Collection Art in the White House
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
Ellen Louis Herndon Arthur
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- Library of Congress
Ellen Louis Herndon Arthur
Photograph of Ellen Louis Herndon Arthur. Ellen Louis Herndon Arthur grew up in Washington and as a little girl knew Dolley Madison. She died of pneumonia in 1880, and a grieving President Arthur inhabited the White House with their two children, Alan, 17, and Nell, ten.
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