This image is the back of the pencil sketch by Albert Berghaus depicting Inauguration Day 1877. Berghaus was a Reconstruction-era American illustrator who worked for Frank Leslie's Weekly. Berghaus' original works are extremely rare and few are in private collections. The back side of the sketch contains an inscription explaining the contents of the scene as well as a separate sketch of a police officer matching the front, where a line of police officers stands next to the open carriage. See image 8771 for the front side of the sketch.

This pencil sketch by Albert Berghaus is of Inauguration Day 1877. Outgoing President Ulysses S. Grant and President-Elect Rutherford B. Hayes leave the White House for the ceremony at the Capitol. Berghaus was a Reconstruction-era American illustrator who worked for Frank Leslie's Weekly. Berghaus' original works are extremely rare and few are in private collections. This sketch appears to be preliminary, with details such as the detailed stonework over the entrance to the North Portico only partially completed, as though Berghaus intended to use it for a larger work or finish the sketch later. See image 8772 to see the reverse side sketch and inscription.

This is a sketch drawn by Albert Berghaus in February 1860 of a reception First Lady Harriet Lane held in the Blue Room following the dedication of the statue of George Washington. The statue was placed in Washington Circle and created by Clark Mill who is also known for the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park. Berghaus was a prominent engraver who worked for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.