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[Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to Benjamin Harrison on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1889] – Historic Reproduction

[Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to Benjamin Harrison on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1889], 1889 — historic photograph
[Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to Benjamin Harrison on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1889], 1889. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to Benjamin Harrison on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1889]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath of office to Benjamin Harrison on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1889]

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Benjamin Harrison's swearing-in on the east portico of the Capitol, with Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administering the oath, is the particular moment this print records, on March 4, 1889. Inaugurations were then held outdoors at the Capitol, so the crowds gathered there were part of the ceremony itself, and the photograph shows how the portico and its surrounding grounds filled for the event. Harrison, the grandson of President William Henry Harrison, took office after defeating Grover Cleveland in 1888. Photographs of such ceremonies from the 1880s are uncommon, which makes this one worth a close look at the figures on the steps and the spectators below.

Created / published1889
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1880-1890.
SubjectsHarrison, Benjamin,--1833-1901--Inauguration, 1889. United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1880-1890. Oaths--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890. Crowds--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890. Presidential inaugurations--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,272 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-138231

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