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[Billboard poster against prohibition, with head and shoulders portraits of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and President Woodrow Wilson] – Vintage Poster Wall Art

[Billboard poster against prohibition, with head and shoulders portraits of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and President Woodrow Wilson], [ca. 1913] — historic photograph
[Billboard poster against prohibition, with head and shoulders portraits of Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and President Woodrow Wilson], [ca. 1913]. 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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Three of the most recognizable political figures of the period share this billboard: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and President Woodrow Wilson, each shown in a head-and-shoulders portrait. Wilson had taken office in March 1913, and Roosevelt and Taft had just split the Republican vote in the 1912 election, so seeing all three together was unusual. The national prohibition debate was gaining ground in these years, and the poster uses the names of these leaders to argue against it. The print is catalogued among the William H. Taft Papers at the Library of Congress, and the record credits a W.H. Warner as the advertiser.

Created / published[ca. 1913]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenreBillboard posters 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920.
NotesW.H. Warner poster adv." William H. Taft Papers. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1980:167."
SubjectsProhibition--United States--1910-1920.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,089 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-166939

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