Taft campaign train, St. Joseph, MO. – Historic Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Taft campaign train, St. Joseph, MO.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Taft campaign train, St. Joseph, MO.
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Taken in St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1908, this view records a stop on William Howard Taft's campaign for the presidency that year. Candidates of the era often traveled by private railroad car, making brief appearances in towns to speak from the rear platform and greet crowds. The Bain News Service, a New York photo agency, produced and distributed pictures like this one, and its glass negatives document politics, public figures and city life in the early twentieth century. The title comes from the agency's caption data, which has not been independently verified, so the exact occasion should be read with that in mind.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,779 × 4,241 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-3522 |
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