Building repair and reconstruction

Photograph taken from the State Dining Room north to the Pantry and Family Dining Room. On the left, is the mezzanine above the Pantry, while on the right is the west stairway and elevator well. This was taken during the White House renovation.

View from bedroom number 20 to the north, showing steel beams below office (Number 15), Blue Room (Number 14), North Hall, and Yellow Bedroom (Number 13). Abbie Rowe, National Capital Parks photographer, is in the foreground.

View from the State Dining Room along main corridor to the east. The carpenters are preparing wooden forms for paving the concrete floors of the corridor and rooms above. This was taken during the renovation of the White House.

View from Monroe Room (No. 22) looking east. The carpenters are preparing wooden forms for the pouring of the concrete floor of the East Sitting Room. This was taken during the renovation of the White House.

View of the northeast corner of the White House during renovation. Workmen are installing reinforced steel for laying of the concrete roofs of the Fan Room and other rooms in this area.

Workmen are pouring the concrete floor of the Red Room. The floor of the State Dining Room (to the right), has been poured. This was taken during the renovation of the White House.

Rubber tired buggies are being used by workmen in transporting concrete from the mixer through the main entrance for the floors of the first floor of the White House during renovation. Some of the workmen are African American.

View from the Blue Room to main entrance (on left). The concrete floors of the lobby and main corridor in this area have been poured, and wire reinforcement and wooden forms installed in the Blue Room during the renovation of the White House.

Southwest view into the State Dining Room from the Family Dining Room during the White House renovation. Reinforced wire and wood forms are being installed for pouring concrete floors.

View of White House from the south of the southwest corner during renovation. The enclosed part of the large storage building is occupied by the ornamental plasters.