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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)

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