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Washington's First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789 (printed text page) – Antique Print

Washington's First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789 (printed text page) — historic print
Washington's First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789 (printed text page). Historic print from the Washington collection.

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Washington's First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789 (printed text page) comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Washington's First Inaugural Address, April 30, 1789 (printed text page)

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Washington delivered his first inaugural address on April 30, 1789, on a balcony overlooking Wall Street at Federal Hall in New York City, then the temporary seat of the national government. This printed page preserves the words he spoke to both houses of Congress and the crowd below, and it shows how quickly the text traveled into print as the new government took shape. The speech is brief and sober, stressing the dependence of liberty and national success on the virtue of the people and on Providence. Its modest tone set a model for the presidency that later inaugural speeches would follow.

Original scan3,771 × 2,887 px · prints to 13 × 10 in at 300 dpi
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