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East Wall of the Red Room

71-250
Accession Number
71-250
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
Related Collection
HST Keywords
White House - Miscelllaneous - Renovation
Rights

Public Domain - This item is in the public domain and can be used freely without further permission.

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Credit:

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The bricks of the east wall of the Red Room, with doorways into the Blue Room, are exposed during the White House renovation. Below the arches are the bricked up doorways dating from about 1795. The doorways were shifted during the reconstruction from 1815-1818.
Date(s)
March 29, 1950