Summer 2019 Collections Management Internship
The White House Historical Association is a nonprofit educational association founded in 1961 for the purpose of enhancing the understanding, appreciation,...
Commodore Stephen Decatur - Photo 3
- Artist
- Whartenby & Bumm
- Credit
- The White House Historical Association and Decatur House, a National Trust Site
Commodore Stephen Decatur - Photo 3
A closer view of the wine cooler features the inscription which reads, "By citizens of Philadelphia to their townsman, Commodore Decatur. Esteemed for his virtue, honored for his valor."
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