U.S. National Museum Decorated for Garfield Inaugural Ball
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Download IIIF ManifestRequest permissionsDownload image PrintIn the United States National Museum Building, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, a view of the North Hall looking towards the Rotunda with the "Statue of America" facing the Hall. The building is decorated for the March 4, 1881, inaugural ball of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur, the first public use of the new museum building. Strings of garlands of electric lights were strung from the ceiling and the "Statue of America" in the Rotanda held an electric lamp in her hand.
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
March 4, 1881
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Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Event; Medium: Photographic print