“Washington Taking Control of the American Army, at Cambridge, Mass. July 1775.” Copy of lithograph by Currier & Ives, 1876.
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Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
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On the occasion of Inauguration Day in the U.S., here is a trip through American presidential history, selected from images available in the public domain.
Raising the first flag at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, ca. 1776-77. Copy of painting by Clyde O. Deland.
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Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
The Capitol in 1846. Earliest known photograph, probably by John Plumbe, Jr.
Andrew Jackson’s Inauguration, 1829. Painting by Allyn Cox.
Poster from Lincoln’s 1864 presidential campaign in New York.\n\n
Credit: Library of Congress
Ulysses S. Grant.\n
Credit: Library of Congress
1880 campaign poster for James Garfield.\nKeywords:\n
Credit: Library of Congress
Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir on Glacier Point, Yosemite Valley, California, c1906.\n\n
Credit: Library of Congress
Warren G. Harding (right of center) dines with Thomas Edison (left of Harding) and Henry Ford (right of Harding).\n\n
Credit: Library of Congress
President Fanklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan, December 8, 1941.\n\n
Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
Harry Truman at a whistlestop appearance during the 1948 campaign.\n\n
Credit: Library of Congress
Eisenhower meets with Martin Luther King, Jr. (left) and A. Philip Randolph (right) in the Oval Office on June 23, 1958.\n\n
Credit: National Archives and Records Administration
John F. Kennedy meets with Nikita Khruchchev in Vienna, May, 1961.\n\n
Credit: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library
Richard Nixon departing the White House after resigning. Oliver F. Atkins, August 9, 1974.\n\n
Credit: Nixon Presidential Materials Project
Bush signs Martin Luther King Holiday Proclamation, May 17, 1989.\n\n
Credit: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
Selena Frye is a former Senior Editor for TechRepublic. Her background is in technical writing, editing, and research. I edit the Data Center, Linux and Open Source, Apple in the Enterprise, and IT Security blogs.
