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Inauguration Scenes Through Washington's Public Pages
Historic image narrative traces the 1905 Roosevelt oath and Wilson’s 1913 ceremony, detailing seating, procession routes, and notable participants. It covers precedents from Washington to Taft, weather impacts, and the ceremonial staging on Capitol Hill and Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Senate
House
United States
Supreme Court
James D. Maher
Committee of Arrangements
House of Representatives
Diplomatic Corps
White House
Capital Hill
B Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Court of Honor
George Washington
Federal Building
Wall and
Broad Streets
Livingston
Washington
Senate Chamber
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
William Cushing
Stuart
Thomas Jefferson
Washington City
Capitol
Alexandria
Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Abraham Lincoln
Scott
Buchanan
Willams
General Scott
Lincoln
Senator Baker
Oregon
Douglas
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Buffalo
McKinley
Roosevelt
Ansley Wilcox
Delaware Avenue
Weather Bureau
William Howard Taft
National
Mr. Taft
Wilson
White
Justice White
Mr. Wilson
W. Murray Crane
Marshall
Taft