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Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to the Capitol for his inauguration – Historic Print

Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to the Capitol for his inauguration, c1905. — historic photograph
Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to the Capitol for his inauguration, c1905.. Historic photograph from the Horses collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to the Capitol for his inauguration in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to the Capitol for his inauguration

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Roosevelt is shown riding in a horse-drawn carriage on his way to the Capitol for his inauguration, the ceremony that marked the start of his full term on March 4, 1905. He had taken office in 1901 after William McKinley's assassination and then won election in his own right in 1904. The picture comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, made by a Washington news photographer whose agency sold images to newspapers. Its date is approximate, since the record was assembled from old caption cards, but it offers a useful view of how presidential ceremonies were pictured for the public in the early 1900s.

Created / publishedc1905.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: President. I.--Inauguration; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,063 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-137248

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