Collection "The President's Own"
On July 11, 1798, President John Adams approved legislation that officially brought "The President's Own" United States Marine Band into being, making...
Invitation to dine at the White House with the President and Mrs. Lincoln
- Date of Work
- 1863
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION )
Invitation to dine at the White House with the President and Mrs. Lincoln
This invitation to dine at the White House with the President and Mrs. Lincoln on February 4, 1863 is a traditional presidential engraved invitation blank filled out in ink.
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