Outgoing governor David Sholtz and Fred P. Cone, right, prior to his inauguration as governor of Florida on January 5, 1937.

Photo by my grandfather, William B. Abbott Jr.

To read my grandfather's account of the inauguration from the Tampa Morning Tribune, see:

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Here's a look at these nitrate film negatives on a light box: flic.kr/p/2rGt8UC

This photo is in the public domain.

Ronnie Hoof, Photographer, WSB-TV, Atlanta, GA at the Democratic Breakfast 1/18/09. Photo by: Jocelyn Dorsey

Jeffrey Herbst prepares to deliver his remarks in Memorial Chapel. (Photo by Andy Daddio)

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New England College of Optometry's inauguration of President Howard Purcell at the Kennedy Institute, Boston, MA April 7th, 2019

Inauguration 2009

Obama Inauguration

Governor at the Hilton and Convention center by Joseph Andrucyk at Baltimore, MD.

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New England College of Optometry's inauguration of President Howard Purcell at the Kennedy Institute, Boston, MA April 7th, 2019

Inauguration Numa - Crédits : Benjamin Boccas

Bible used for the Inauguration of Lincoln, Obama, and Trump

shown in the Rare Books Room at The Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The Bible is an Oxford University Press edition of the King James Bible. Published in 1853. Remaining in in the Lincoln family until 1923, the widow of Robert Todd Lincoln, donated it to the Library of Congress.

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Everywhere you go in DC you'll find signs of hope and change.

Governor Hogan's Inauguration by Staff at Annapolis MD.

The Beast, the President's new limousine, equipped with five-inch-thick armor. Yes, he's inside, on his way to the reviewing stand by the White House to view the rest of the parade.

Governor Hogan's Inauguration by Staff at Annapolis MD.

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This poster was created for the September 13, 1974, inauguration of the Blue Water Limited, a State of Michigan-supported Amtrak train between Chicago and Port Huron, Michigan. The train has had a varied history, operating for a time between Chicago and Toronto as the International and International Limited. Today it is known as the Blue Water. The framed poster hangs in the waiting room of Durand Union Station in Durand, Michigan.

Governor Kay Ivey was sworn in as the 54th Governor as part the 2023 Inauguration events Monday January 16, 2023 in Montgomery, Ala .(Inaugural Committee /Hal Yeager)

Protests outside the inauguration of Gov. Scott Walker at the capitol in Madison, WI. More here.

Governor Hogan's Inauguration by Staff at Annapolis MD.

New England College of Optometry's inauguration of President Howard Purcell at the Kennedy Institute, Boston, MA April 7th, 2019

Inauguration in Dallas, Texas Headquarters

Biden is taking the oath. Almost there...

Governor Kay Ivey was sworn in as the 54th Governor as part the 2023 Inauguration events Monday January 16, 2023 in Montgomery, Ala .(Inaugural Committee /Hal Yeager)

Mark Dayton takes the Oath of Office and becomes Minnesota's 40th Governor on January 3, 2011.

Governor Hogan's Inauguration by Staff at Annapolis MD.

Inauguration in Dallas, Texas Headquarters

Inauguration in Dallas, Texas Headquarters

We had an Inaugural Ball for our students~

Every street going north is jammed.

Presidential Inauguration events kicked off on September 21, 2010 with a campus-wide international passport dinner. The menu included food from Haiti, Thailand, Greece, England, and Austria.

January 2009

Inauguration Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, 1933. From the Albert Barden Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.

The new building of HRDC inaugurated by Smt. Mridula Sinha, Hon. Governor of Goa on 19 Nov 2015.

Governor Kay Ivey was sworn in as the 54th Governor as part the 2023 Inauguration events Monday January 16, 2023 in Montgomery, Ala .(Inaugural Committee /Hal Yeager)

Inauguration Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, 1933. Shown on porch of the Governors Mansion. From the Albert Barden Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.