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President Harding Taking the Oath of Office

Black and white photograph of Warren G. Harding being sworn in, in front of a group of people at the Capitol/tiles/collection/1/14447.xml
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Reverse of photograph with maker’s information and caption reading, “2. President Harding taking the oath of office. Chief Justice White at the left, the Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court (center) President Harding on the right.”/tiles/collection/1/14448.xml
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Black and white photograph of Warren G. Harding being sworn in, in front of a group of people at the Capitol
Reverse of photograph with maker’s information and caption reading, “2. President Harding taking the oath of office. Chief Justice White at the left, the Chief Clerk of the Supreme Court (center) President Harding on the right.”
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Date

1921-03-04

Maker

Harris & Ewing

Dimensions

7 × 10 in. (17.8 × 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

PA2015.06.0072

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Specially built stands on the Capitol’s East Front were festooned with garlands and jammed with onlookers when the House and Senate met in Joint Session to witness the inauguration of Warren Harding as President. The crowd included Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., a few rows back on the left, wearing a black robe and cap and white moustache, and Vice President Calvin Coolidge to the right, holding his top hat in his hands.

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