First Ladies Hall, Arts and Industries Building

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Object Details

Creator

United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory

Subject

Hoover, Lou Henry 1874-1944

Harding, Florence Kling 1860-1924

Coolidge, Grace Goodhue 1879-1957

Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)

United States National Museum

United States National Museum Department of History

Notes

USNM No. 43539G

See United States National Museum Annual Report, 1955, p. 8-9.

Summary

First Ladies Hall in the Arts and Industries Building, featuring dresses worn by Lou Henry Hoover, Florence Kling Harding, and Grace Goodhue Coolidge, with gowned figures placed in a likeness of the Red Room of the White House (1921-1933.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder 17, Image No. SIA_000095_B42_F17_010

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1955

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B42_F17_010]

Restrictions & Rights

No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

No Copyright - United States

Type

Black-and-white photographs

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Exhibitions

Clothing and dress

Museum exhibits

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_401797