Dwellings

Interior view of Number 3 bedroom (the white room) on the second floor in the Little White House, Key West, Florida. Photograph was taken while Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews and his wife Mary were visiting from February 9-17, 1950.

Interior view of an unidentified room in the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Photograph was taken while Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews and his wife Mary were visiting from February 9-17, 1950.

Interior view of the living room at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. A grandfather clock is in view in the foyer. Photograph was taken while Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews and his wife Mary were visiting from February 9-17, 1950.

Interior view of the living room at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Photograph was taken while Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews and his wife Mary were visiting from February 9-17, 1950.

An exterior view of the Little White House, U.S. Naval Base, Key West, Florida. Photograph was taken while Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews and his wife Mary were visiting from February 9-17, 1950.

Interior view of a porch area or lanai at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Photograph was taken while Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews and his wife Mary were visiting from February 9-17, 1950.

Interior view of the dining room in the Little White House in Key West, Florida. Photograph was taken while Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews and his wife Mary were visiting from February 9-17, 1950.

An unidentified Marine Corps guard is shown standing watch at the entrance of the Little White House at Key West, Florida. Above the entryway is the seal or emblem for the Secretary, United States Navy. Photograph was taken while Navy Secretary Francis P. Matthews and his wife Mary were visiting from February 9-17, 1950.

Snow covered log cabin with heavy icicles in the Wasatch National Forest. Lyle Watts jokingly called it "The Palace."

The Bell family poses outside the door of their log cabin. Lyle Watts says the foresters boarded with them for two months and ate "pretty bad food."