Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution ball inauguration president garfield arthur museum america democracy bunting hall patriotic streamers 1881 innaugral decorated flags exhibition hall exhibitionhall lights hanging garlend arch industrial buildings industrialbuildings decorarions times of old timesofold a&i ai arts industries building mall smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives blackandwhite monochrome indoor black and white Description: In the United States National Museum Building, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, a view of the North Hall looking towards the Rotunda with the Statue of America facing the Hall. The building is decorated for the March 4, 1881, inaugural ball of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur, the first public use of the new museum building. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Date: 1881 Persistent URL: siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_10539 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 19070 Description: In the United States National Museum Building, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, a view of the North Hall looking towards the Rotunda with the Statue of America facing the Hall. The building is decorated for the March 4, 1881, inaugural ball of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur, the first public use of the new museum building. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in Date: 1881 Persistent URL: siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_10539 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Accession number: 19070 |