National inauguration ball, March 4th 1865. Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson – Antique Wall Art
![National inauguration ball, March 4th 1865. Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6a/6ab5b4f87eba-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with National inauguration ball, March 4th 1865. Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, a historic print rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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National inauguration ball, March 4th 1865. Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson
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Rather than a view of the event itself, this item is a negative of one section of an invitation to the national inauguration ball held on March 4, 1865, the day Abraham Lincoln began his second term. The 1865 ball took place in the Patent Office building in Washington, a large space suited to the formal evening crowds that inaugural balls drew. The text also names Andrew Jackson, whose 1829 inaugural celebration became known for its crowds, so the invitation links two presidential inaugurations. The shelflist card associates the piece with the firm Dempsey & O'Toole, though that attribution is unverified.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Dempsey & O'Toole. Negative of another part of the invitation |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,830 × 5,879 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-112716 |
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