• Rose Cleveland
    Unknown
    portrait
    first family
    This photograph of Rose Cleveland was taken in 1910. Rose Cleveland was the younger sister of President Grover Cleveland. She was a devoted teacher and scholar before moving to the White House to act as first lady during her brother’s first term. She served in the role for just over a year, until Cleveland married the young, popular Frances Folsom on June 2, 1886. After their wedding, Rose left the White House and returned to academia. She died of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.
  • Grover Cleveland
    Victor Dubreuil
    portrait
    This portrait of President Grover Cleveland was done by Victor Dubreuil. President Cleveland was the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was both the 22nd (1885-1889) and 24th (1893-1897) President of the United States.
  • Grover Cleveland
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing
    portrait
    engraving
    This engraving of President Grover Cleveland was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The first Democrat to be elected president after the Civil War, Cleveland served two non-consecutive presidential terms from 1885 – 1889 and from 1893 -1897. In June 1886, Cleveland became the first president to be married in the White House when he wed 21-year-old Frances Folsom in the Blue Room.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    Unknown
    wedding
    portrait
    This photograph shows First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland posing in her wedding dress. The wedding was the first to be held at the White House between a president and soon-to-be first lady. Mrs. Cleveland, at age 21, was also the youngest first lady to be in office.
  • 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
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    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.
  • Frances Cleveland and Cabinet Wives
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    Cabinet
    This photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston shows First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland with the wives and a sister of President Grover Cleveland's cabinet. Johnston was one of the earliest female photojournalists and had a studio in Washington, D.C. Seated left to right: Nannie H. Wilson, Olive Harmon, Mary Jane Carlisle, Mrs. Cleveland, Agnes Olney, Leila Herbert. Standing left to right: Emma Morton, Jane Francis, Juliet K. Lamont.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    C. M. Bell
    portrait
    This photograph taken by Charles Milton Bell, professionally known as C. M. Bell, is the first one of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland after her marriage to President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886. The wedding was the first to be held at the White House between a president and soon-to-be first lady. Frances Cleveland, at age 21, was also the youngest First Lady to be in office.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland in the West Sitting Hall
    Pirie MacDonald
    West Sitting Hall
    Second Floor
    This photograph by Pirie MacDonald shows First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland in the West Sitting Hall. Pirie MacDonald was one of the top portrait photographers of his time and photographed over 70,000 individuals during his career. The West Sitting Hall is located on the Second Floor residence of the Executive Mansion.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    Charles W. Wright
    portrait
    This portrait of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland was done by Charles W. Wright. When Mrs. Cleveland married President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886, she became the youngest woman to serve as first lady at the age of 21. She was also the first bride of a president to be married in the White House.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    Unknown
    portrait
    This portrait is of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland. When Mrs. Cleveland married President Grover Cleveland on June 2, 1886, she became the youngest woman to serve as first lady at the age of 21. She was also the first bride of a president to be married in the White House.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    portrait
    This portrait of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Johnston was one of the earliest female photojournalists and had a studio in Washington, D.C.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland
    Frances Benjamin Johnston
    portrait
    This portrait of First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland was taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston. Johnston was one of the earliest female photojournalists and had a studio in Washington, D.C.
  • Midnight Session of President Cleveland
    Jay Hambidge
    Cabinet
    This illustration by Jay Hambidge shows President Grover Cleveland with Postmaster-General William Lyne Wilson reviewing applications and recommendations for new postmasters.
  • Washington D.C. - The Wedding at the White House, June 2nd - The Mother's Kiss
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    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
    Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
    wedding
    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.
  • Grover Cleveland
    Unknown
    portrait
    This portrait is of President Grover Cleveland. President Cleveland was the first president to serve two non-consecutive terms. He was both the 22nd (1885-1889) and 24th (1893-1897) President of the United States.
  • Frances Folsom Cleveland Writing
    Unknown
    portrait
    This photograph shows First Lady Frances Folsom Cleveland seated at desk writing a letter. Mrs. Cleveland was one of the most popular first ladies and received many letters.