Historic buildings

Demolition of the main stairway from the lower to the first floor of the White House. Photograph taken from the basement to the top of the stairs.

View from east end of Lower Corridor and up into the west end of the East Room of the White House, during the renovation. The girders of the floor of the East Room were installed in 1902.

Two unidentified workmen are dismantling the bathtub in room B-17, in the northwest corner of the second floor of the White House during the renovation.

View of the South Portico of the White House, during the renovation. The compressor in the foreground supplies power for the air hammers used in excavation. Electric lines are seen around the South Portico.

On the left, a truck crane is lifting a 40-foot beam through the southwest window of Room 20 on the second floor of the White House. On the right, debris from the hopper is being loaded on a truck.

View of electric and telephone conduits under the sub-floor of the corridor and elevator lobby, second floor of the White House, taken during the renovation of the White House.

Concrete being poured in the first excavation for underpinning on the south side of the White House outside Room G-12. The excavations are carried down to gravel about 27-30 feet below grade and are boxed in as work progresses.

Southeast view of White House Center Hall, second floor, taken during the renovation of the White House.

Northeast view from third floor corridor, taken during the renovation of the White House. The plaster and tile walls on the north side have been torn down.

View of southwest corner of the White House outside the Housekeeper's office (G-15) showing two completed concrete piers and form ready for pouring the cap of another. This photo was taken during the renovation of the White House.