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Following a competition for the design of the President's House in the spring of 1792, Irish architect James Hoban was commissioned...
South Portico Under Construction
- Photographer
- Abbie Rowe
- Date of Work
- May 10, 1950
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- Harry S. Truman Library Presidential Library and Museum/NARA
South Portico Under Construction
This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows the south side of the White House under construction. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.
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