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Amy Carter Admires the 1977 White House Gingerbread House
This photograph of Amy Carter admiring a gingerbread house in the State Dining Room was taken on December 28, 1977 by Bill Fitz-Patrick. The gingerbread house was created by Assistant Executive Chef Hans Raffert. Raffert's German A-frame style gingerbread houses were a traditional part of the White House holiday decorations from 1969-1991. For the 1977 gingerbread, Raffert embellished it with candy canes, gingerbread men, cookies, frosting, and reindeer.
- Photographer
- Bill Fitz-Patrick
- Date of Work
- December 28, 1977
- Type
- Photograph
- Credit
- Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum/NARA