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Title: The Shell of the White House during the Renovation, 05/17/1950. Original Caption: The Shell of the White House during the Renovation, 05/17/1950. Created By: National Archives and Records Administration. Office of Presidential Libraries. Harry S. Truman Library. (04/01/1985 – ). From: Series: Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman, compiled 1957 – 2004, documenting the period 1849 – 2004. Taken from the National Archives and Records Administrations Flickr Photostream.

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