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Aerial View of U.S. Capitol and Crowd on the Grounds of the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, during the Inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 4, 1933 – Historic Photograph Print

Aerial View of U.S. Capitol and Crowd on the Grounds of the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, during the Inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 4, 1933, 1933 — historic photograph
Aerial View of U.S. Capitol and Crowd on the Grounds of the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, during the Inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 4, 1933, 1933. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

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A window into the past: Aerial View of U.S. Capitol and Crowd on the Grounds of the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, during the Inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 4, 1933, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Aerial View of U.S. Capitol and Crowd on the Grounds of the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, during the Inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March 4, 1933

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An aerial view of the Capitol's East Front, with a large crowd massed across its grounds, records the swearing-in of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 4, 1933. Roosevelt took office during the depths of the Great Depression, when banks were closing across the country, and his inaugural address that day famously told Americans that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Photographs taken from above like this one were still relatively new for capturing public ceremonies, and they show how the Capitol's broad plaza became the stage for national moments. The picture is held in the Architect of the Capitol's collection.

Created / published1933
Mediumphotographic print
NotesArchitect of the Capital
Original scan3,736 × 3,027 px · prints to 12 × 10 in at 300 dpi
Reference1933 02894u

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