Ripley Rescues Rooster at Nixon Inaugural Ball
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Secretary Ripley soothing a rooster at President Richard Nixon's second Inaugural Ball in the Museum of History and Technology, now known as the National Museum of American History. The caption reads 'Coming Home to Roost-- A Dominique Red rooster is soothed by Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, director of the Smithsonian, after it was taken into custody at the inaugural ball at the Museum of History and Technology Saturday night. It escaped from an exhibit on early American farm life and took refuge in a $1000 guest box. A guest objected she was being molested and Dr. Ripley came to her aid.' Secretary Ripley was an ornithologist and raised ducks on a pond at his home in Litchfield, Connecticut, so he was experienced at handling birds.
Subject
- Nixon, Richard M (Richard Milhous) 1913-
- Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
- National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
- National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
AP Wire Story written in connection with photo. (hrm72358jd)
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 10, Folder: 11
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
January 20, 1973
Restrictions & Rights
Copyright: AP Wire Photo
Topic
- Secretariats
- Animals
- Inaugural Balls
- Secretaries
- Birds
- Rooster
- Live Animals
- Presidents
- Event
- Chickens
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Person, candid
ID Number
SA-285-182
Physical description
Color: Black and White; Type of Image: Event; Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print