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A Look Back at Ulysses S. Grant’s 1873 Inauguration: A Print from 1873

Take a look back at Ulysses S. Grant's 1873 Inauguration with this amazing print from 1873. See the event from Pennsylvania Ave. with this incredible image from the Library of Congress.
Caldwell Hall at Catholic University - 1915 (Shorpy)
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Here’s an old print from 1873, showing Ulysses Grant’s second inauguration, looking down Pennsylvania Ave.

1873 Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant
1873 Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant

Source: Library of Congress

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