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Title
Washington taking the oath as president
Names
Wiles, Irving Ramsay, 1861-1948 (Artist)
Wellington, Frank H. (American illustrator and engraver, active 1901)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Personalities -- Washington

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1889
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC P. Washington
Topics
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Livingston, Robert R., 1718-1775
Otis, Samuel Allyne, 1740-1814
St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818
Clinton, George, 1739-1812
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) -- 1780-1789
Sherman, Roger, 1768-1856
Men -- Clothing & dress -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1780-1789
Oaths -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1780-1789
Presidential Inaugurations -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1780-1789
Genres
Portraits
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "April 30, 1789, on the site of the present Treasury Building, Wall Street, New York City." Written on border: "Apr 1889"
Source note: Century magazine. (New York : The Century Co., 1870-).
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17180963
Barcode: 33333159340476
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cd209b60-c561-012f-f5ef-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1861: Creator Born
  • 1889: Issued
  • 1948: Creator Died
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Washington taking the oath as president" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1889. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3202-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Washington taking the oath as president" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3202-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1889). Washington taking the oath as president Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-3202-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Washington taking the oath as president