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Inauguration of the President, Washington, D.C. Washington, DC: F.T. Israel – Vintage Wall Art

Inauguration of the President, Washington, D.C. Washington, DC: F.T. Israel, 1905 — vintage postcard
Inauguration of the President, Washington, D.C. Washington, DC: F.T. Israel, 1905. Vintage postcard from the U.S. Capitol collection.

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Inauguration of the President, Washington, D.C. Washington, DC: F.T. Israel comes to life in this vintage postcard, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Theodore Roosevelt took the oath for his second term on the east portico of the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 1905, and this color postcard shows that ceremonial setting. The card was issued by F.T. Israel, a Washington publisher that sold views of the capital to visitors and residents. Half-tone photomechanical printing made postcards like this one cheap enough to buy and mail, so images of the inauguration reached people far from the city. The card also records the Capitol's appearance in the early 1900s.

Created / published1905
Mediumphotomechanical print/postcard, half-tone, color
Original scan6,528 × 1,569 px · prints to 22 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference1905 19619u inauguration of the president

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