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Artist
Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977
Sitter
William Howard Taft, 15 Sep 1857 - 8 Mar 1930
Franklin MacVeagh, 22 Nov 1837 - 6 Jul 1934
George Woodward Wickersham, 19 Sep 1858 - 25 Jan 1936
George Von Lengerke Meyer, 24 Jun 1858 - 9 Mar 1918
James Wilson, 16 Aug 1835 - 26 Aug 1920
Charles Nagel, 9 Aug 1849 - 1940
Walter Lowrie Fisher, 4 Jul 1862 - 9 Nov 1935
Frank Harris Hitchcock, 05 Oct 1867 - 25 Aug 1935
Jacob McGavock Dickinson, 30 Jan 1851 - 13 Dec 1928
Philander Chase Knox, 6 May 1853 - 12 Oct 1921
Date
1911
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 31.9 × 41.1 cm (12 9/16 × 16 3/16")
Sheet/Mount: 38.3 × 46.9 cm (15 1/16 × 18 7/16")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Printed Material\Papers
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Bouquet
Container\Vase
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Chandelier
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Architecture\Door
Home Furnishings\Clock
Container\Inkwell
Autograph
Printed Material\Calendar
Architecture\Fireplace\Mantel
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
Franklin MacVeagh: Male
Franklin MacVeagh: Business and Finance\Businessperson
Franklin MacVeagh: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
Franklin MacVeagh: Society and Social Change\Civic leader
George Woodward Wickersham: Male
George Woodward Wickersham: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
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
James Wilson: Male
James Wilson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Agriculture
Charles Nagel: Male
Charles Nagel: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Charles Nagel: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Commerce
Charles Nagel: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Labor
Frank Harris Hitchcock: Male
Frank Harris Hitchcock: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General
Jacob McGavock Dickinson: Male
Jacob McGavock Dickinson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Philander Chase Knox: Male
Philander Chase Knox: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Philander Chase Knox: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
Philander Chase Knox: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Philander Chase Knox: Politics and Government\US Senator\Pennsylvania
Walter Lowrie Fisher: Male
Walter Lowrie Fisher: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Walter Lowrie Fisher: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Aileen Conkey