Vintage Photos of Washington DC During the Presidential Inauguration of 1889

A collection of photographs of Washington, D.C., taken in and around the time of the Inauguration of President Benjamin Harrison on March 4, 1889. All photos attributed to photography firm Kilburn Brothers and another unidentified photographer. Original captions are in quotations.

Source: Library of Congress, New York Public Library.

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