President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural Ball In The Great Hall Of The Patent Office At Washington in 1865

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From an original engraving pub Illustrated London News 1865 (Cleaned up to remove bleed through text). Ball In Honour Of President Lincoln In The Great Hall Of The Patent Office At Washington. Lincoln is the first and only President to have been awarded a patent. Patent No. 6,469 After having been re-elected President of the United Sates in 1865, the Old Patent Office was selected to host President Lincoln’s second inaugural ball. The gala event took place in the model room of the Patent Office. This marked the first time that a government building was used for the inaugural ball

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