Washington, D.C. - The Great Inauguration Ball on Tuesday Evening the 4th of March, 1873, in the temporary building in Judiciary Square, March 4, 1873. Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-4911 (b&w film copy neg.).

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Marvin Kranz, historical specialist, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.

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