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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, July 1, 2009.
Depicted ContentUnited States Capitol, Washington DC
Depicted ContentElection of 1856
Depicted ContentBuchanan, James
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Inauguaration of James Buchanan, President of the United States, at the east front of the U.S. Capitol, March 4, 1857.
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Montgomery C. Meigs Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
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Photographer: John Wood