Object Details
Author
Unknown
Subject
Coolidge, Grace Goodhue 1879-1957
Eisenhower, Mamie Doud 1896-
Harding, Florence Kling
Hoover, Lou Henry
Johnson, Lady Bird 1912-
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy 1929-1994
Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962
Truman, Bess Wallace
National Collections
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
First Ladies Exhibit
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary
The installation in the National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, of the First Ladies Exhibit shows gowned figures placed in the East Room as it looked during the 20th century. The dresses in this room are those worn by (left to right) Claudia (Lady Bird) Taylor Johnson, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Bess Wallace Truman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lou Henry Hoover, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, and Florence Kling Harding. The gold Steinway grand piano was given to the White House in 1903.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 285, Box 20, Folder: 3
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
c. 1968
Standard number
SIA2010-3415 or P65460G or MAH-P65460G
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Photographic print
Exhibit
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 5w x 4h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
Place
United States
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Artifacts
Chandeliers
Clothing and dress
Costumes
Exhibitions
First Ladies Gowns
Gifts
Mannequins (figures)
Museum mannequins
Piano
Presidents' spouses
Women--History
Record ID
siris_sic_11426