Broadside for Garfield Inaugural Ball in U.S. National Museum
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Form/Genre: Engraving
Date: 1881
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 32 Folder 10
Broadside for "The Grand Fete to Garfield and Arthur at the National Museum Building." The March 4, 1881, inaugural ball of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur was held in the National Museum Building, now the Arts and Industries Building, the first event held in the new museum building. Two images are on the broadside, one of a plat of the building and grounds, the other an image of the exterior of the building.
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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72-11115
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Engraving