be confirmed as a source for these specific high‑resolution plaque photos based on the material provided [1][2][3].
5. Licensing and access considerations reflected in sources
The reporting repeatedly shows agency photo credits and indicates wire distribution to outlets (AP, Reuters, AFP/Getty), which implies the high‑resolution originals are controlled by those services and are typically obtained through their licensing platforms rather than free public download (news packages cite AP/Reuters/AFP/Getty credits) [1][2][3][6]. The supplied stories and fact‑checks emphasize the provenance of the images without documenting a freely downloadable public archive for unrestricted reuse [6].
6. Conflicting framing and why provenance matters
Coverage varies — straight photo galleries and neutral image captions appear in Reuters and AP reporting, while interpretive pieces highlight the plaques’ partisan language or the White House’s role in composing them — and the repeated photo credits across outlets (AP, Reuters, AFP/Getty) are the clearest clue to where the highest‑resolution source files reside [2][1][3]. Reporting such as Snopes and BBC Verify also relied on those same agency photos when confirming the plaques’ existence and wording, reinforcing the agencies as the primary photo sources cited [6][7].
Conclusion — concise guidance for where to download high‑res plaque photos
To obtain the high‑resolution photographs matching those used in news coverage, search the AP Images (Associated Press) photo archive and Reuters Pictures for the December 17, 2025 White House colonnade / “Presidential Walk of Fame” image sets (AP photo credits appear in multiple stories) [1][4][2][5]; also check Getty Images (which distributes AFP and other agency photos) for related high‑res files used by outlets such as CBS News [3]. The New York Times archive is not confirmed in the supplied reporting as a source for these particular images [1][2].