U.S. National Museum Decorated for Garfield Inaugural Ball

Description: In the United States National Museum Building, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, a view of the North Hall looking towards the Rotunda with the Statue of America facing the Hall. The building is decorated for the March 4, 1881, inaugural ball of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur, the first public use of the new museum building...Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer..Medium: Black and white photographic print..Dimensions: 8 in x 10 in..Date: 1881..: siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_10539 ( siris_sic_10539 ) ..Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives ..Accession number: 19070