Abbie Rowe

Photo of the Red Room, from an album of photographs by Abbie Rowe of the White House prior to the 1949 renovation.

Dwarfed by the massive steel beams and supporting structures, a worker inspects the new elevator well in the sub-basement of the White House.

Northeast view of the second floor from the Monroe Room. The large wooden joist, above the ceiling and across the entire length of the East Room, dates from 1915-1818. The iron joists were installed in 1902.

View of south front of the White House and a storage building housing special exhibits during renovations. Taken during a visit by members of the Institute of Architects during a convention in Washington, D. C.

View in south side of basement showing insulation around air-conditioning ducts during the White House renovation.

To underscore the size of the massive new ventilation system being installed above the tunnel in the new White House basement, the photographer placed workmen inside the illuminated ductwork. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, right), Prince Abd al-Ilah of Iraq (front row, left), and representatives of the government of the United States and Iraq, standing on the porch in front of the White House. In second row are Major General Harry Vaughan and Captain James K. Vardaman. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes is in the third row, fourth from the right. Lieutenant George Elsey is next to the door on the right. All others are unidentified.

From left to right: Harry Vaughan, unidentified, President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, unidentified, and General Robert Landry at the Lincoln Memorial for a wreath-laying ceremony. The gentleman on the right might be Robert Landry. From the Harry S. Truman Scrapbook.

President Harry S. Truman and Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan are standing outside Blair House in Washington, D.C., during the Prime Minister's visit to the United States. Front row, left to right: President Truman, Margaret Truman, Begum Raana Liaquat Ali Khan, First Lady Bess W. Truman, Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. In the background are Secretary of State Dean Acheson (second from left) and General Robert Landry (right). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, standing, left) shakes hands with Connie Mack (front row standing, center) as Margaret Truman (left, seated) and First Lady Bess Truman (2nd from left) look on at the opening game at Griffith Stadium. Standing next to Connie Mack is Vice President Alben Barkley. Seated behind President Truman is Press Secretary Charles Ross. From: Harry S. Truman Scrapbook.