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The Shell of the White House During the Renovation

71-305
Accession Number
71-305
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 6982099
Related Collection
Harry S. Truman Papers
Keywords
Building repair and reconstruction
Dwellings
Historic buildings
Presidential residences
HST Keywords
White House - Miscellaneous - Renovation
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Window openings provide bursts of light into the cavernous interior of the White House, supported only by a web of temporary steel supports. The exterior walls rest on new concrete underpinnings, which allow earth-moving equipment to dig a new basement.
Date(s)
May 17, 1950