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Washington, D.C. - Arrival of Military and Other Organizations to Participate in the Inauguration of the President-Elect - Passing the Peace Monument, Near the West Front of the Capitol

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Date

1885-03-07

Publisher

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

Dimensions

10 1/2 × 15 7/8 in. (26.7 × 40.3 cm) Framed: 23 5/8 × 29 1/4 in. (60 × 74.3 cm)

Accession Number

2007.014.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

A military marching band and a wide range of citizens gather at the Capitol for Grover Cleveland’s 1885 inauguration in this news illustration. The Peace Monument, which commemorates naval deaths during the Civil War, is shown prominently in the center of the composition, perhaps as a reminder that Cleveland was the first Democrat to be elected President since the war.

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