[Pres. Taft on flag-draped reviewing stand, Toledo, Ohio] – Historic Print
![[Pres. Taft on flag-draped reviewing stand, Toledo, Ohio], c1908. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/28/2800599935d2-L.webp)
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[Pres. Taft on flag-draped reviewing stand, Toledo, Ohio]
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Taft, the Republican candidate who would win the presidency in 1908, stands on a reviewing stand hung with bunting and flags in Toledo, Ohio, in a picture dated around that year. The record comes from a caption card and has not been independently verified, so the exact occasion is uncertain. Still, such stands were a common sight during the campaign season, when candidates spoke from platforms built for parades and rallies. Campaign tours of that era often drew large crowds to small cities, and images like this one show how politicians used public ceremony and patriotic display to reach voters.
| Created / published | c1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,014 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-160020 |
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