Presidential residences

Northeast view of bathroom b-20, taken during the renovation of the White House. The reddish paper on the wall, covered by the plaster and tile of the bathroom date from 1881. It was then that the bathroom was partitioned off from Room 20.

View above the northeast fireplace of the East Room of the White House, taken during the renovation. Some of the brickwork was cut out in installing the water pipes. The design above on the right dates from 1902.

Design on the ceiling of the White House Lobby, to the east of the main entrance, dating from 1902. It was revealed when the fake ceiling installed in 1902 was removed.

Demolition of the main stairway from the lower to the first floor of the White House. Photograph taken from the basement to the top of the stairs.

View from east end of Lower Corridor and up into the west end of the East Room of the White House, during the renovation. The girders of the floor of the East Room were installed in 1902.

Two unidentified workmen are dismantling the bathtub in room B-17, in the northwest corner of the second floor of the White House during the renovation.

View of the South Portico of the White House, during the renovation. The compressor in the foreground supplies power for the air hammers used in excavation. Electric lines are seen around the South Portico.

On the left, a truck crane is lifting a 40-foot beam through the southwest window of Room 20 on the second floor of the White House. On the right, debris from the hopper is being loaded on a truck.

View of electric and telephone conduits under the sub-floor of the corridor and elevator lobby, second floor of the White House, taken during the renovation of the White House.

Concrete being poured in the first excavation for underpinning on the south side of the White House outside Room G-12. The excavations are carried down to gravel about 27-30 feet below grade and are boxed in as work progresses.