New Jersey Room, Mount Vernon Mansion.

Containers:
Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 2
Creator:
Dillon, Luke C., 1836-1904
Language:
English .
Physical description:
Cabinet card of interior view of the blue room taken from the doorway towards the fireplace along the north wall, around 1884. Text printed directly onto the reverse of the cardboard mount reads: LaFayette's Room, Mt. Vernon Mansion, So called in consequence of its having been occupied by General Lafayette when visiting Washington at Mt. Vernon. Copyright by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Union Association. Luke C. Dillon, Authorized Photographer, Office at Pullman's Gallery, 935 Penna. Avenue, Washington City, D. C. The curators at Mount Vernon have disproved Lafayette's stay in the room and have accordingly attributed an alternate room.
Dimensions:
Cardboard mount: 6 1/2 in. x 4 1/4 in. (16.4 cm x 10.7 cm); Photographic print: 5 3/4 in. x 4 in. (14.5 cm x 10.2 cm)

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Parent restrictions:
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.