• President Benjamin Harrisons Grandchildren, Lorraine Waxman Pearce Collection
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    First Family
    Second Floor
    This photograph shows President Benjamin Harrison's grandchildren having a tea party in the Second Floor nursery in the White House while their mothers look on. Left to right: Mary Scott Harrison McKee, Mary Lodge McKee, Marthena Harrison, Mary Saunders Harrison, and Benjamin Harrison McKee. This photograph is part of the Lorraine Waxman Pearce Collection. The photograph originates from the Library of Congress. Lorraine Waxman Pearce served as the first White House Curator from 1961 to 1962. As curator, she oversaw refurbishment projects, implemented collections policies, and collaborated with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to write the first White House guidebook—a joint publication of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association. Since its original publication in 1962, “The White House: An Historic Guide” has been revised, updated, and printed for over 60 years.
  • Caroline Harrison and "Baby McKee," White House Collection
    Unknown
    White House Collection
    portraits
    South Portico
    This photograph is of First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison with her grandson Benjamin Harrison McKee, known fondly as "Baby McKee." She was married to President Benjamin Harrison and served as first lady until her death in 1892. In this photograph, the two are located on the South Portico of the White House.
  • "Purity in the President's Chair"
    Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison
    drawing
    chair
    First Family
    This is a hand-drawn sketch of Benjamin Harrison McKee, affectionately known as "Baby McKee." The drawing was done by Baby McKee's grandmother, First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison. Mrs. Harrison did not sketch often, but her grandson was the subject of some of her sketches. Mrs. Harrison captioned this sketch "Purity in the President's Chair."
  • Four Generations of Caroline Harrison's Family
    Charles Parker
    portrait
    First Family
    This photograph by Charles Parker shows four generations of First Lady Caroline Harrison's family. Left to right: Caroline Harrison; her grandson Benjamin Harrison McKee; her daughter Mary Scott Harrison McKee; her granddaughter Mary Lodge McKee; and her father, the Rev. Dr. John Scott.
  • Baby McKee and "His Whiskers"
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    South Grounds
    This is a photograph of Benjamin Harrison McKee, affectionately nicknamed "Baby McKee" by the press, holding the reigns of "His Whiskers," a goat presented to him by his grandfather President Benjamin Harrison. Also pictured from left to right are his uncle, Russell Harrison, son of the president, Russell's daughter Marthena Harrison, the dog Jack, and sister Mary Lodge McKee. Mary Scott Harrison McKee, "Baby McKee" and Mary's mother, took over as White House hostess upon the death of her mother, First Lady Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison in 1892.