First Ladies Hall, Arts and Industries Building

Summary

First Ladies Hall in the Arts and Industries Building, featuring dresses worn by Mary Harrison McKee and Caroline Scott Harrison representing the administration of President Benjamin Harrison; Mary Arthur McElroy, sister of President Chester Arthur; Lucretia Rudolph Garfield; Lucy Webb Hayes; and Julia Dent Grant, with gowned figures placed in a likeness of the Blue Room of the White House (1869-1893).

Subject

• Grant, Julia Dent 1826-1902
• Hayes, Lucy Webb 1831-1889
• Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph 1832-1918
• McElroy, Mary Arthur 1841-1917
• Harrison, Caroline Lavinia Scott 1832-1892
• McKee, Mary Scott Harrison 1858-1930
• Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
• United States National Museum
• United States National Museum Department of History

Notes

• USNM No. 43539E
• See United States National Museum Annual Report, 1955, p. 8-9.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder 17, Image No. SIA_000095_B42_F17_008

Repository Loc.

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

Date

1955

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_F17_008]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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