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Construction Equipment Inside the White House

71-286
Accession Number
71-286
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 6982069
Related Collection
Harry S. Truman Papers
Keywords
Building repair and reconstruction
Dwellings
Historic buildings
Presidential residences
Renovation (Architecture)
HST Keywords
White House - Miscellaneous - Renovation
Rights

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

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Credit:
Abbie Rowe
National Park Service

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
A bulldozer removing debris from the inside of the White House, during the renovation of the building. The bulldozer had to be taken apart and moved into the White House in pieces, as President Harry S. Truman would not allow a hole large enough to fit the bulldozer to be cut into the walls of the White House.
Date(s)
1950