PHOTOGRAPHS

PHOTOGRAPHS
DURRIE, George Oversized Christmas card. "Wishing you a Joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year The President and Mrs. Ford 1974. With Presidential seal reverse stamped Hallmark. "FARMYARD IN WINTER," painted in 1858 by George Durrie (1820-1863), depicts a Connecticut farm circa 1825. Durrie, who lived in New Haven, Connecticut, used the New England countryside as the subject for many of his paintings, several of which were published by Currie and Ices. This painting, part of the White House Collection, hangs in the Green Room. Oversized Christmas card. "Wishing you a Joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year The President and Mrs. Ford 1974. With Presidential seal reverse stamped Hallmark. "NEW ENGLAND SNOW SCENE," was painted in 1858 by George Durrie. Durrie (1820- 1863) lived in New Haven, Connecticut, and used the New England countryside as subject matter for many of his now-famous paintings. Several of his paints were published by the well-known lithography firm of Currie and Ives.

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Undated photo	Black & White 8 x 10 inch stamped Beaux Arts Studio, 622 Lexington Ave. N.Y.C. Tel. Plaza 9-6430. Depicts Chef Bender's croquenbouche display cake. (Might have been made while he was employed at the Hotel Lexington needs further research.)
Undated photo	Black & White 8 x 10 inch stamped Beaux Arts Studio, 622 Lexington Ave. N.Y.C. Tel. Plaza 9-6430 Depicts a pastry centerpiece made by Chef Bender. Tall German tree-like pastry with elaborate base bade from multiple sugar hearts. (Might have been made while he was employed at the Hotel Lexington needs further research.)
Undated photo	Black & White 8 x 10 inch staff photo by Linda Wheeler, The Washington Post/ Shows three chefs eating at a small table in The White House Kitchen: Pasty Chef Heinz Bender, Executive Chef Henry Haller and possibly the Executive Sous Chef (needs to be identified).
Undated photo	Black & White 8 x 10 inch Chef Bender's 5-tier Wedding Cake (check to see which Nixon daughter it is)
Undated photo	Black & White 5 x 7 inch Chef Bender's 5-tier Wedding Cake (check to see which Nixon daughter it is)
Undated photo	Color 5 x7 inch Chef Bender's birthday cake for First Lady Pat Nixon a circular cake with a 3-leaf clover tier decorated with 3 leaf clovers and buttercream piping. "Happy Birthday Pat".
April 26, 1961	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington C-17656. The White House shot from the front lawn with fountain surrounded by tulips.
July 21, 1968	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington D0657-05. Depicts birthday cake Chef Bender made from President Lyndon Baines Johnson with red icing roses, small American Flags and one large blue candle. Photographer is listed as Robert L. Knudsen, The White House.
July 21, 1968	"HAPPY BIRTHDAY LYN" 11 x 14 inch color photograph of President Lyndon Johnson birthday cake made by Chef Heinz Bender. Official White House Photograph by Robert L. Knudsen, The White House. D657-05
April 23, 1969	Black & White 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington 0853-27A. Depicts a mousse type dessert decorated with whip cream on a silver tray.
February 24, 1970	Photograph of Executive Pastry Chef Heinz Bender preparing watermelon bombs for dessert in White House kitchen (SEE dinner menu dated Tuesday, February 24, 1970) Official photograph The White House C3028-8
February 24, 1970	Chef Henry Haller in The White House Kitchen with dished up entr¨¦e on silver trays ready to be served. Official Photograph The White House, Washington C3027-14. (SEE dinner menu dated Tuesday, February 24, 1970)
February 24, 1970	Photograph of watermelon bomb dessert on silver tray. (SEE dinner menu dated Tuesday, February 24,1970) Official Photograph The White House, Washington C3028-25
June 12, 1971	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington C6580-05. Depicts Chef Bender's 6-tier cake on display on White House table
June 12, 1971	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington C6580-06A. Depicts Chef Bender's 6-tier cake on display on White House table. In this photograph Chef Bender is in his chef uniform standing next to the cake with a big smile on his face. (Check Henry Haller cookbook to see which of the Nixon wedding cakes it is.)
October 15, 1971	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington F1218-05. Depicts empty but well equipped The White House Kitchen with pots hanging overhead.
October 15, 1971	Color 3 x 4 inches. Depicts empty but well equipped The White House Kitchen with pots hanging overhead.
October 15, 1971	Color 3 x 4 inches. Another view and different angle: depicts empty but well equipped The White House Kitchen with pots hanging overhead.
October 15, 1971	Color 3 x 4 inches. Chef Heinz Bender in his chef uniform posing in The White House kitchen.
?October 15, 1971	Color 3 x 4 inches. 6 people in The White House Kitchen drinking champagne served off a silver tray: Three people are in civilian attire and three chefs: Chef Heinz Bender and to other chefs. (One is perhaps the Executive Sous Chef depicted in an earlier undated photo and the third is a chef with a moustache but not Henry Haller.)
?October 15, 1971	Color 3 x 4 inches. Chef Heinz Bender on White House Lawn with a silver tray of European Pastries.
?October 15, 1971	Color 3 x 4 inches. Chef Heinz Bender and Executive Chef Henry Haller on the White House Lawn with 4 silver trays of European pastries.
?October 15, 1971	Color 3 x 4 inches. Chef Heinz Bender and Executive Chef Henry Haller on the White House Lawn with 4 silver trays of European pastries. Same photo as above but a close up shot.
?October 15, 1971	Color 3 x 4 inches. Close up of the European pastries made by Chef Heinz Bender on silver tray.
February 27, 1972	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington C8616-29. President Richard Nixon in China eating with chopsticks. To his right is: Needs to be identified. and to his left is: Premier Zhou En Lai
September 29, 1972	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington D581-02A. Depicts dinner table in White House set for 18 people.
December 11, 1972	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington D1081-12. Depicts Chef Bender's Gingerbread House on display on White House sideboard.
December 11, 1972	another copy of the photograph listed above.
December 11, 1972	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington D1081-06. Depicts Chef Bender's Gingerbread House on display on White House sideboard with First Lady Pat Nixon. You can see White House Press Core photographers in mirror taking her photograph.
December 14, 1973	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington E1984-10. Depicts The State Room Dining Room table in The White House set for 16 people decorated with Christmas garlands, wreaths and red candles.
December 27, 1973	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington E2041-08A. Picture of Chef Bender with The White House Christmas tree upstairs in the family quarters?
April 19, 1974	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington E2644-05A. Depicts Chef Bender in The White House kitchen with large tray of something chocolate that he is cutting. Another chef is to his left and an unidentified women to his right.
February 5, 1975	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington A3116-27A. White House State Room set for dinner, round table of 10 with gold chairs.
May 5, 1975	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington A4380-07. White House State Room set for dinner, round table of 10 with gold chairs.
May 15, 1975	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington A4587-04. White House State Room set for dinner, round table of 10 with gold chairs.
September 25, 1975	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington A6607-10A. Depicts a dinner table set in the White House round table with gold chairs for 10. Looks like Chef Bender's sugar work centerpiece "daffodils" (SEE dinner menu with same date)
September 25, 1975	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington A6607-07A. Depicts a dinner table set in the White House round table with gold chairs for 10. Looks like Chef Bender's sugar work centerpiece "flower pattern needs to be identified" The flower centerpiece is different from above (SEE dinner menu with same date)
April 25, 1977	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington C1115-03. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalyn Carter close up of them on White House Lawn
November 2, 1977	Black & White 8 x 10 inch staff photo by Harry Naltchaya, The Washington Post "Harris Velox Style" Slug: Fruitcake, Size 29x Fall, Edition: Food Section, Issue of 11/21/1977. The photograph depicts Chef Bender in the White House Kitchen making fruitcakes. He is shown test the 25 he just pulled out of the oven.
November 15, 1977	Color 8 x 10 inch Official Photograph The White House, Washington C3361-22A. Chef Bender in his chef uniform to his right First Lady Rosalyn Carter (in formal attire) and to his left President Jimmy Carter (in tuxedo). The photo was taken somewhere in The White House.