Broadside for Garfield Inaugural Ball in U.S. National Museum

ID: 72-11115

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Engraving

Date: 1881

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 32 Folder 10

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Summary

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.

Subject

  • Arthur, Chester Alan 1829-1886
  • Garfield, James A (James Abram) 1831-1881
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • Arts and Industries Building
  • United States President (1881 : Garfield)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 95 Box 32 Folder 10

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1881

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Museum buildings
  • Architecture
  • Inaugurations
  • Openings
  • Inaugural Balls
  • Museum openings
  • Garfield Inaugural Ball
  • Presidents
  • Drawings
  • Architectural drawing
  • Event

Form/Genre

  • Engraving
  • Event

ID Number

72-11115

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Engraving

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