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Inaugural Parade

This is a photograph of an inaugural parade, possibly for President Calvin Coolidge. This photograph is from the Herbert E. French collection, at the Library of Congress, which captured life in Washington, D.C. from the Wilson to the Hoover administrations.
Photographer
National Photo Company
Date of Work
March 4, 1909
Type
Photograph
Credit
Library of Congress
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