Building repair and reconstruction

View of the north wall and second floor joists after the lath and plaster was removed from the ceiling of the Family Dining Room during the renovation of the White House. Clamps were installed to hold the cracked beam late in 1948.

View of entire third floor corridor looking east, during the renovation of the White House. The walls and ceilings of the rooms, except around the elevator areaway, have been removed leaving only the structural steel framework.

Southwest view in the State Dining Room of the White House during renovation. The temporary wooden beams were installed to support the second floor above.

View of southeast corner of the White House showing progress in underpinning work during the renovation. The opening at the left is being utilized for removing earth below the basement level.

North view from Blue Room of the White House during renovation, elevated to second and third floor corridors and skylight. The brick wall is being taken down from the third floor ceiling for installation of steel shoring columns. Two African American workmen stand on part of the brick wall.

South view in main stairway of White House during renovation, from scaffold on level of landing between first and second floors. The steps and brick supports of second floor stairs have been removed, and only the supports of basement stairs remain.

Southwest view showing the members and officials of the Fine Arts Commission in front of the South Portico. The Commission oversees the work on the White House.

View of the west side of the storage building on the south lawn of the White House during inspection by the Commission members and officials who oversee the renovation of the White House.

The official photographs of the renovation of the White House are being taken by Abbie Rowe, photographer, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Mr. Rowe and the equipment used by him in this work are shown in this photograph.

North wall of the State Dining Room. The marks on the brick from west to east are an old stairway. In the opposite direction, the holes for supports of the later stairway, removed in 1902,can be seen.