U.S. National Museum Decorated for Garfield Inaugural Ball
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Creator: Cluss & Schulze
Form/Genre: Engraving
Date: 1881
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 32, Folder 10
Engraving of the United States National Museum (now called the Arts and Industries Building) by Cluss & Schulze, Architects, depicting the interior of the building decorated for President James A. Garfield's and Chester A. Arthur's Inaugural Ball, March 4, 1881. Building was lavishly decorated for the event with the "Statue of America" in the rotunda holding an electric light. Garlands of electric lights have been strung from the ceiling. In the engraving people are shown attending the ball. This was the first event held in the building.
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Both negative numbers 72-1116 or 72-11116 are on the photo
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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SIA2009-0161 and 72-1116 or 72-11116
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Interior Medium: Engraving