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Close-up of fireplace and Abraham Lincoln portrait in the State Dining Room of the White House

82-54-25
Accession Number
82-54-25
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 348103891
Keywords
Building repair and reconstruction
Dwellings
Presidential residences
HST Keywords
White House - Rooms - State Dining Room; White House - Miscellaneous - Mantel - Buffalo Mantel; Buffalo Mantel; Truman Library - Museum Objects - Mantel - Buffalo; Lincoln, Abraham - Painting; Paintings - Lincoln, Abraham
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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Close up of the "Buffalo Mantel" and portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the State Dining Room, as they appeared in February 1948. The mantel, installed originally in 1902, was removed during the renovation of 1949-1952, because the architects believed it was not in keeping with the original design of the White House. The Buffalo Mantel is now in the collection of the Harry S. Truman Library. From an album of Abbie Rowe photographs of the White House, prior to the 1949 renovation.
Date(s)
February 1948