The First Known Photograph of a U.S. Presidential Inauguration
The image captured crowds of onlookers standing outside the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol—which was still under construction at the time. The foreground area was actually a stone yard that had been ...
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The First Known Photograph of a U.S. Presidential Inauguration
On March 4, 1857, James Buchanan was sworn in as the 15th president of the United ... was present on that day to take the photo above. The image captured crowds of onlookers standing outside ...