Media Credit: Gabrielle Rhoads | Staff Photographer
A bin of Biden/Harris inauguration pins.
Massive road closures, a heightened security presence and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced people to observe President Joe Biden’s inauguration from afar this year.
Areas like the National Mall and Constitution Avenue, typically packed with attendees pining to catch a glimpse of the new president, were blocked off to the public amid safety concerns after a siege on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Although some conflict was anticipated, the city saw few people protesting Biden’s presidency throughout the day.
Here’s a glimpse of the day from the outskirts of the Capitol:
Zach Brien | Staff Photographer
Biden supporters at Black Lives Matter Plaza watch as then-President Donald Trump exits the White House for the last time on Marine One.
Gabrielle Rhoads | Staff Photographer
A Biden supporter from California, who asked to be identified as Allie, looks down Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Capitol on Wednesday morning ahead of Biden’s inauguration.
Gabrielle Rhoads | Staff Photographer
Rick Henderson holds up a Kamala Harris tote bag he was selling outside of the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro stop.
Lillian Bautista | Senior Photo Editor
Banners welcoming the incoming Biden/Harris administration were on display overlooking Freedom Plaza.
Phebe Grosser | Staff Photographer
A woman holds a sign reading, “Dear Women of Color, Thank You!”
Timothy O'Shaughnessy | Photographer
Members of Howard University’s “Showtime” Marching Band are seen walking before they perform at a parade celebrating the new administration. Harris is a 1986 Howard graduate.
Sophie Moten | Staff Photographer
Biden supporters gather at BLM Plaza to celebrate Biden’s inauguration.
Timothy O'Shaughnessy | Photographer
Members of the National Guard monitor a barrier along 14th Street NW near Freedom Plaza.
Lillian Bautista | Senior Photo Editor
A group gathers to observe the Capitol from a distance on Louisiana Avenue as the inauguration ceremony began.
Lillian Bautista | Senior Photo Editor
The entrance to the Capitol was barricaded and guarded by varying security forces as the inauguration was underway.
Zach Schonfeld | Staff Photographer
First lady Jill Biden is seen waving through the car doors as the presidential motorcade drove down Memorial Avenue.
