George Washington journeyed from his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia to New York City for his April 30, 1789, inauguration as the first president of the federal government. Along the way, he was greeted by crowds and officials eager to celebrate their new national leader. In this frequently reproduced image, first published by Currier and Ives a century later, the women of Trenton, New Jersey, shower Washington with adoration and flowers at a bridge that leads into the city.