Collection Preservation of the White House
In the 1960s, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the task of restoring the White House interiors and thus founded the...
Mr. Truman's Renovation: Newly Renovated Entrance Hall
- Photographer
- Abbie Rowe
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- National Archives and Records Administration
Mr. Truman's Renovation: Newly Renovated Entrance Hall
View to the northeast showing the Entrance Hall and Cross Hall of the White House before the Truman Renovation.
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