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1887 White House Easter egg roll...
1887 White House Easter egg roll...
Item # 714497
April 23, 1887
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, April 23, 1887 This issue contains a slightly larger than a full page illustration entitled "Washington, D. C. -- An Unique Festival -- Egg-Rolling in the White House Grounds on Easter Monday" and has an accompanying article.
Also in the issue is: "Destructive Prairie Fires in Kansas -- Endangered Settlers Taking Refuge in the Plowed Fields" "New York City -- The Centennial of Columbia College -- The Parade of the Students on the Evening of April 14th -- The Procession Leaving the College Buildings" "Pennsylvania -- Types from the Philadelphia Kennel Club's Fifth Bench Show of Dogs, April 10th - 22d" and more illustrations, various foxing and dirtiness at the margins.
AI notes: The 1887 White House Easter Egg Roll, held on April 11, marked the first time the event was officially hosted on the White House South Lawn. President Grover Cleveland allowed children and families to gather on the grounds, establishing a tradition that continues today. Before this, children had rolled eggs on Capitol Hill or public parks, but damage to the Capitol grounds led Congress to ban the activity in 1876. The 1887 event symbolized a new era of presidential openness to the public and helped turn the Easter Egg Roll into a beloved national tradition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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