This wood engraving appeared in "Harper's Weekly" and is entitled "A 'Powwow' at the White House." The engraving shows President Hayes meeting with Native Americans in the East Room of the White House. Hayes hosted several Native American delegations during his time in office.

This oil on tin painting by an unknown artist is replicated from a steel engraving by William Henry Bartlett. The painting is an early representation of the United States Capitol with a dusty, bare ground surrounding it. Builders, planners, and passersby are scattered across the foreground.

In this wood engraving, ponies "Red" and "Billy Button" are shown taking the children of President Ulysses S. Grant to school. The ponies are pulling a carriage down the North Drive of the White House with the North Portico visible in the background. This image appeared in the April 17, 1869 issue of "Harper's Weekly." The engraving is based on a sketch by Theodore Russell Davis, who also designed the State Service commissioned by President Rutherford B. Hayes. This print was originally published with image 270.

This wood engraving of the White House stable is from the April 17, 1869 issue of "Harper's Weekly." The engraving is based on a photograph taken by L. E. Walker, also known as Lewis E. Walker. The horses in the image were owned by President Ulysses S. Grant himself and were two of his favorites, "Egypt" and "Cincinnati." The Executive Mansion, with sights of the South Portico, are depicted in the upper left corner of the print. (This print was originally published in "Harper's Weekly" with image 1113219 in the Digital Library.)

This hand-colored wood engraving of the State Dining Room by an unknown artist was made during the Ulysses S. Grant administration. The wood engraving captures a State Dinner held for the Joint High Commissioners on March 9, 1871. The Commission was made up of delegates from the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States and eventually led to the signing of the Treaty of Washington in 1871, which settled disputes between the three nations.

This hand-colored wood engraving by Thure De Thulstrup, a Swedish American illustrator renowned for his military depictions, was made in 1889 during the Grover Cleveland administration. The engraving depicts a state dinner hosted by President Cleveland in honor of the diplomatic corps on January 24, 1889. On the left is Chinese diplomat and politician Zhang Yinhuan, who attended the event in the old State Dining Room before it was renovated by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.

This spoon was made by Elizabeth Tookey in London between 1768 and 1769 and originally belonged to Bathurst Skelton, the first husband of Martha Wayles Jefferson. Martha married Thomas Jefferson after Skelton's death, but she died nearly twenty years before Jefferson became president. The engraving on the spoon describes its history.

This hand-colored wood engraving by Alfred R. Waud appeared in the centerfold of Harper's Weekly on January 25, 1862. Waud made a sketch in person at the reception, which was the basis for the engraving. Abraham Lincoln, tallest man present, welcomes guests near a White House doorway during a Grand Reception in January 1862. Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase and his daughter Kate greet Mrs. Lincoln, while several Union Army officers fill out the scene.