• Benjamin Harrison, White House Collection
    Charles Henry Niehaus
    busts
    sculptures
    White House Collection
    likeness
    This bronze plaster bust of President Benjamin Harrison was crafted by Charles Henry Niehaus in the late 19th century. Niehaus also crafted a statue of Harrison that stands at the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza.
  • Benjamin Harrison
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing
    portrait
    engraving
    This engraving of President Benjamin Harrison was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. President Harrison served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889-1893. Before the presidency, he fought as an officer for the Union during the Civil War and as a United States Senator from the state of Indiana. Harrison was the grandson of former President William Henry Harrison.
  • Caroline Harrison and "Baby McKee," White House Collection
    Unknown
    White House Collection
    portraits
    South Portico
    This photograph is of First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison with her grandson Benjamin Harrison McKee, known fondly as "Baby McKee." She was married to President Benjamin Harrison and served as first lady until her death in 1892. In this photograph, the two are located on the South Portico of the White House.
  • Benjamin Harrison
    Unknown
    portrait
    This is a photograph of future president Benjamin Harrison in 1854 at the age of 21. He had married his wife, Caroline Lavinia Scott, a year before this photograph was taken. After a short stay in Cincinnati, the couple moved to Indianapolis, Indiana where Harrison continued his practice of law. By 1855 he had entered into a partnership with William Wallace to open their own law practice.
  • "Purity in the President's Chair"
    Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison
    drawing
    chair
    First Family
    This is a hand-drawn sketch of Benjamin Harrison McKee, affectionately known as "Baby McKee." The drawing was done by Baby McKee's grandmother, First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison. Mrs. Harrison did not sketch often, but her grandson was the subject of some of her sketches. Mrs. Harrison captioned this sketch "Purity in the President's Chair."
  • Benjamin Harrison, White House Collection
    T. C. Steele
    White House Collection
    portraits
    paintings
    This portrait of President Benjamin Harrison was done by American Impressionist painter Theodore Clement Steele in 1901. Steele, professionally known as T. C. Steele, was an acclaimed artist best known for his Indiana landscape paintings.
  • Benjamin Harrison, White House Collection
    Eastman Johnson
    portrait
    White House Collection
    This oil on canvas portrait of President Benjamin Harrison was done by Eastman Johnson. Johnson's career covered several subjects including portraits of famous Americans and Native American communities. Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth President of the United States. He was a Senator prior to serving as president from March 4, 1889 until March 4, 1893.
  • Benjamin Harrison
    Pach Brothers
    portrait
    This is a photograph of President Benjamin Harrison was possibly taken by the Pach Brothers in 1896, after he had left the White House. The copyright on the image is printed as 1896, but the Pach Brothers studio was destroyed by fire 1895. This photograph could possibly be a reprint.
  • Four Generations of Caroline Harrison's Family
    Charles Parker
    portrait
    First Family
    This photograph by Charles Parker shows four generations of First Lady Caroline Harrison's family. Left to right: Caroline Harrison; her grandson Benjamin Harrison McKee; her daughter Mary Scott Harrison McKee; her granddaughter Mary Lodge McKee; and her father, the Rev. Dr. John Scott.
  • Baby McKee and "His Whiskers"
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    South Grounds
    This is a photograph of Benjamin Harrison McKee, affectionately nicknamed "Baby McKee" by the press, holding the reigns of "His Whiskers," a goat presented to him by his grandfather President Benjamin Harrison. Also pictured from left to right are his uncle, Russell Harrison, son of the president, Russell's daughter Marthena Harrison, the dog Jack, and sister Mary Lodge McKee. Mary Scott Harrison McKee, "Baby McKee" and Mary's mother, took over as White House hostess upon the death of her mother, First Lady Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison in 1892.