Republican Natl Convention, Illinois, 1904 – Vintage Photo Print
(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 image captures Republican Natl Convention, Illinois, 1904 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: General view, opening prayer of the Republican Nat'l Convention
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Republican Natl Convention, Illinois, 1904
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Chicago hosted the 1904 Republican National Convention in June of that year, and this panoramic photograph shows the hall where delegates gathered to renominate Theodore Roosevelt, who had taken office after William McKinley's assassination in 1901. In 1904 Chicago was among the largest cities in the country, with about 1.7 million residents, and its economy rested on railroads, the stockyards, meatpacking, grain elevators, and lumber moving through the city. Political life was loud and crowded, and the convention drew party leaders, newspaper reporters, and out-of-town visitors who filled the city's hotels and streetcars. Many Chicagoans still remembered the 1871 fire that destroyed much of the city and the rebuilding that followed, which had turned it into a showcase of commercial ambition.
| Created / published | 1904 |
|---|---|
| Creator | geo. r. lawrence co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Illinois |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,177 × 3,265 px · prints to 17 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | General view, opening prayer of the Republican Nat'l Convention |
| Reference | IL Republican Natl Convention 1904 |
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