• 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn
    Tony Powell
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    South Portico
    This photograph of historical interpreters was taken by Tony Powell at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 18, 2022. Among the interpreters are President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Grace Coolidge with Rebecca, her pet raccoon. The 2022 Easter Egg Roll was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and was the first held in person on the the South Grounds of the White House since 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among others activities.
  • 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn
    Tony Powell
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    South Portico
    This photograph of historical interpreters was taken by Tony Powell at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 18, 2022. Among the interpreters are President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Grace Coolidge with Rebecca, her pet raccoon. The 2022 Easter Egg Roll was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and was the first held in person on the the South Grounds of the White House since 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among others activities.
  • 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn
    Tony Powell
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    South Portico
    This photograph of historical interpreters was taken by Tony Powell at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 18, 2022. Among the interpreters are President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Grace Coolidge with Rebecca, her pet raccoon. The 2022 Easter Egg Roll was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and was the first held in person on the the South Grounds of the White House since 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among others activities.
  • 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn
    Tony Powell
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    South Portico
    This photograph of historical interpreters was taken by Tony Powell at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 18, 2022. Among the interpreters are President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Grace Coolidge with Rebecca, her pet raccoon. The 2022 Easter Egg Roll was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and was the first held in person on the the South Grounds of the White House since 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among others activities.
  • 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn
    Tony Powell
    holidays
    South Lawn
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    South Portico
    This photograph of historical interpreters was taken by Tony Powell at the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 18, 2022. Among the interpreters are President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Grace Coolidge with Rebecca, her pet raccoon. The 2022 Easter Egg Roll was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and was the first held in person on the the South Grounds of the White House since 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among others activities.
  • Mrs. Coolidge with Her Raccoon, Rebecca
    National Photo Company
    pets
    This photograph shows First Lady Grace Coolidge holding her pet raccoon, Rebecca. In addition to many dogs and cats, Rebecca was one of several non-traditional pets the Coolidges kept at the White House, including geese, donkeys, and a bobcat, though it is uncertain how long these rare animals stayed at the White House. Other more exotic animals were gifted to the Coolidges by foreign dignitaries such as lions, a wallaby, and a pygmy hippo.
  • Mrs. Coolidge Shows Rebecca to Children
    Herbert E. French
    holidays
    Easter Egg Roll
    children
    pet
    This black and white photograph by Herbert E. French of the National Photo Company was taken on April 18, 1927. In this photograph, First Lady Grace Coolidge introduces her pet raccoon Rebecca to a group of children attending the White House Easter Egg Roll. Though odd by today's standards, domesticated pets like raccoons, badgers, and squirrels were common at the time. The annual Easter Egg Roll dates back to 1878 and the Rutherford B. Hayes administration.