Dwellings

Remains of the home of Exequel Villamar in Luzon, Philippines, after it was burned by the Japanese on January 27, 1945. Donor: John Paxton

Foundation of Ismael Buenaventura's home which is all that remains after it was burned by the Japanese. Local man points to the spot where he and seven other men were lined up and shot by the Japanese during the invasion. Donor: John Paxton

Remains of a house at an unidentified location in the Philippines, burned by the Japanese on January 27, 1945. Donor: John Paxton

Ms. Vietta Garr, cook to former President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess W. Truman, on the porch of the Truman home in Independence, Missouri. Used in the book Mr. Citizen.

Unidentified soldier in Germany, standing on the grounds outside a house.

Snapshot of Martha Ellen Truman, mother of Harry S. Truman, standing in front of the Grandview bungalow. Same as 2005-52. From: Museum Collection #93.12 (items found inside locked credenza in Mr. Truman's working office at Truman Library).

Southwest view from the east basement entrance of White House during renovation. The Allis Chalmers Cletrac Diesel-powered shovel is being used to excavate below the basement floor. The earth is carried outside the opening in the south wall and loaded on trucks by a truck crane. Same as 71-285.

Color snapshot of 216 N. Delaware, the Noland house. It was the home of Harry S. Truman's cousin, Mary Ethel Noland.

Front view of the Truman Home at 219 N. Delaware, Independence, Missouri, probably in summertime, taken after the wrought-iron fence was installed. From: Truman Home.

Window openings provide bursts of light into the cavernous interior of the White House, supported only by a web of temporary steel supports. The exterior walls rest on new concrete underpinnings, which allow earth-moving equipment to dig a new basement.