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Allyn Cox: Washington's Inauguration ∙ 1789
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USCapitol 2011-12-07 12:20 |
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Washington's Inauguration ∙ 1789 |
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| Object type | mural | |||||||||||||||||
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Great Experiment Hall Cox Corridors George Washington was sworn in as the nation's first president on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York. The mural depicts (from left to right) Robert R. Livingston, chancellor of the state of New York, administering the oath; Secretary of the Senate Samuel Otis holding the Bible; George Washington, with his hand upraised; and Vice President John Adams. Left: A woman pleads her case to a magistrate, symbolizing the new government's establishment of a judicial system. Right: A business transaction represents the beginning of the national banking system.This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images is used the photographic credit line should read “Architect of the Capitol.” These images may not be used in any way that would imply endorsement by the Architect of the Capitol or the United States Congress of a product, service or point of view. For more information visit www.aoc.gov. |
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| Depicted people | Robert R. Livingston, Samuel Otis, George Washington, John Adams | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | from 1973 until 1974 | |||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas mounted on plaster[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| References | Teaching American History | |||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Washington's Inauguration, 1789 | |||||||||||||||||
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This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. | 
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by USCapitol at https://www.flickr.com/photos/65191584@N07/6472452887. It was reviewed on 8 October 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work. |
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| current | 23:40, 8 October 2012 | | 2,800 × 1,312 (1.3 MB) | Matanya (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Great Experiment Hall Cox Corridors George Washington was sworn in as the nation's first president on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York. The m... |
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