• Prince of Wales at President Buchanan's Reception
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    Head of State
    East Room
    This illustration is of a reception held in honor of Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales and future king of the United Kingdom, in the East Room of the White House on October 4, 1860. The reception was hosted by President James Buchanan, likely the man standing to the Prince's right. The future King Edward VII was 18 years old at the time of this trip and toured the Capitol and various government buildings, as well as Mount Vernon.
  • Hayes Family and Friends in the Library
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    First Family
    Yellow Oval Room
    This engraving shows President Rutherford B. Hayes, First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes, two of their children (likely Frances and Scott), and their friends enjoying an evening of entertainment in their library. This room is now the Yellow Oval Room, located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion. At the piano is Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz. The engraving, possibly tinted by P. Hall Baglie, was based on a sketch by Georgie A. Davis and appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper."
  • The Attempted Assassination of the President - Scene in the President's Sleeping Room
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    This engraving depicts the scene in President James Garfield's bedroom at the White House as he struggles to recover from an assassin's bullet. Garfield was shot on July 2, 1881 inside a Washington, D.C. train station by Charles Guiteau, who had sought a position in the government and was rejected. The president succumbed to his wounds 11 weeks later. The engraving was based on sketches by Albert Berghaus and Charles Upham and first appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper."
  • Washington, D.C.- The Marriage of Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, to Miss Frances Folsom, At the White House, June 2nd- The Scene in the Blue Room
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    Blue Room
    State Floor
    This engraving, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, shows President Grover Cleveland's wedding to First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland, which took place in the Blue Room on June 2, 1886. There were 28 guests at the wedding, including relatives, cabinet members with their wives, and close friends.
  • Washington D.C. - The Wedding at the White House, June 2nd - The Mother's Kiss
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    This engraving on the first page of "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" depicts the June 2, 1886 wedding of President Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom. The new first lady is in the foreground embracing her mother, Emma Cornelia Folsom, and the president is shaking hands with Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney. There were 28 guests at the wedding, including relatives, cabinet members with their wives, and close friends. Cleveland was the first president to hold his wedding in the White House.
  • Portraits of the Bride and Bridegroom
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    portrait
    This print is from "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" which published these portraits of newlyweds President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland. The wedding occurred on June 2, 1886 in the Blue Room of the White House.
  • Miss Lane's Conservatory, at the W.H., Washington
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    Conservatory
    This lithograph published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1858 depicts the newly added White House Conservatory. In the print, presumably, is Harriet Lane, President James Buchanan's niece who served as White House hostess during his administration, standing in the Conservatory. The Conservatory was built during Buchanan's administration and stood on the grounds of what is today the West Colonnade and West Wing. The Conservatory had a small, 12 foot passage between the glass room and the Executive Mansion and served as a private space for first families of the era. P. Hall Baglie is credited with the tinting of this lithograph.
  • Assassination of President Lincoln
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    assassination
    This front page edition of "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" features a wood engraving print of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Published on May 6, 1865, the engraving shows John Wilkes Booth leaping from the Presidential Box at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. to the stage below moments after he shot the president, who is hidden by curtains surrounding the box. President and Mrs. Lincoln were attending the play "Our American Cousin".
  • President Lincoln and His Cabinet in Council at the White House
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    Cabinet
    This wood engraving print of President Abraham Lincoln meeting with his Cabinet was published in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" on March 30, 1861. The purpose of the Cabinet meeting, just weeks into President Lincoln's first administration, was to evaluate the developing situation at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. Fort Sumter would be the location of the first shots of the American Civil War and play an important role in the prolonged Union siege of Charleston.
  • Grand Ball at the Inauguration of President Lincoln
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    This is an engraving of President Abraham Lincoln's inaugural ball which took place at a temporary structure on March 4, 1861. This engraving was published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on March 23, 1861.
  • President Lincoln and Secretary of State Receive Napoleon
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    State Dinner
    This is an illustration, tinted by Hall Baglie, of President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William H. Seward conversing with Prince Napoleon Bonaparte during a performance at a State Dinner in the prince's honor on August 3, 1861. The illustration was published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper and was tinted by P. Hall Baglie.
  • Guests Inspect Nellie Grant's Wedding Gifts
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    This is an illustration of guests inspecting the wedding presents given to Nellie Grant and Algernon Sartoris in 1874. This illustration was published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
  • Washington, D.C. - The Marriage of Grover Cleveland, President of the United States
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    East Room
    State Floor
    This is a hand colored wooden engraving depicting the wedding of Frances Cleveland to President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886 in the East Room of the White House. The engraving was published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on June 12, 1886.
  • Easter Monday Egg Roll
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    Easter Egg Roll
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    In this engraving dated April 23, 1887, children chase after Easter eggs during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. The engraving was published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Dating back to 1878, the Easter Egg Roll is a cherished springtime tradition in Washington, D.C., with children and their families gathering on the South Lawn to enjoy the annual festivities.