Taft Parade, Central Dry Goods Div., Gen. Jos. W. Congdon, Marshal, New York – Antique Wall Art
(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 Parade, Central Dry Goods Div., Gen. Jos. W. Congdon, Marshal, New York comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Taft Parade, Central Dry Goods Div., Gen. Jos. W. Congdon, Marshal, New York
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Marching under the banner of a dry goods firm's division, this 1908 New York scene shows a campaign procession backing William Howard Taft, the Republican presidential candidate that year. The caption names Gen. Jos. W. Congdon as marshal, a title that suggests he led the line of marchers. Political parades like this were a common way for supporters, including commercial groups, to show their strength before radio and television reached voters. The glass negative comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection at the Library of Congress, though the title was recorded by the news service and has not been independently verified.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Temp. note: Batch one loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,741 × 4,235 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-4142 |
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