Inauguration of James Buchanan, President of the United States, at the...
Forms part of Montgomery C. Meigs Papers; for additional information, see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006021 First photograph of an inauguration at the Capitol, which was still under construction in 18... More
Chief Justice Earl Warren administering the oath of office to Dwight D...
Photo shows the swearing in for President Eisenhower, with singer Marian Anderson in white hat at lower right. Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 73934.
[Theodore Roosevelt in carriage on Pennsylvania Avenue on way to Capit...
H58639 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by George Grantham Bain. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Photographers at President Taft's inauguration, March 4, 1909]
View of photographers with their cameras, above a snow-covered wall. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Washington, D.C. - The great inauguration ball on Tuesday evening, the...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 36, 1873 March 22, p. 34-35. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Grant, Ulysses S. Inauguration, 1873.
Andrew Johnson taking the oath of office in the small parlor of the Ki...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 21, 1866 Jan. 6, p. 245. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Johnson, Andrew Misc.
Inauguration of President Polk - The Oath
View of crowd with umbrellas, in front of platform on east portico of U.S. Capitol, where Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administers the oath of office to James K. Polk. Illus. in: The illustrated London news, v.... More
Andrew Jackson, President of the United States / from the original pai...
Reference copy in PRES FILE - Jackson, Andrew Prints Full. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentar... More
President Roosevelt taking the oath of office, Mar. 4 1905
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to Theodore Roosevelt on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol. H57292 U.S. Copyright Office.
President's Levee, or all Creation going to the White House / Robert C...
Crowd in front of White House during Andrew Jackson's first inaugural reception in 1829. Reference copy in WASHINGTONIANA - LOT 4386 59E. Illus. in: The Playfair papers. London : Saunders and Otley, 1841, v. 2,... More
[Crowd at the inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes, on the east front g...
Stereograph by Brady's National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capito... More
[Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to ...
Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Souvenir Inaugural Ball, March 4th 1889
Forms part of Benjamin Harrison papers, 1780-1948; for additional information, see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009029 This is a souvenir program with heavy, textured cream-colored paper covers that con... More
Presidential inauguration of William H. Harrison in Washington City, D...
Print shows a large crowd gathered in front of U.S. Capitol, with soldiers on horseback and a marching band, during the inauguration of William Henry Harrison. Printed below title: For Sale at Mr. F. Taylor, B... More
James K. Polk, President of the United States / From life on stone by ...
Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing front. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
James K. Polk, President of the United States / From life on stone by ...
Print shows James K. Polk, half-length portrait, facing front. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
[Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Philander Knox, and Joseph Cannon,...
National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Smaller print from same negative in album: Inaugurations, LOT 12285, v. 1, p. 25, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. Original glass negative: LC-F8-12417.
Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, March 4, 1861
Photograph shows participants and crowd at the first inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln, at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Lincoln is standing under the wood canopy, at the front, midway between the ... More
Inauguration ball in the immense building erected for the purpose in J...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 3, 1857 March 21, p. 241. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Buchanan, James Inauguration, 1857.
Washington D.C. - The Inauguration - President Grant taking the oath o...
Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase holding Bible with hand raised, and Grant with hand on Bible, surrounded by crowd of men. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 36, no. 911 (1873 March 15), p. 1. Ref... More
McKinley's second inauguration, Washington DC
McKinley making speech to crowd in foreground; U.S. Capitol in background.
Chief Justice Edward D. White administering the oath of office to Wood...
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Calvin Coolidge taking the oath of office
G71776 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by The Curtis Publishing Company. (Copyright record lists Arthur J. Keller as the "author.")
Bill Clinton, standing between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clin...
Official White House photograph. Public domain photograph - historical image of Arkansas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President and Mrs. Taft leaving the Capitol to head the parade to the ...
Taft, with wife seated beside him in carriage, tipping his top hat; crowd in background. H129105 U.S. Copyright Office.
Taft & Roosevelt driving to Capitol, Mar. 4, 1909
George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Washington, D.C. - The great inauguration ball on Tuesday evening, the...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 36, 1873 March 22, p. 34-35. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Grant, Ulysses S. Inauguration, 1873.
Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, March 4, 1861
Photograph shows participants and crowd at the first inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln, at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Lincoln is standing under the wood canopy, at the front, midway between the ... More
[President Hoover's inauguration, March 4, 1929]
Bird's-eye view of Capitol grounds and inaugural crowds, taken from the roof of the Capitol, looking north. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). In album: Inaugurations, v. 1, p. 48, Herbert... More
James Monroe, L.L.D., President of the United States / painted by C.B....
James Monroe, seated, at White House; view of Capitol in background. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Prints Three-quarters and full.
President's Levee, or all Creation going to the White House / Robert C...
Crowd in front of White House during Andrew Jackson's first inaugural reception in 1829. Reference copy in WASHINGTONIANA - LOT 4386 59E. Illus. in: The Playfair papers. London : Saunders and Otley, 1841, v. 2,... More
[Crowd at the inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes, on the east front g...
Stereograph by Brady's National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capito... More
[Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to ...
Public domain image of personnel, army, group of people in uniform, parade, historic place, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
The new administration - visitors paying their respects to President H...
Shows crowd entering White House through a door and exiting out an East Room window over a temporary bridge. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 68, 1889 March 16, p. 96. Reference copy in PRES ... More
Frances Benjamin Johnston - Inauguration of Pres. McKinley
Reference copy in PRES FILE - McKinley, William Inauguration 1901. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).
Souvenir Inaugural Ball, March 4th 1889
Forms part of Benjamin Harrison papers, 1780-1948; for additional information, see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009029 This is a souvenir program with heavy, textured cream-colored paper covers that con... More
Taft & Roosevelt driving to Capitol, Mar. 4, 1909
George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Presidential inauguration of William H. Harrison in Washington City, D...
Print shows a large crowd gathered in front of U.S. Capitol, with soldiers on horseback and a marching band, during the inauguration of William Henry Harrison. Printed below title: For Sale at Mr. F. Taylor, B... More
The inaugural charity ball, National Photo Company, Washington DC
Interior view of the ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., showing crowd dancing at President Hoover's inaugural ball, March 4, 1929. National Photo Company Collectio... More
Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite administering the oath of office to Ja...
Gift of Samuel A. Crozer. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was... More
Chief Justice Earl Warren administering the oath of office to Richard ...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 33081-4. Public domain photograph related to President Richard Nixon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President and Mrs. Taft leaving the Capitol to head the parade to the ...
Taft, with wife seated beside him in carriage, tipping his top hat; crowd in background. H129105 U.S. Copyright Office.
Abraham Lincoln's last reception / Hohenstein.. American Civil War 186...
Print shows Abraham Lincoln & Mary Todd Lincoln greeting Union generals, Cabinet members, & others at a reception. Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" the Library... More
President McKinley making his inaugural address [March 4, 1897]
McKinley in inaugural stand, on ground level, near Senate wing of east portico of U.S. Capitol. Copyright by Geo. Prince.
President Coolidge returning form [sic] the Capitol
Coolidge and others riding in a convertible among the pageantry of the inaugural parade. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). In album: Inaugurations, v. 1, p. 38, Herbert E. French, Nationa... More
[Chief Justice William H. Taft administering the oath of office to Her...
Copyright by National Photo Company. Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aerial view of U.S. Capitol and crowd on the grounds of the east front...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 18244. Public domain photograph related to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A large crowd of people standing in front of a building, Inauguration ...
File print cropped on both sides and on the bottom. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More ... More
Fish-eye view of the rotunda in the U.S. Capitol, just prior to the sw...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 56831-9. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol buildi... More
[U.S. Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue before 1814]
This modest drawing by an unknown hand depicts the west front of an incomplete U. S. Capitol as it appeared between 1811 and its burning by the British in August 1814. A low temporary structure is shown connec... More
[Photographers at President Taft's inauguration, March 4, 1909]
View of photographers with their cameras, above a snow-covered wall. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
President McKinley delivering his inaugural address, Washington, U.S.A...
24620C U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by J.F. Jarvis and sold by Underwood & Underwood.
[Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover in convertible automobil...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 18241. Public domain photograph related to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lincoln's second inaugural, Washington, D.C. during American Civil War
President Lincoln delivering his inaugural address on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1865. Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 16837. Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - Decembe... More
The inauguration of General Zachary Taylor--Dedicated to the Various R...
Gift; Leila Mechlin; (DLC/PP-1940:031). Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Theodore Roosevelt in carriage on Pennsylvania Avenue on way to Capit...
H58639 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by George Grantham Bain. Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Taft bowing to crowd, Washington DC
Side view of Taft on balustrade in snow, with top hat in hand, gesturing to crowd before him on grounds of east front of Capitol, with photographers at left. H125072 U.S. Copyright Office. Mounted on card with ... More
Taft & Roosevelt driving to Capitol, Mar. 4, 1909
George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph related to President Theodore Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President McKinley delivering his inaugural address, Washington, U.S.A...
24620C U.S. Copyright Office. Copyrighted by J.F. Jarvis and sold by Underwood & Underwood.
[Theodore Roosevelt, bust portrait, facing slightly right]
A41575 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by M. P. Rice, Wash. D.C.
President Roosevelt taking the oath of office, Mar. 4 1905
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to Theodore Roosevelt on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol. H57292 U.S. Copyright Office.
[Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover in convertible automobil...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 18241. Public domain photograph related to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Abraham Lincoln's last reception / Hohenstein. during American Civil W...
Print shows Abraham Lincoln & Mary Todd Lincoln greeting Union generals, Cabinet members, & others at a reception. Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" the Library... More
Abraham Lincoln's last reception / Hohenstein. during American Civil W...
Print shows Abraham Lincoln & Mary Todd Lincoln greeting Union generals, Cabinet members, & others at a reception. Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" the Library... More
Inauguration of Ronald Reagan on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, w...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 54881-3. The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George ... More
Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering the oath of office to Bi...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 73564. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building... More
President Taft bowing to crowd, Washington DC
Side view of Taft on balustrade in snow, with top hat in hand, gesturing to crowd before him on grounds of east front of Capitol, with photographers at left. H125072 U.S. Copyright Office. Mounted on card with ... More
[Theodore Roosevelt, bust portrait, facing slightly right]
A41575 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by M. P. Rice, Wash. D.C.
President Coolidge, Mrs. Coolidge and Senator Curtis on the way to the...
Coolidge and others riding in a convertible. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). In album: Inaugurations, v. 1, p. 38, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company.
The new President delivering his inaugural address [March 4, 1897]
McKinley speaking as Cleveland, seated, listens. Copyright by J. C. Hemment.
The new President delivering his inaugural address [March 4, 1897]
McKinley speaking as Cleveland, seated, listens. Copyright by J. C. Hemment.
The inauguration procession in honor of President Buchanan passing thr...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 3, 1857 March 21, p. 240. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Buchanan, James Inauguration, 1857.
Inauguration of Ronald Reagan on the west front of the U.S. Capitol, w...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 54881-3. The Washington Monument is an iconic obelisk located in Washington D.C., United States. It is located on the National Mall and is dedicated to George ... More
A view of the Capitol of Washington before it was burnt down by the Br...
This famous watercolor view by William Birch shows the only section of the Capitol that had been completed when the government moved to Washington in 1800. Workmen are still cutting stones in the left foregroun... More
[Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite administering the oath of office to R...
Stereograph by Brady's National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. Public domain photograph - parade, demonstration, flags, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Monroe, L.L.D., President of the United States / painted by C.B....
James Monroe, seated, at White House; view of Capitol in background. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Prints Three-quarters and full.
[Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Philander Knox, and Joseph Cannon,...
National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Smaller print from same negative in album: Inaugurations, LOT 12285, v. 1, p. 25, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company. Original glass negative: LC-F8-12417.
Assembly of the multitude at the eastern portico, at the commencement ...
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney administering the oath of office to Franklin Pierce on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol. Illus. in: The illustrated news, v. 1, March 12, 1853, p. 168-169. Reference copy in PRE... More
President-elect Wilson and President Taft, standing side by side, laug...
Public domain photograph related to Woodrow Wilson, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton, full-length portrait, dancing...
Official White House photograph. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photographs of Construction of U. S. Capitol, November 16 1858, and of...
Forms part of Montgomery C. Meigs Papers; for additional information, see: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006021 For Wendy Wolff, Editor, Historical Office of the Senate, 4-6750. Photographs of Constructio... More
[U.S. Capitol and Pennsylvania Avenue before 1814]
This modest drawing by an unknown hand depicts the west front of an incomplete U. S. Capitol as it appeared between 1811 and its burning by the British in August 1814. A low temporary structure is shown connec... More
Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson driving down Pennsylvania Ave., W...
Shows Cleveland and Stevenson in carriage on way to U.S. Capitol. 54541 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by J.F. Jarvis.
[Theodore Roosevelt, bust portrait, facing slightly right]
A41575 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by M. P. Rice, Wash. D.C.
The inaugural procession at Washington passing the gate of the Capitol...
Shows President-elect Lincoln and President Buchanan (tipping his top hat) amidst cheering crowd before west gate at base of Capitol grounds, on their way to the Capitol for Lincoln's first inauguration. Illus.... More
President Coolidge, Mrs. Coolidge and Senator Curtis on the way to the...
Coolidge and others riding in a convertible. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). In album: Inaugurations, v. 1, p. 38, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company.
Abraham Lincoln's last reception / Hohenstein. during American Civil W...
Print shows Abraham Lincoln & Mary Todd Lincoln greeting Union generals, Cabinet members, & others at a reception. Exhibited: "With Malice Toward None : The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition" the Library... More
Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering the oath of office to Ge...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 73009-24. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol build... More
Andrew Jackson, President of the United States / from the original pai...
Reference copy in PRES FILE - Jackson, Andrew Prints Full. Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentar... More
McKinley inaugural supper table in Pension Building, Washington, D.C. ...
Copyright by Geo. Prince. Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Wilson and Taft arrive at Capitol
Wilson and Taft in open carriage arriving at U.S. Capitol for Wilson's first inauguration. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
Inaugural ceremony of John F. Kennedy, surrounded by crowd, January 20...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 19600. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States ... More
Rear view of President Nixon delivering his inaugural address on the e...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 73980-17. Public domain photograph related to President Richard Nixon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administering the oath of office to Jim...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 43173. Public domain photograph of President Jimmy Carter, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
President Ulysses S. Grant delivering his first inaugural address on t...
Reference copy in PRES FILE - Grant, Ulysses Inauguration, 1869. Public domain photograph related to President Ulysses Grant, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Washington D.C. - The inauguration - The procession from the Senate ch...
Shows Grant walking through a crowd in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 36, 1873 March 15, p. 5. Reference copy in PRES FILE - Grant, Ulysses S. Inauguration, 1873.
President Taft is here photographed with Edward F. Stallwagon i.e. Edw...
Photograph by Pictorial News Company. Public domain photograph related to President William Howard Taft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A view of the Capitol of Washington before it was burnt down by the Br...
This famous watercolor view by William Birch shows the only section of the Capitol that had been completed when the government moved to Washington in 1800. Workmen are still cutting stones in the left foregroun... More
The President leaving Willard's Hotel, Washington
Illus. from: The illustrated news, v. 1, March 12, 1853, p. 164.
Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering the oath of office to Ge...
Photograph from Architect of the Capitol, AOC no. 73003-2. The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol buildi... More