• Wedding Portrait of Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre
    Unknown
    celebrations
    weddings
    Second Floor
    This portrait photograph of Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre in her wedding gown was taken on November 25, 1913. Jessie, daughter of President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, married Francis Bowes Sayre on that day in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Photographed on the Second Floor of the White House, in either the East or West Sitting Room, Jessie is wearing a wedding gown made of white silk satin woven at the Pelgram and Meyer silk mill in Paterson, New Jersey. The skirt of the gown was narrow at the ankle but had slashes cut in the back, which were hidden by the court train, in order to make it easier for Jessie to walk down the aisle.
  • Wedding Portrait of Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre and Francis Bowes Sayre
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    weddings
    celebrations
    Second Floor
    This portrait photograph of newlyweds Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre and Francis Bowes Sayre in their wedding ensembles was taken on November 25, 1913. Jessie, daughter of President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, married Sayre on that day in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Photographed on the Second Floor of the White House, in either the East or West Sitting Room, Jessie is wearing a wedding gown made of white silk satin woven at the Pelgram and Meyer silk mill in Paterson, New Jersey. The skirt of the gown was narrow at the ankle but had slashes cut in the back, which were hidden by the court train, in order to make it easier for Jessie to walk down the aisle.
  • Wedding Portrait of Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
    Harris & Ewing
    celebrations
    weddings
    This portrait photograph of Eleanor Wilson McAdoo in her wedding gown was taken by Harris & Ewing. Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, daughter of President Woodrow Wilson and First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, married William G. McAdoo (sometimes referred to as W. G. McAdoo) in the East Room of the White House on May 7, 1914. McAdoo served as the secretary of the Treasury during the Woodrow Wilson administration. Eleanor Wilson McAdoo wore an ivory white satin fabric for the base of her wedding gown, which was custom-made by New York designer Charles Kurzman of Kurzman of Fifth Avenue. The dress featured a v-shaped neckline, long sleeves of tulle, a three and a half foot-long train, and was trimmed with rare old point lace. Her tulle veil attached to a cap with orange blossoms and carried a bouquet of orange blossoms, white lilies of the valley, and white orchids.
  • Margaret Woodrow Wilson
    Unknown
    portraits
    First Family
    This black-and-white photographic portrait of Margaret Woodrow Wilson was taken around October 1, 1912. Margaret Woodrow Wilson was the eldest of President Woodrow Wilson’s three daughters, born in Georgia on April 16, 1886. In 1913, the Wilsons moved into the White House, but Margaret’s mother and first lady, Ellen Axson Wilson, passed away the next year. Margaret stepped in as White House hostess until her father married Edith Bolling Galt in 1915. Later in life, Margaret Wilson made a spiritual journey to India and lived in an ashram until her death in 1944.
  • Margaret Woodrow Wilson
    Unknown
    portrait
    first family
    This photograph of Margaret Woodrow Wilson was taken in 1900. Margaret Woodrow Wilson was the eldest of President Woodrow Wilson’s three daughters, born in Georgia on April 16, 1886. In 1913, the Wilsons moved into the White House, but Margaret’s mother and first lady, Ellen Axson Wilson, passed away the next year. Margaret stepped in as White House hostess until her father married Edith Bolling Galt in 1915. Later in life, Margaret Wilson made a spiritual journey to India and lived in an ashram until her death in 1944.
  • President Wilson Throws out First Pitch, Opening Day 1916
    National Photo Company
    sports
    Washington, D.C.
    This photograph of President Woodrow Wilson was taken on April 20, 1916 on Opening Day at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. President Wilson threw the first pitch at the game, where the Washington Senators would go on to defeat the New York Yankees, 12-4. First Lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, seated immediately to President Wilson’s right, accompanied her husband to the game.
  • President Wilson Attends a Baseball Game
    Harris & Ewing
    sports
    Washington, D.C.
    Presidential Visit
    This photograph shows President Woodrow Wilson attending the opening game of the baseball season on April 14, 1915. President Wilson threw out the first ball for the Washington Senators’ opening day games on both April 14, 1915, and April 20, 1916. In each match, the Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees. The widower president attended both games with Edith Bolling Galt, who he married in December of 1915.
  • President Wilson Throws Opening Pitch for Washington Senators Baseball Team
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    sports
    Washington, D.C.
    Presidential Visit
    This photograph shows President Woodrow Wilson throwing the first pitch at the opening game of the baseball season on April 20, 1916. President Wilson threw out the first ball for the Washington Senators’ opening day games on both April 14, 1915, and April 20, 1916. In each match, the Washington Senators defeated the New York Yankees. The president attended both games with Edith Bolling Galt, who he married in December of 1915.
  • Woodrow Wilson and Prize Rooster Winners
    Harris & Ewing
    Alabama
    White House Guests
    World War I
    This photograph is of President Woodrow Wilson with the "Big Four" prize roosters representing the premiers of the victorious powers in World War I outside the main door to the Executive Offices, later known as the West Wing. These roosters were purchased in France and, with a fifth bird (also depicted) that Wilson purchased, would be sold at auction to benefit highway-building in Alabama.
  • Woodrow Wilson
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing
    portrait
    engraving
    This engraving of President Woodrow Wilson was produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Wilson served as 28th president of the United States from 1913-1921. Prior to his election, Wilson had served as president of Princeton University and governor of New Jersey. As president, Wilson oversaw American entry into World War I and founded the League of Nations.
  • Ellen Axson Wilson
    Unknown
    First Family
    portrait
    This portrait photograph isof First Lady Ellen Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson's first wife. She was an accomplished artist and also dedicated her short time as first lady to improving housing in Washington D.C. slums. She died of Bright's Disease in 1914.
  • Woodrow Wilson
    Herbert E. French
    Washington
    D.C.
    This photograph, possibly taken by Herbert E. French, shows former President Woodrow Wilson standing in front of his Washington, D.C. home after his presidency. The President and his wife, First Lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, moved into the house located at 2340 S Street in the Kalorama neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C. after the completion of this second term in office. The house is now listed as a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
  • Wilson Addressing a Joint Session of Congress
    Harris & Ewing
    Congress
    This photograph by Harris & Ewing shows President Woodrow Wilson addressing a joint session of Congress. Seated behind President Wilson are Vice President Thomas R. Marshall and Speaker of the House James Beauchamp Clark, more commonly known as Champ Clark. President Wilson gave a number of speeches to Congress, eight of which were an annual message to the country.
  • Woodrow Wilson
    Harris & Ewing
    portrait
    This photograph is a portrait of President Woodrow Wilson taken around the time of his term in office. In the photograph, President Wilson is seen wearing his trademark pince-nez glasses.
  • Woodrow Wilson
    Udo J. Keppler
    portrait
    This portrait illustration of President Woodrow Wilson was done by Udo J. Keppler and was published in a book by Puck Press. The illustration spans the width of two pages, continuing over the fold of the book.
  • Woodrow Wilson
    Harris & Ewing
    portrait
    This portrait photograph of future President Woodrow Wilson was taken by Harris & Ewing in 1900 before he was president of Princeton University. Wilson served as president of the historic university from 1902-1910 before becoming governor of New Jersey and then President of the United States of America.
  • President Wilson with Allied Leaders
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    World War I
    Head of State
    France
    Presidential Visit
    travel
    This photograph shows President Woodrow Wilson with the Prime Ministers of Great Britain, France, and Italy. These World War I leaders were known as the Big Four. Left to right: David Lloyd George (Britain), Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italy), Georges Clemenceau (France), and Woodrow Wilson. In 1919 the Big Four met in Paris, France to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles after the end of World War I. This photograph was taken outside the Hotel Crillon in Paris.
  • Woodrow Wilson
    Pach Brothers
    portrait
    This portrait of Woodrow Wilson was created by the Pach Brothers of New York in 1912. At the time, Wilson was governor of New Jersey in the midst of his 1912 presidential campaign and election.
  • Woodrow Wilson Bookplate
    Carl S. Junge
    bookplate
    This bookplate is a woodcut print that was designed by Carl S. Junge and shows Woodrow Wilson seated at a desk with the image of the cathedral Notre-Dame de Reims behind him. The text reads "Behind the clouds the sun is still shining/ Out of the darkness unity must come. Woodrow Wilson." President Wilson visited the cathedral, located 80 miles from Paris in Reims, while in France for the Paris Peace Conference.
  • Woodrow Wilson
    Edmonston
    portrait
    This photograph is a portrait of President Woodrow Wilson taken at the Edmonston studio in Washington, D.C. In the photograph, President Wilson is seen wearing his trademark pince-nez glasses.
  • Wilson Buying Christmas Seals
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    transportation
    Christmas
    children
    This photograph shows former President Woodrow Wilson buying Christmas seals to support the fight against tuberculosis from Sylvia Suter, a young girl who served with the Modern Health Crusade. The image is a doctored image, with Suter standing on the running board of a car with a previously-taken image of President Wilson driving in his own car cut and inserted into the image. The original photograph of President Wilson was also taken in 1923.
  • Ellen Axson Wilson
    Unknown
    portraits
    South Portico
    This is a portrait of Ellen Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson's first wife. She was an accomplished artist, and also dedicated her short time as first lady to improving housing in Washington D.C. slums. She died of Bright's Disease in 1914. This photograph was likely taken by the famed Bachrach Studios.