Building repair and reconstruction

View of iron framework of stairway north of main elevator well on ground floor, taken during the renovation of the White House.

Northeast view from center of mezzanine during White House renovation.

Ornamental design for north and south chandeliers in the East Room, taken during White House renovation.

Design at end of central chandelier of the East Room, taken during White House renovation. Workman is unidentified.

East View in Study showing completed cornice and ornamental frieze, taken during the White House renovation.

Southwest view on new main stairs from landing between first and second floors of the White House during renovation. The entrance to the Green Room is seen below.

The southwest view of the North Portico of the White House during the renovation. The old worn sandstone steps have been removed and will be replaced by stone steps.

Northwest view in Family Dining Room during the renovation of the White House. Plasterers on scaffold are installing centerpiece and ornamental design on west wall.

Workmen are engaged in laying the bricks of the fireplace along the east wall of Sitting Room Number 16, during the renovation of the White House.

View to southwest from second floor corridor during White House renovation. Iron studding partitions have been erected between the rooms and corridor. Rough door bucks to Rooms 20, 19, and 18 are seen from left to right. The west wall of the corridor is on the right.