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Artist
Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977
Sitter
Helen Herron Taft, 2 Jun 1861 - 22 May 1943
Unidentified Man
Unidentified Man
George Dewey, 26 Dec 1837 - 16 Jan 1917
George Von Lengerke Meyer, 24 Jun 1858 - 9 Mar 1918
William Howard Taft, 15 Sep 1857 - 8 Mar 1930
Henry Lewis Stimson, 21 Sep 1867 - 20 Oct 1950
Charles Wood
Date
April 17, 1912
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet/Mount: 24.1 × 34 cm (9 1/2 × 13 3/8")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Nature & Environment\Plant
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Nature & Environment\Plant\Garland
Equipment\Podium
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States
Unidentified Man: Male
George Dewey: Male
George Dewey: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Admiral
William Howard Taft: Male
William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Government official
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\President of US
William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\Dean
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Law
George Von Lengerke Meyer: Male
George Von Lengerke Meyer: Politics and Government\Public official
George Von Lengerke Meyer: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador
George Von Lengerke Meyer: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy
George Von Lengerke Meyer: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General\US Postmaster General
George Von Lengerke Meyer: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Helen Herron Taft: Female
Helen Herron Taft: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US
Henry Lewis Stimson: Male
Henry Lewis Stimson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Henry Lewis Stimson: Literature\Writer
Henry Lewis Stimson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
Henry Lewis Stimson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Henry Lewis Stimson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Charles Wood: Male
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Aileen Conkey
