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7. Metal Skeleton and Red Paper Remains of a Flare. The metal infrastructure positions the flare itself, in a vertical manner, allowing flow of oxygen for combustion. The paper is singed, and ring-shaped. Collected nearby Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 2009 (See: Ash from a Flare, above.) | 7. Metal Skeleton and Red Paper Remains of a Flare. The metal infrastructure positions the flare itself, in a vertical manner, allowing flow of oxygen for combustion. The paper is singed, and ring-shaped. Collected nearby Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 2009 (See: Ash from a Flare, above.) | ||
Revision as of 18:02, 26 March 2009
Contents
Inauguration Overview
Official Ceremonies
The Presidential Inauguration Celebration for 2009 began on January 17, 2009, with a train ride from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Official events were held in Washington, D.C., from January 18 to 21, 2009, including the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, a day of service on the federal observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a Kids' Inaugural: We Are the Future concert event, the inaugural ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, an inaugural luncheon at National Statuary Hall, a parade along Pennsylvania Avenue, ten inaugural balls at the Washington Convention Center and elsewhere, a private White House gala and an inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral.
Crowd Estimates
The National Park Service stated that it would use the head count of 1.8 million as reported in the Washington Post, believing this number to be a record for any event held in Washington, D.C.
Security
The District of Columbia police force doubled temporarily in size with the addition of 8,000 police officers from around the United States. The police force was assisted by 1,000 FBI agents to provide security for the event, and the Secret Service Counter-sniper team was assigned to hidden locations throughout the area. Ten thousand National Guard troops were also on site, including the 153rd Military Police Company of the Delaware National Guard with 5,000 troops providing security duty in a ceremonial capacity and 1,300 unarmed troops aiding Park Police in crowd control at the National Mall. The FAA maintained airspace restrictions over Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was chosen as the designated survivor to ensure continuity of government in case of catastrophe, and he spent inauguration day at a U.S. military installation outside of the Washington, D.C. area.
No one from the crowds at the inaugural ceremony and parade was arrested as of 6:00 p.m. Inauguration Day, which according to a federal agent, was not usual.
Artifacts in the Collection:
- Trifold Brochure featuring Plan of the Washington, D.C. Mall
- Three Commemorative Fare-cards for the Washington, D.C. Metro
- Invitation to the Presidential Inauguration of 2009
- Ticket for the Presidential Inaugural Parade, January, 2009
- Hair Extension found on Pennsylvania Avenue
- Ash from a Safety Flare from Washington, D.C.
7. Metal Skeleton and Red Paper Remains of a Flare. The metal infrastructure positions the flare itself, in a vertical manner, allowing flow of oxygen for combustion. The paper is singed, and ring-shaped. Collected nearby Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 2009 (See: Ash from a Flare, above.)
8. Metal Plate with Letters and Numbers. Severely oxidized and in abraded condition. Found of the Connecticut Avenue, Rock Creek Bridge, Washington, D.C. January 20th 2009 Text: “Ford 5E212 F3VC AA BIG L 2 246” The letters and numbers on this plate refer to an industrial process that may become more intelligible in the light of future research.
9. Gravel from the National Mall, Washington, D.C. Collected 19th January, 2009. Part of the McMillan Plan the gravel walkways encompassing the National Mall are a laid with a pleasing, naturally rounded limestone pebbles, tawny ochre in color, complimenting both the rich red of the seneca sandstone Smithsonian Castle and the somewhat severe Neoclassicism of the James Russell Pope designed National Gallery. Etymology: The word gravel comes from the French gravelle, meaning “coarse sand”. The National Mall as it appears today owes its design to the McMillan Commission, named for Sen. James McMillan of Michigan who was chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia. Some of the greatest American architects, landscape architects and urban planners of the day served on the McMillan Commission, including Daniel Burnham, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., Charles F. McKim, as well as noted sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who worked to fully implement the original design for the National Mall by Pierre Charles L'Enfant. Gravel aggregates are harvested from both glacial and alluvial natural deposits including limestone, granite, trap rock and other durable minerals. These are then processed by a series of crushing, screening, blending and washing operations. Large gravel deposits are a common geological feature, formed as a result of the weathering and erosion of rocks. The action of rivers and waves has tended historically to pile up gravel in large accumulations.
10. Laminated Press Pass for the Inaugural Ceremonies, Washington, D.C. January, 2009. It seemed like there were more portable toilets in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration ceremonies, than anyone had ever seen before. Loan artifact from the collection of Jon Gilbert Fox.
