Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
The Green Room
- Date of Work
- 1909
- Medium
- Postcard
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
The Green Room
This circa 1904 tinted postcard produced by the Detroit Publishing Co. depicts the Green Room of the White House as it appeared after the 1902 Roosevelt renovation.
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