tinydancer
Diamond Member
These are really amazing pictures. It's actually shocking to see how degraded the structure of the White House was at the time. I've just put up a few.
And there's a video with Jackie Kennedy talking about the renovations.
This was the Blue Room stripped down:
Wow:
More at the link:
Fascinating black and white photographs show the Truman-era reconstruction of the White House after it was declared in danger of collapsing | Mail Online
And there's a video with Jackie Kennedy talking about the renovations.
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This was the Blue Room stripped down:
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Wow:
![article-2285718-1856F8AB000005DC-922_964x834.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.dailymail.co.uk%2Fi%2Fpix%2F2013%2F02%2F28%2Farticle-2285718-1856F8AB000005DC-922_964x834.jpg&hash=4640234319f079268540162f35248355)
More at the link:
Fascinating black and white photographs show the Truman-era reconstruction of the White House after it was declared in danger of collapsing | Mail Online