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President Roosevelt speaking from his train at Colorado Springs, Col. – Historic Print

President Roosevelt speaking from his train at Colorado Springs, Col., N. Bennington, Vt. : H.C. White Co., c1905. — historic photograph
President Roosevelt speaking from his train at Colorado Springs, Col., N. Bennington, Vt. : H.C. White Co., c1905.. 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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This rare historic photograph captures President Roosevelt speaking from his train at Colorado Springs, Col. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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President Roosevelt speaking from his train at Colorado Springs, Col.

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Roosevelt is shown speaking from his train at Colorado Springs, Colorado, a stop that reflects the whistle-stop style of campaigning presidents used in the early 1900s to reach voters far from Washington. Addressing crowds from a train during brief station stops let a president meet local audiences in person, and Roosevelt, who traveled widely and spoke often, made such appearances a regular part of his public life. The card was issued by the H.C. White Company of North Bennington, Vermont, around 1905. Viewed through a stereoscope, it gave the scene a sense of depth, a popular way for Americans of the period to see distant events and places.

Created / publishedN. Bennington, Vt. : H.C. White Co., c1905.
Medium1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph.
GenreStereographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesH62673 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 9943.
SubjectsRoosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919--Public appearances--Colorado--Colorado Springs. Whistle-stop campaigning--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,269 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-179707

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