First Ladies Exhibits, Arts and Industries Building

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B42_F16_001]

Creator: United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1946

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder 16, Image No. SIA_000095_B42_F16_001

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Summary

Interior view, history exhibits in the Arts and Industries Building, featuring dresses worn by the First Ladies, with gowns of Edith Bolling Wilson, Florence Kling Harding, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, and Lou Henry Hoover in view.

Subject

  • Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt 1872-1961
  • Harding, Florence Kling 1860-1924
  • Coolidge, Grace Goodhue 1879-1957
  • Hoover, Lou Henry 1874-1944
  • Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • United States National Museum
  • United States National Museum Division of History

Notes

  • USNM No. 31470
  • Hoover dress donated in 1945.
  • First Ladies Hall opened in 1955.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder 16, Image No. SIA_000095_B42_F16_001

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1946
  • Circa 1946

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

Topic

  • Clothing and dress
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B42_F16_001]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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