Abbie Rowe

Northwest view of the south front of the White House after renovation. The area on the left, occupied by temporary buildings during the renovation, has been resodded, and the West Garden replanted and resodded.

North view of the south front of the White House. The two large Southern Magnolias on the left were planted in Jackson's administration. The large on the right, dating from Wilson's administration, was moved from the west to east side of the South Portico while the others are new purchases.

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) and Romulo Gallegos (fourth from left), President of Venezuela, review troops at an airport on July 1, 1948. All others in photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, second from right, walks beside the Presidential Train in Willard, Missouri. All others in photograph are unidentified.

The view from the Presidential Train as it travels through Willard, Missouri.

The view from President Harry S. Truman's train as it travels through Willard, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (first person to the right of the podium) looks on while the United States flag passes in front of a grandstand.

President Harry S. Truman (second from left) and Romulo Gallegos (left), President of Venezuela, ride in the back of a car at an airport on July 1, 1948. All others in photograph are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center-right) and Romulo Gallegos (center-left), President of Venezuela, prepare to speak at an airport on July 1, 1948. All others in photograph are unidentified.

Attorney General Tom Clark (fourth from left); Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (third from right); Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (second from right) and Secretary of Defense James Forrestal (right) outside an airport, July 1, 1948. All others in photograph are unidentified.