• Zuber et Cie Wallpaper in the President's Dining Room
    Robert L. Knudsen
    Second Floor
    President's Dining Room
    wallpaper
    refurbishment
    This photograph shows a portion of the wallpaper by Zuber et Cie in the President's Dining Room and was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on September 28, 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The circa 1852 panoramic wallpaper is entitled "Views of the American War of Independence" and features events from the American Revolution against the backdrop of natural landmarks. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the installation of the wallpaper as part of her White House restoration project. The President's Dining Room is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion in the northwest corner. The President's Dining Room was originally a bedroom referred to as the Prince of Wales Room after the 1860 visit of Edward Albert, Queen Victoria's son who would later become King Edward VII. It was not until the Kennedy administration that the room became the President's Dining Room and main eating room for the First Family.
  • Zuber et Cie Wallpaper in the President's Dining Room
    Robert L. Knudsen
    Second Floor
    President's Dining Room
    wallpaper
    refurbishment
    This photograph shows a portion of the wallpaper by Zuber et Cie in the President's Dining Room and was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on September 28, 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The circa 1852 panoramic wallpaper is entitled "Views of the American War of Independence" and features events from the American Revolution against the backdrop of natural landmarks. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the installation of the wallpaper as part of her White House restoration project. The President's Dining Room is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion in the northwest corner. The President's Dining Room was originally a bedroom referred to as the Prince of Wales Room after the 1860 visit of Edward Albert, Queen Victoria's son who would later become King Edward VII. It was not until the Kennedy administration that the room became the President's Dining Room and main eating room for the First Family.
  • Zuber et Cie Wallpaper in the President's Dining Room
    Robert L. Knudsen
    Second Floor
    President's Dining Room
    wallpaper
    refurbishment
    This photograph shows a portion of the wallpaper by Zuber et Cie in the President's Dining Room and was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on September 28, 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The circa 1852 panoramic wallpaper is entitled "Views of the American War of Independence" and features events from the American Revolution against the backdrop of natural landmarks. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the installation of the wallpaper as part of her White House restoration project. The President's Dining Room is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion in the northwest corner. The President's Dining Room was originally a bedroom referred to as the Prince of Wales Room after the 1860 visit of Edward Albert, Queen Victoria's son who would later become King Edward VII. It was not until the Kennedy administration that the room became the President's Dining Room and main eating room for the First Family.
  • Treaty Room Mantel Inscription
    Bates Littlehales
    Treaty Room
    Second Floor
    mantel
    This photograph of the Treaty Room mantel inscription was taken by Bates Littlehales in April 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The inscription, carved during the 1902 Theodore Roosevelt renovation, reads: "This room was first used for meetings of the Cabinet during the administration of President Johnson. It continued to be so used until the year MCMII. Here the treaty of peace with Spain was signed."
  • Treaty Room Mantel Inscription
    Bates Littlehales
    Treaty Room
    Second Floor
    mantel
    This photograph of the Treaty Room mantel inscription was taken by Bates Littlehales in April 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The inscription, carved during the 1902 Theodore Roosevelt renovation, reads: "This room was first used for meetings of the Cabinet during the administration of President Johnson. It continued to be so used until the year MCMII. Here the treaty of peace with Spain was signed."
  • Treaty Room Mantel Inscription
    Bates Littlehales
    Treaty Room
    Second Floor
    mantel
    This photograph of the Treaty Room mantel inscription was taken by Bates Littlehales in April 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The inscription, carved during the 1902 Theodore Roosevelt renovation, reads: "This room was first used for meetings of the Cabinet during the administration of President Johnson. It continued to be so used until the year MCMII. Here the treaty of peace with Spain was signed."
  • Place Setting from State Dinner for Prime Minister of Israel, 1980
    Unknown
    place setting
    china service
    State Dinner
    State Dining Room
    State Floor
    This photograph is of a table setting for a state dinner held on April 15, 1980 for Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel. The Harry S. Truman service, visible here, was often used by President Jimmy Carter for official entertaining.
  • State Dining Room Decorated for Luncheon, 1881
    Unknown
    State Dining Room
    State Floor
    place setting
    This black and white photograph is of the State Dining room is set with dinner plates from the Hayes state china service and the Dorflinger glassware, first purchased during the Lincoln administration, for a formal luncheon on January 6, 1881. The place setting at the lower left is the “raccoon” dinner plate.
  • State Dinner for Prime Minister of Canada, 2016
    Bruce White
    place setting
    china service
    State Dinner
    East Room
    State Floor
    This photograph is of the East Room decorated for the state dinner honoring Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March 2016. The Obama state china is visible on the tables.
  • Red Room Set for Dinner for Prime Minister of Israel, 1976
    Karl Schumacher
    china
    china service
    place setting
    State Dinner
    Red Room
    State Floor
    This photograph is of tables in the Red Room set with the Johnson state china service in preparation for a State Dinner in January 1976 honoring the Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel.