Creator:

United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory  Search this

Subject:

Eisenhower, Mamie Doud 1896-1979  Search this

Truman, Bess Wallace  Search this

Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962  Search this

Hoover, Lou Henry 1874-1944  Search this

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

United States National Museum  Search this

United States National Museum Department of History  Search this

Physical description:

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 8;

Type:

Black-and-white photographs

Date:

1955

Circa 1955

Notes:

USNM No. 40158

Summary:

First Ladies Hall in the Arts and Industries Building, featuring dresses worn by Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Bess Wallace Truman, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Lou Henry Hoover, with gowned figures placed in a likeness of the East Room of the White House.

Cite as:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder 17, Image No. SIA_000095_B42_F17_001

Repository Loc.:

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

Topic:

Exhibitions  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Local number:

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B42_F17_001]

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

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_401788