This photograph of the White House Dentist Office was captured by Abbie Rowe on March 10, 1948. Rowe took the photograph prior to the extensive renovation known as the Truman Renovation, which took place from 1948 to 1952, during the Harry S. Truman administration.

This photograph of the newly-installed mantel in the State Dining Room was taken by Abbie Rowe on July 2, 1962. The mantel was a gift of both the architecture firm Steinmann, Cain & White and the Marble Industry Board of New York. The new mantel was installed as part of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's restoration program. The State Dining Room is located on the State Floor of the White House. The room is often the setting for state or official dinners and is the second largest room in the White House.

This photograph of an interpretive panel providing information about the Green Room was taken by Abbie Rowe on September 6, 1963, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The Green Room is located on the State Floor of the Executive Mansion. It was the first room named after the color of its textiles and has Federal-style furnishings. The elegant but relaxed parlor is used for small gatherings, interviews, and teas.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe was taken during the Truman Renovation of the White House. Between 1948 and 1952, the White House was gutted and the interior was completely reconstructed. The facade remained intact during construction.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows carpenters laying the flooring in the State Dining Room. The flooring is quartered white oak laid in a herringbone pattern. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows a worker removing bricks during the demolition. The bricks were funneled down through a wooden conduit to be stored for possible use as souvenir materials. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows the removal of the groin vaulting from the Ground Floor Corridor. Large portions of the original 18th century construction are visible. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows a workman finishing the trim on the window in the West Sitting Hall. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows two men standing in the Yellow Oval Room with part of the floor completely removed and the Blue Room exposed beneath. The north wall and the floor were removed in order to install steel shoring columns. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows workers returning F. Graham Cootes' 1936 portrait of President Woodrow Wilson to its place on the wall of the Red Room. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows the Ground Floor demolition. An archway from the Ground Floor Corridor and the outline of the former stairway between the Ground Floor and State Floor are about all that remains as interior walls are removed and replaced with temporary steel supports. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows the Entrance Hall under construction, with both the bones of William Adams Delano's grand staircase and the steel cores for white marble columns exposed. Delano also consulted on the construction of the Truman Balcony. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows the gutted East Room. Visible are the steel frame towers built to support the third floor and the roof while the rest of the house was demolished. One of the steel beams has the word "Bethlehem" in white lettering. The Bethlehem Steel company of Pennsylvania provided the support beams. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph shows the interior of the White House completely gutted with a bulldozer in the foreground. Visible are the steel frame towers built to support the third floor and the roof while the rest of the house was demolished. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows workers inspecting a new elevator in the sub-basement. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows workmen inside the new White House ventilation system being installed above the tunnel in the new basement. The photograph was taken to underscore the size of the system. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph shows the interior of the White House completely gutted with a bulldozer in the foreground. Visible are the steel frame towers built to support the third floor and the roof while the rest of the house was demolished. One of the steel beams has the word "Bethlehem" in white lettering. The Bethlehem Steel company of Pennsylvania provided the support beams. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows steel frame towers built to support the third floor and the roof while the rest of the house was demolished. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows the underside of the floor of the room where Margaret Truman's piano sank in the summer of 1948. The damage is seen from the Family Dining Room after the plaster ceiling had been removed. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows a floor to ceiling crack in the north wall of the West Sitting Room. Stress fractures such as this one were some of the many structural problems that led to President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service shows workers hanging one of the East Room chandeliers. This work was part of President Harry S. Truman's large-scale 1948-1952 renovation of the White House.

This post-1935 color photograph, taken by Abbie Rowe, depicts the Library, located on the Ground Floor of the White House, after its creation during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Previously a storage room, architect Lorenzo S. Winslow implemented Georgian-style panels, mantel, and bookcases. Blue-and-white Delft tiles affix the fireplace surround.

This circa 1945-1953 photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service depicts the Oval Office, located in the West Wing of the White House, during the administration of President Harry S. Truman.

This black and white photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service depicts the White House gym during the administration of President Harry S. Truman, prior to the Truman renovation of the White House from 1948 to 1952.

This circa 1953 black and white photograph by Abbie Rowe of the National Park Service depicts the White House bedroom of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.