Price
$35.00
Condition
used
Product Condition
Unfortunately, shows some wear and there is a 1" dent/crack towards the center of the photo other wise very fine
Size
8" x 10"
1950 White House Renovation Official Abbie Rowe Photo – Truman Era Reconstruction, March 23, 1950 Press Photograph.
Original official White House photograph documenting the historic Truman-era renovation of the Executive Mansion, taken by renowned White House photographer Abbie Rowe and dated March 23, 1950.
This striking black-and-white image shows the west side of the White House during the massive structural rebuilding project undertaken after engineers determined the residence had become dangerously unstable. A large steel girder is being hoisted through an arched second-floor corridor window by crane—an extraordinary behind-the-scenes moment from one of the most important preservation projects in White House history.
The reverse bears the original typed White House descriptive caption, date stamp, photo credit instructions, and inventory number. These markings strongly support its status as an official period-issued White House photograph, and likely a Type I vintage print developed from the original negative within the era.
An exceptional historical image connecting architecture, presidential history, and White House preservation. Particularly timely as new structural changes and construction projects again bring attention to the White House grounds. Original, of course.
By 1948, the White House residence had deteriorated so severely that floors sagged, walls cracked, and portions of the structure were considered unsafe. President Harry S. Truman moved across the street to Blair House while the interior of the mansion was almost entirely gutted and rebuilt between 1948 and 1952.
Though the exterior walls were preserved, a modern steel framework was installed inside—making this one of the most dramatic reconstructions in White House history. Photographs such as this capture rare engineering scenes seldom witnessed by the public.
Abbie Rowe, whose images documented administrations from Franklin Roosevelt through Lyndon Johnson, created some of the most important official visual records of mid-20th century White House life.
$35.00
used
Unfortunately, shows some wear and there is a 1" dent/crack towards the center of the photo other wise very fine
8" x 10"