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Author:
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Subject:
Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this
Eisenhower, Mamie Doud 1896-  Search this
Johnson, Lady Bird 1912-  Search this
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy 1929-1994  Search this
Roosevelt, Eleanor 1884-1962  Search this
Truman, Bess Wallace  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
National Collections  Search this
First Ladies Exhibit  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Place:
United States
Date:
November 15, 1962
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
The print in the collection is a cropped version.
Summary:
Mrs. Lyndon (Lady Bird) Johnson visits the First Ladies Hall in the Arts and Industries Building with Secretary Leonard Carmichael, November 15, 1962. The visit is the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the collection of First Ladies Gowns and the addition of the Inaugural Ball gown of Mrs. John Fitzgerald (Jacqueline Bouvier) Kennedy. In the background from left to right are mannequins dressed in gowns of Mamie Eisenhower, Bess Truman, and a partially visible Eleanor Roosevelt. The mannequins have been placed in a setting designed as a room in the White House with a fireplace and a chandelier.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 58, Folder: 12
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Artifacts  Search this
Chandeliers  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Costumes  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Fireplace  Search this
First Ladies Gowns  Search this
Mannequins (figures)  Search this
Museum mannequins  Search this
Museum visitors  Search this
Presidents' spouses  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Special events  Search this
Women--History  Search this
Standard number:
MAH50700
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9980