George Washington–related commemorations have always been popular in Congress. This pass was required for admittance into the 1889 ceremony celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first President’s inauguration. Produced by the the Bureau of Printing and Engraving, the pass is distinguished by the bureau’s well-known engraving after Gilbert Stuart’s 1796 “Athenaeum” portrait of Washington, which first appeared on the U.S. dollar bill in 1869.
