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Hoover draws greatest political crowd in history of New York City – Antique Print

Hoover draws greatest political crowd in history of New York City, [1928?] — historic photograph
Hoover draws greatest political crowd in history of New York City, [1928?]. Historic photograph from the Presidents 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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The headline claims a crowd larger than any political gathering in New York City's history, a boast typical of 1928 campaign publicity. Herbert Hoover, the Republican nominee that year, faced Democrat Al Smith, then the state's governor and a New Yorker, which made the city a closely watched battleground. The date on the caption card is only a guess, so the exact occasion is uncertain, but the picture shows how rallies were used to display popular momentum before Hoover won the presidency that November.

Created / published[1928?]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsThis record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pres. contests?--1928; NY--NYC--Misc.--1928?; NY--NYC--Bldgs.; Pres. I.; Geogr.; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,088 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-140430

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