This 1866 engraving by Alexander Hay Ritchie is based on the 1864 painting by Francis Bicknell Carpenter. The widely circulated engraving depicts the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in the Cabinet Room of the White House, in what is now the Lincoln Bedroom. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863 and granted freedom to enslaved people residing in Confederate states. Those present were (from left to right): Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of State William H. Seward, Postmaster General Montgomery Blair, and Attorney General Edward Bates.

This rural landscape by George Henry Durrie was completed in 1853. A native of New England, Durrie often presented idyllic images of farm life, quiet refuges from America's rapid industrialization and escalating social and political tensions. In this painting, snow and ice covers the ground leading up to Jones' Inn and a neighboring barn. A horse pulls along a red sled and its passenger in the foreground.

This photograph is of a marble bust of President Abraham Lincoln, on display in the Cross Hall. The bust was displayed with low lighting for the State Dinner held in honor of French president Emmanuel Macron on April 24, 2018, during the Donald Trump administration. Suz Redfearn took this photograph for the White House Historical Association on April 23.

This photograph is of a marble bust of President Abraham Lincoln, on display in the Cross Hall. The bust was displayed with low lighting for the State Dinner held in honor of French president Emmanuel Macron on April 24, 2018, during the Donald Trump administration. Suz Redfearn took this photograph for the White House Historical Association on April 23.

This close up photograph is of the chandelier that adorns the ceiling of the State Dining Room. The 1902 silver chandelier was gilded during the John F. Kennedy administration. Suz Redfearn captured the chandelier for the White House Historical Association on April 23, 2018 ahead of a State Dinner honoring French president Emmanuel Macron.