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Image Title: Inauguration Of Mr. Lincoln, March 4, 1861

Date: 1861

Summary: 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 left and center posts. His face is in shadow but the white shirt front is visible. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 87) "A distant photograph from a special platform by an unknown photographer, in front of the Capitol, Washington, D.C., afternoon of March 4, 1861. 'A small camera was directly in front of Mr. Lincoln,' reported a newspaper, 'another at a distance of a hundred yards, and a third of huge dimensions on the right ... The three photographers present had plenty of time to take pictures, yet only the distant views have survived." (Source: Ostendorf, p. 86-87)

Subjects: Crowds--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Inauguration, 1861
Presidential inaugurations--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870

Places: Washington D.C.

Original Media: Photograph

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