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DescriptionJames Buchanan inauguration 1857.jpg	English: Photograph of James Buchanan's 1857 presidential inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. First ever such photograph. More information from Library of Congress
Date	4 March 1857
Source	From Library of Congress (see high resolution
Author	John Wood

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