White House Private Dining Room after Electricity was Installed

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.