We’re on a bit of a photo binge this week, having uncovering some serious gems in the Library of Congress archives. Here’s another great one. This is from December 26th, 1929, the day after a fire ripped through the West Wing.
Below is a shot of the firemen fighting the fire the previous night.
it must have seemed like the British had returned.
Almost makes me wonder if it was due to the Crash just 1-2 moths prior to this. Maybe someone got mad!! LOL
This was a Christmas Fire at the White House. It was contained to just a small area of the 130-some room structure. Pres. and Mrs. Hoover gave small wrought iron firetrucks to commemorate the ‘exciting / historic / daunting’ event. These gifts were presented to some children who were their guests at that period.