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First Ladies Gowns

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Author
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Subject
Harding, Florence Kling
Hoover, Lou Henry
Coolidge, Grace Goodhue 1879-1957
Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962
Truman, Bess Wallace
Eisenhower, Mamie Doud 1896-
Johnson, Lady Bird 1912-
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy 1929-1994
Nixon, Pat 1912-
First Ladies Hall
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
National Collections
First Ladies Exhibit
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
An earlier picture reflects a different arrangement of the mannequins.
Summary
In the National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, the First Ladies Exhibit shows gowned figures placed in a period decorated East Room of the White House. They are from left to right: Florence Kling Harding, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Lou Henry Hoover, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Claudia (Lady Bird) Taylor Johnson, and Patricia Nixon.
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
1972
Standard number
SIA2010-3412 or 72-7078-CN
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Photographic print
Exhibit
Physical description
Number of Images: 1 Color: Color Size: 10w x 8h Type of Image: Exhibit Medium: Photographic print
Place
United States
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Artifacts
Chandeliers
Clothing and dress
Costumes
Exhibitions
First Ladies Gowns
Gifts
Mannequins (figures)
Museum exhibits
Museum mannequins
Piano
Presidents' spouses
Women--History
Record ID
siris_sic_11427
Metadata Usage (text)
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