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L’Installation du Nouveau President de la Republique Des Etats-Unis

Print from L’Illustration showing the northeast corner of the Capitol with crowds, flags, and bunting in pouring rain. The caption reads, “L’Installation du Nouveau President de la Republique Des Etats-Unis. La place du Capitole à Washington, pendant la cérémonie de la presentation de serment.”/tiles/collection/1/1726.xml
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Print from L’Illustration showing the northeast corner of the Capitol with crowds, flags, and bunting in pouring rain. The caption reads, “L’Installation du Nouveau President de la Republique Des Etats-Unis. La place du Capitole à Washington, pendant la cérémonie de la presentation de serment.”
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Date

1889-03-30

Artist

Emile and Auguste Tilly

Publication

L'Illustration: Journal Universel

Dimensions

10 1/2 x 14 1/4 in. (26.7 x 36.2 cm)

Accession Number

2007.334.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The miserable weather at President Harrison’s inauguration is the dominant feature in this print from Journal Universal, a French illustrated newspaper. Harper’s Weekly had reported that the day “was as wet and miserable a day as Washington has seen for a long time,” but despite the visible sheets of rain, many umbrella-toting spectators are seen gathering at the East Front of the Capitol for the ceremony.

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