James Buchanan's 200th birthday celebration at Wheatland. Men in Civil War military uniforms and Paul Ripple dressed as James Buchanan on the front steps of Wheatland.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
Crowd gathered on rear lawn of Wheatland for a garden party on Wheatland Day. Two copies of photograph. Photograph taken for the Pennsylvania State Department of Commerce.
Provenance
Photographs from the James Buchanan Foundation institutional archives.
From front of picture: "Crowd assembles for Inauguration" Washington, Jan. 20--The crowd begins assembling on capitol plaza for today's inauguration ceremony. Stand where oath was administered is at left. Senate office building is in background. (AP Wirephoto)
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)
Page 34 has three pictures from Paul and Elizabeth Ryder's trip to Mount Vernon. Notation at top of page: "Mt Vernon scenes on trip to Endless Caverns and Washington DC with Moyers" (1) View of Mt Vernon mansion (2) Paul and Elizabeth Ryder standing in the doorway of Mt Vernon next to another man (3) View of "Glorious Potomac"
