• Laddie Boy Acting as Host for the Easter Egg Roll
    Herbert E. French
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    Easter Egg Roll
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    Residence staff
    In this photograph, taken on April 2, 1923 by Herbert E. French of the National Photo Company, children pose for a picture with Laddie Boy, the Harding family pet Airedale terrier, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Wilson Jackson, the master of the hounds, can be seen handling Laddie Boy's leash. Laddie Boy "hosted" the Easter Egg Roll that year while the Hardings were away in Georgia. Dating back to 1878, the Easter Egg Roll is a cherished springtime tradition in Washington, D.C., with children and their families gathering to enjoy festivities on the South Lawn. This photograph is from the Herbert E. French Collection at the Library of Congress, which captured life in Washington, D.C., from the Wilson to the Hoover administrations.