Object Details
- Creator
- Gruber, Martin A
- Subject
- Wilson, Woodrow 1856-1924
- Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt 1872-1961
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Summary
- During World War I, Woodrow and Edith Wilson kept a flock of sheep on the White House grounds to save costs to cut the grass. The wool was also auctioned off to raise money for the Red Cross.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7355, Martin A. Gruber Photograph Collection, Image No. SIA2010-1990
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- 1919
- C. 1920-1924
- Local number
- SIA RU007355 [SIA2010-1990]
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- No Copyright - United States
- Type
- Black-and-white photographs
- Place
- Washington (D.C.)
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Topic
- Buildings
- Sheep
- Record ID
- siris_arc_291785
