Vintage Photos of Presidential Inaugurations Throughout History

After being named the first President of the United States, George Washington took his oath of office at Federal Hall in New York City. After being sworn in, Washington delivered the first inaugural address in the senate chamber.

Illustrations depict the fanfare outside of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. as William Henry Harrison was sworn in as the ninth President of the United States. The ceremony was first held in the nation's capital for Thomas Jefferson's inauguration in 1801. Harrison gave his speech outside in the bitter cold, which resulted in an illness that led to the President's death 32 days into office.

President James Polk took the Presidential oath on the East portico of the Capitol in 1845. Afterwards, he addressed the nation with his inaugural address, in which he discussed Texas rejoining the union. Polk was the 11th President.

Crowds flocked to the Capitol when Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office in 1861. The country was on brink of the Civil War at the time and, due to threats on the incoming President, he was heavily protected as he made his way to the steps.

President Cleveland was joined by incumbent President Benjamin Harrison on a horse-drawn carriage ride during his processional. While Harrison preceded Cleveland's time in office, the 1893 inauguration was the second time Grover Cleveland took the Presidential oath. He's the only U.S. President in history to serve two non-consecutive terms.

President Theodore Roosevelt was swiftly first sworn into office in 1901 when President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was sworn into his second term a few months before his death, leaving Roosevelt power for almost four years.

Despite a historic blizzard, President Taft took part in his inaugural procession through the streets of D.C. in an open horse-drawn carriage. Due to the weather restrictions, Taft was unable to hold his public inauguration on the East portico of the Capitol and instead was sworn in within the Senate chamber.

President Taft wishes the newly elected Woodrow Wilson good luck on the day of Wilson's inauguration. President Wilson made history in 1913 when he cancelled the inaugural ball for the first time since 1853. The country faced war and the President felt it was inappropriate to hold the ball during such an uncertain time.

Woodrow Wilson was accompanied to his second inauguration in 1917 by his new wife, Edith Wilson. The President's first wife, Ellen Wilson, passed away during his first term in office in 1914.

President Harding (far left) is joined by his wife, Florence Harding, Vice President-elect Calvin Coolidge, and his wife, Grace Coolidge. The two couples posed for photos on inauguration day before they departed for the Capitol.

Calvin Coolidge was sworn into office in a private ceremony in 1923 after the sudden death of President Harding. Coolidge became the 30th U.S. President and carried out the two remaining years of Harding's term.

After President Coolidge took over for President Harding, he was elected as President in his own right in 1924. In 1925, he and his wife, Grace Coolidge, arrive for his inauguration in Washington, D.C.

President Hoover welcomes the public to the White House lawn after he was sworn into office in his inauguration ceremony in 1929. He would only serve one term as President.

President Hoover rides in an automobile with President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his inauguration ceremony in 1933. Roosevelt later passed the 20th Amendment, also known as the Lame Duck Amendment, which moved the Presidential inauguration from March to January.

Marking his second Presidential term, FDR addresses the nation in an inaugural address at the Capitol. The Great Depression-era President won the 1936 election, defeating Republican candidate Alf Landon.

Since FDR was sworn into his fourth term during World War II, he kept his inauguration simple with a pared-down ceremony at the South portico of the White House. Only three months later, Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage.