U.S. National Museum Decorated for Garfield Inaugural Ball
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1881
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder: 10
The East Hall looking toward the Rotunda, with the "Statue of America" in it, of the new United States National Museum, now the Arts and Industries Building, decorated for President James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur's Inaugural Ball, March 4, 1881. This was the first event held in the building. Strings of garlands of electric lights were strung from the ceiling.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder: 10
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1881
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Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print