Dwellings

President Harry S. Truman plays in the snow on the south grounds of the White House. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 1.

Front side of 14 Chialing Village, Chungking where Edwin A. Locke apparently stayed during this part of his third mission to China.

Side view of 14 Chialing Village, Chungking where Edwin A. Locke apparently stayed during this part of his third mission to China.

Senator Harry S. Truman (left) is placing bread in a toaster, while Bess Truman (background, right) looks on. She is standing at the stove, appearing to stir something in a pan. A Fiesta-ware pitcher sits on the counter. They are in the kitchen of their apartment at 4701 Connecticut Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.

A chandelier hangs from the ceiling at the Vaile Sanitarium (now the Vaile Mansion) in Independence, Missouri, taken for the Jackson Historical Society.

Details of a fireplace mantle at the Vaile Sanitarium (now the Vaile Mansion) in Independence, Missouri, taken for the Jackson County Historical Society.

A painting of a woman is on the ceiling of one of the rooms at the Vaile Sanitarium (now the Vaile Mansion) in Independence, Missouri. This photo was taken for the Jackson Country Historical Society.

A chandelier hangs from the ceiling at the Vaile Sanitarium (now the Vaile Mansion) in Independence, Missouri. This photo was taken for the Jackson Historical Society.

A chandelier hangs from the ceiling at the Vaile Sanitarium (now the Vaile Mansion) in Independence, Missouri. This photo was taken for the Jackson Historical Society.

A chandelier hangs from the ceiling at the Vaile Sanitarium (now the Vaile Mansion) in Independence, Missouri. This photo was taken for the Jackson Historical Society.