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Image: The Shell of the White House during the Renovation-05-17-1950

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Description: General notes: Window openings provide bursts of light into the cavernous interior of the White House, supported only by a web of temporary steel supports. The exterior walls rest on new concrete underpinnings, which allow earth-moving equipment to dig a new basement.
Title: The Shell of the White House during the Renovation, 05/17/1950
Credit: [1] U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Author: Abbie Rowe
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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