Currier & Ives|George Washington

The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 – At the Old City Hall, New York – The oath of office was administered by Chancellor Livingston of the States of New York – Mr. Otis the Secretary of the Senate holding up the Bible on a crimson cushion.

1876

Hand-colored lithograph

22.6 × 31.7 cm (8.9 × 12.5 in)