Fields, Alonzo, 1900-1994

Northwest view in the State Dining Room after the White House renovation. The Chippendale table was anonymously presented. Along the north wall is the over-mantel mirror presented by the late King George VI of England. Alonzo Fields, Maitre d' Hotel; Charles T. Haight, Director, Decorating Shop, B. Altman & Co., New York, and a butler are shown examining the table.

President Harry S. Truman and Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman upon their return to the newly renovated White House, reopened to the First Family after three years of repair and reconstruction. From left to right: Usher Charles Claunch, President Truman, Chief Usher Howell G. Crim (partly obscured), Mrs. Truman, Chief Butler Alonzo Fields, Assistant to the Chief Usher J. B. West, Project Manager for Public Buildings, William Kelley, and Jess Larson, General Services Administration.

President and Mrs. Truman being photographed in front of the main entrance before reoccupying the reconstructed White House. Left to Right: Charles K. Claunch, Usher; President Harry S. Truman; Howell G. Crim, Chief Usher; First Lady Bess Truman; Alonzo Fields, Maitre de Hotel; J.B. West, Usher; William Kelly, Project Manager, Public Buildings; and Jess Larson, General Services Administration.

North view in the pantry adjoining the Family Dining Room on the west, of the renovated White House. Alonzo Fields, and other African American assistants are placing the silverware in the new cabinets.