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Taft & Wilson at White House, after Wilson's inauguration – Antique Print

Taft & Wilson at White House, after Wilson's inauguration, [1913 March 4] — historic photograph
Taft & Wilson at White House, after Wilson's inauguration, [1913 March 4]. Historic photograph from the White House 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 Taft & Wilson at White House, after Wilson's inauguration in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Taft & Wilson at White House, after Wilson's inauguration

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Two presidents stand together in this 1913 print, and the record ties the moment to Woodrow Wilson's inauguration on March 4 of that year. Outgoing president William Howard Taft and incoming president Wilson were photographed at the White House that day, the traditional point where the outgoing and incoming presidents met before the ceremony and the transfer of office. The image comes from the National Photo Company, a Washington studio that documented public life in the capital during the 1910s, and it is one of the rare pictures that captures the two men together on the day their roles changed.

Created / published[1913 March 4]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1910-1920.Group portraits 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesTitle from item. Copyright by National Photo Company. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsWilson, Woodrow,--1856-1924--Inauguration, 1913. Taft, William H. (William Howard),--1857-1930--Public appearances. Presidential inaugurations--Washington (D.C.)--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,239 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-207501

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