This circa 1892 photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston depicts the Family Dining Room as it appeared during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison. Note the President Rutherford B. Hayes state service plates and the President Ulysses S. Grant-era Gorham Mfg. Co. "Hiawatha Boat" centerpiece displayed on the left sideboard. First Lady Julia Grant selected the centerpiece at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
This circa 1892 photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston depicts the Family Dining Room as it appeared during the administration of President Benjamin Harrison. Note the President Rutherford B. Hayes state service plates and the President Ulysses S. Grant-era Gorham Mfg. Co. "Hiawatha Boat" centerpiece displayed on the left sideboard. First Lady Julia Grant selected the centerpiece at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
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942
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Start date:
1892-01-01
End date:
1892-12-31
Categories:
White House Rooms
Digital Archives
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Associated location:
Family Dining Room
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main file A1
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Further reading:
The White House: Its Historic Furnishings and First Families p.163; WHGB 50th Anniversary edition p.104
