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Harding's new front porch from which President-elect Harding will deliver his Inaugural address, officially called the Inaugural Stand – Antique Print

Harding's new front porch from which President-elect Harding will deliver his Inaugural address, officially called the Inaugural Stand, 1921 March 4. — historic photograph
Harding's new front porch from which President-elect Harding will deliver his Inaugural address, officially called the Inaugural Stand, 1921 March 4.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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The nickname "Harding's new front porch" refers to the Inaugural Stand, a temporary platform built on the east front of the U.S. Capitol for Warren G. Harding's swearing-in and inaugural address on March 4, 1921. Raised stands like this were a common feature of Capitol inaugurations, giving the new president a broad view of the crowd on the Capitol grounds. Harding used the occasion to call for a return to "normalcy" after the First World War, and the speech became one of the best-known of his brief presidency. The photograph shows how the structure looked before the ceremony.

Created / published1921 March 4.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsNo. 11327 RU.
Original scan1,071 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-160918

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