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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-19-01-18
Date Range
January 1953
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
From front of photograph: "(NY1) WASHINGTON, Jan.24--LEADERS ALL--Three United States presidents stand solemnly on inauguration stand in front of Capitol last Tuesday during singing of "The Star Spangled Banner" in ceremony in which Dwight D. Eisenhower was made president. In foreground is Vice President Nixon. Immediately behind him is President Eisenhower. At left is ex-President Truman and at right is ex-Presidnet Hoover. In background behind Truman and Eisenhower are Maj. John Eisenhower, the president's son, and Forrest Harness, senate sergeant-at-arms. This picture was made by a free-lance photographer who chanced to get a seat in the presidential stand where there were no authorized camera positions. (APWirephoto)
Date Range
January 1953
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Eisenhower, Dwight David "Ike"
Eisenhower, John Sheldon Doud
Harness, Forrest
Hoover, Herbert
Nixon, Richard Milhous
Truman, Harry S.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Capitols
Crowds
Inaugurations
Presidents
Vice Presidents
Washington, DC
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
6 x 7.25 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-19-01-18
Images
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