The wrecked lobby. Here is how the lobby of the executive offices of the White House appeared on the day following the fire. Pools of water still remained atop the expensive hardwood floors and debris continued to fall from the roof
4 x 5 in. or smaller
- Date
- 1929
- Collection
- Harris & Ewing
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 10,008 × 7,752 pixels
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Reason: Harris & Ewing collection, given to the Library of Congress without copyright restrictions.
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"The wrecked lobby. Here is how the lobby of the executive offices of the White House appeared on the day following the fire. Pools of water still remained atop the expensive hardwood floors and debris continued to fall from the roof" (1929). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_wrecked_lobby._Here_is_how_the_lobby_of_the_executive_offices_of_the_White_House_appeared_on_the_day_following_the_fire._Pools_of_water_still_remained_atop_the_expensive_hardwood_floors_LCCN2016889553.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 297879.
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