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[William Howard Taft, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, in Masonic regalia] – Historic Photograph Print

[William Howard Taft, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, in Masonic regalia], c1911. — historic photograph
[William Howard Taft, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, in Masonic regalia], c1911.. 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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Taft stands full length here in Masonic regalia, a dress that sets this portrait apart from his more formal presidential likenesses. The photograph was made by Jameson Studio in Alexandria, Virginia, and its copyright notice names Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22, a lodge closely tied to George Washington. Taft, president from 1909 to 1913, was an active Freemason, and the picture shows how fraternal membership could be displayed alongside public office in the early 1910s. He later became Chief Justice of the United States, the only person to have held both the presidency and that office.

Created / publishedc1911.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesJ155450 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Alex.-Washn. Lodge #22 A.F. & A.M., Alexandria, Va. Photograph by Jameson Studio, Alexandria, Va.
SubjectsTaft, William H. (William Howard),--1857-1930. Freemasons--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,781 × 4,691 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-220920

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