Vintage Portrait - Houston - David Franklin. Secretary of Agriculture – Vintage Wall Art
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This rare historic image captures Vintage Portrait - Houston - David Franklin. Secretary of Agriculture in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Vintage Portrait - Houston - David Franklin. Secretary of Agriculture
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This 1918 portrait is not a view of the city of Houston, despite its place on the Houston board. The sitter is identified as David Franklin Houston, who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Woodrow Wilson, and the city shares his surname. Harris & Ewing, the Washington, D.C. studio that made the image, photographed many federal officials in the 1910s and 1920s, so the picture reflects that wartime era in the capital. Houston's department oversaw food production and conservation during World War I, a period when agriculture was closely tied to the war effort.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Harris & Ewing |
| Original scan | 661 × 931 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HAR-86012 |
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