Lady Bird Johnson Visits First Ladies Hall

ID: MAH50700

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: November 15, 1962

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 58, Folder: 12

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Summary

Mrs. Lyndon (Lady Bird) Johnson visits the First Ladies Hall in the Arts and Industries Building with Secretary Leonard Carmichael, November 15, 1962. The visit is the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the collection of First Ladies Gowns and the addition of the Inaugural Ball gown of Mrs. John Fitzgerald (Jacqueline Bouvier) Kennedy. In the background from left to right are mannequins dressed in gowns of Mamie Eisenhower, Bess Truman, and a partially visible Eleanor Roosevelt. The mannequins have been placed in a setting designed as a room in the White House with a fireplace and a chandelier.

Subject

  • Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973
  • Eisenhower, Mamie Doud 1896-
  • Johnson, Lady Bird 1912-
  • Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy 1929-1994
  • Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962
  • Truman, Bess Wallace
  • Arts and Industries Building
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • United States National Museum
  • National Collections
  • First Ladies Exhibit

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The print in the collection is a cropped version.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 58, Folder: 12

Contact information

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

Date

November 15, 1962

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Women
  • Secretaries
  • Clothing and dress
  • Museums
  • History
  • Artifacts
  • Mannequins (figures)
  • Costume
  • Exhibitions
  • First Ladies Gowns
  • Chandeliers
  • Museum mannequins
  • Presidents
  • Special events
  • Fireplace
  • Costumes
  • Museum visitors
  • Presidents' spouses
  • Women--History

Place

United States

Form/Genre

Photographic print

ID Number

MAH50700

Physical description

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

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