Building repair and reconstruction

View from window G-3 to west wall of the White House, showing progress in installation of permanent interior steel work.

Northeast view of White House during renovation. The Seneca stone blocks of the wall leading from the portico to the northeast corner of the building were removed and the marked blocks stored on the lawn.

Interior of building located on 100 Maiden Lane, New York, New York. R. Howard Bland of the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company sent these photos to President Harry S. Truman to demonstrate that his building needed repairs. He was denied the ability to make the repairs because of the priority of construction materials and equipment for housing for veterans.

Interior of building located on 100 Maiden Lane, New York, New York. R. Howard Bland of the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company sent these photos to President Harry S. Truman to demonstrate that his building needed repairs. He was denied the ability to make the repairs because of the priority of construction materials and equipment for housing for veterans.

Interior of building located on 100 Maiden Lane, New York, New York. R. Howard Bland of the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company sent these photos to President Harry S. Truman to demonstrate that his building needed repairs. He was denied the ability to make the repairs because of the priority of construction materials and equipment for housing for veterans.

Interior of building located on 100 Maiden Lane, New York, New York. R. Howard Bland of the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company sent these photos to President Harry S. Truman to demonstrate that his building needed repairs. He was denied the ability to make the repairs because of the priority of construction materials and equipment for housing for veterans.

Interior of building located on 100 Maiden Lane, New York, New York. R. Howard Bland of the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company sent these photos to President Harry S. Truman to demonstrate that his building needed repairs. He was denied the ability to make the repairs because of the priority of construction materials and equipment for housing for veterans.

Interior of building located on 100 Maiden Lane, New York City, New York. R. Howard Bland of the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company sent these photos to President Harry S. Truman to demonstrate that his building needed repairs. He was denied the ability to make the repairs because of the priority of construction materials and equipment for housing for veterans.

View of north front of the White House after renovation, taken east of fountain showing tulip beds.

View of the main front of the White House after renovation, showing newly planted boxwood which is about as old as the building itself.