Wilson & Taft at Capitol [Inauguration, 1913] – Historic Photograph Print
![Wilson & Taft at Capitol [Inauguration, 1913], [1913] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/19/19e4733ceab9-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: Wilson & Taft at Capitol [Inauguration, 1913], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Wilson & Taft at Capitol [Inauguration, 1913]
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Woodrow Wilson and William Howard Taft are named together in this 1913 view at the Capitol, the day Wilson was sworn in. Taft, the outgoing president, had lost the 1912 election after the Republican vote split, and his riding to the ceremony beside his successor was part of the courtesy customary on inauguration day. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that recorded the capital's public life on glass negatives, and the streaks and blemishes on the plate are the natural deterioration of its original coatings.
| Created / published | [1913] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,027 × 4,391 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-248447 |
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