This is a photograph taken by National Park Service photographer Abbie Rowe on April 12, 1945. It shows crowds gathering at the north gates of the White House upon hearing the news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Rowe was a prolific photographer, providing extensive coverage of the presidency from the Franklin D. Roosevelt through the Lyndon B. Johnson administrations.
This is a photograph taken by National Park Service photographer Abbie Rowe on April 12, 1945. It shows crowds gathering at the north gates of the White House upon hearing the news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Rowe was a prolific photographer, providing extensive coverage of the presidency from the Franklin D. Roosevelt through the Lyndon B. Johnson administrations.