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Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: President William Howard Taft with Mayor Frank K. Mott. at the laying of the cornerstone..., 1911

President William Howard Taft with Mayor Frank K. Mott. at the laying of the cornerstone..., 1911
President William Howard Taft with Mayor Frank K. Mott. at the laying of the cornerstone for the Oakland City Hall, Oakland, California on October 13, 1911.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: President William H. Taft at Grand Army of the Republic Convention, Rochester, N.Y., 1911

President William H. Taft at Grand Army of the Republic Convention, Rochester, N.Y., 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
President William H. Taft at Grand Army of the Republic Convention, Rochester, N.Y., 1911.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft registering, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft registering, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft registering, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft's Auto leaving N.Y. Public Library, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft's Auto leaving N.Y. Public Library, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft's Auto leaving N.Y. Public Library, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: President Taft, Sec'y Knox at home of Ansley Wilcox, Buffalo, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

President Taft, Sec'y Knox at home of Ansley Wilcox, Buffalo, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
President Taft, Secretary Knox at home of Ansley Wilcox, Buffalo, 1910. Shows people including President Taft, United States Secretary of State Philander C

Vice Pres't. Sherman lying in state, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Vice Pres't. Sherman lying in state, 1912. Shows funeral on November 2, 1912 for James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855-1912), Vice President under William Howard Taft, Utica, New York.

Funeral of J.S. Sherman, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Funeral of J.S. Sherman, 1912. Shows funeral on November 2, 1912 for James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855-1912), Vice President under William Howard Taft, Utica, New York.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Wilson and Taft at Inauguration, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Wilson and Taft at Inauguration, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Wilson and Taft at Inauguration, 1913. Shows incoming president Woodrow Wilson (center) and outgoing president William Howard Taft on the steps of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft at Indian Monument Dedication, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft at Indian Monument Dedication, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft at Indian Monument Dedication, 1913. Shows President William Howard Taft at the groundbreaking ceremony for the National American Indian Memorial (which was never built), Staten Island, New York.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft, 1912. Shows President William H. Taft and City College president Dr. John H. Finley outside City College, New York City, where a reception was held to honor Dr

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Pres't Taft at Naval Review, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Pres't Taft at Naval Review, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Pres't Taft at Naval Review, 1912. Shows President William Howard Taft on boat at a naval review in New York City, October 14, 1912.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft boards MAYFLOWER, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft boards MAYFLOWER, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft boards MAYFLOWER, 1912. Shows President William Howard Taft boarding the presidential yacht, the Mayflower, for a naval review in New York City, October 14, 1912.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft and Dr. Finley, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft and Dr. Finley, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft and Dr. Finley, 1912. Shows President William H. Taft and City College president Dr. John H. Finley outside City College, New York City, where a reception was held to honor Dr

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft at City College - Prof. Schuyler, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft at City College - Prof. Schuyler, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft at City College - Prof. Schuyler, 1912. Shows President William Howard Taft.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft voting 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft voting 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft voting 1912.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft at Naval Review 10/14/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft at Naval Review 10/14/12, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft at Naval Review 10/14/12, 1912. Shows President William Howard Taft at a naval review in New York City, October 14, 1912.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Robin H. Brown, E. Hatfield, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Robin H. Brown, E. Hatfield, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Robin H. Brown, E. Hatfield, 1912. Shows a group at the White House, Washington, D.C., including Luther A. Brewer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, standing to the left of President William Howard Taft

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft at launch of NEW YORK, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft at launch of NEW YORK, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft at launch of NEW YORK, 1912. Shows President William Howard Taft at the launching of the battleship the USS New York at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, October 30, 1912.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft Notification Committee, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft Notification Committee, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft Notification Committee, 1912. Shows a group at the White House, Washington, D.C., including Luther A. Brewer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, standing to the left of President William Howard Taft.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: CONNECTICUT U.S.N. saluting MAYFLOWER, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

CONNECTICUT U.S.N. saluting MAYFLOWER, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
CONNECTICUT U.S.N. saluting MAYFLOWER, 1914. Shows the battleship Connecticut saluting the presidential yacht Mayflower. Probably part of a naval review for President William Howard Taft in New York

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: President William Howard Taft at the laying of the cornerstone for the Oakland ...October 13, 1911

President William Howard Taft at the laying of the cornerstone for the Oakland ...October 13, 1911
President William Howard Taft at the laying of the cornerstone for the Oakland City Hall, Oakland, California on October 13, 1911.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Dolphin, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Dolphin, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Dolphin, 1912. Shows an auxiliary dispatch ship which was probably part of the naval review for President William Howard Taft in New York City, October 14, 1912.

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Taft, William H. President, portrait photograph, 1912 Apr. 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Taft, William H. President, portrait photograph, 1912 Apr. 1. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Taft, William H. President, portrait photograph, 1912 Apr. 1

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Inaugural Ceremony - Entire East Front of Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Inaugural Ceremony - Entire East Front of Capitol, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Inaugural Ceremony - Entire East Front of Capitol, 1913. Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as US President, Washington DC - packed crowds watch the ceremony

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: League To Enforce Peace - Group. William H. Taft in Center, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing

League To Enforce Peace - Group. William H. Taft in Center, 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
League To Enforce Peace - Group. William H. Taft in Center, 1916

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - President Taft; Butt, 1910

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church - President Taft; Butt, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church - President Taft; [Archibald] Butt, 1910. Religious meeting, USA

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Military Field Mass By Holy Name Soc. of Roman Catholic Church, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Field Mass by Holy Name Society of the Roman Catholic Church, 1910. President Taft (seen from behind) and Archibald Butt at a religious meeting, USA

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft And His Wife Helen 'Nellie' Taft At Horse Show, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Howard Taft And His Wife Helen "Nellie" Taft At Horse Show, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Howard Taft And His Wife Helen "Nellie" Taft At Horse Show, 1911

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Jules J. Jusserand, Ambassador From France, Soldiers And Sailors Monument, Annapolis, 1911

Jules J. Jusserand, Ambassador From France, Soldiers And Sailors Monument, Annapolis, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Jules J. Jusserand, Ambassador From France, Soldiers And Sailors Monument, Annapolis, 1911. [US president Taft is in the centre, Jusserand is seated on his right]

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Jules J. Jusserand, Ambassador From France, Soldiers And Sailors Monument, Annapolis, 1911

Jules J. Jusserand, Ambassador From France, Soldiers And Sailors Monument, Annapolis, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Jules J. Jusserand, Ambassador From France, Soldiers And Sailors Monument, Annapolis, 1911. [US president Taft is on the left]

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft, Soldiers And Sailors Monument, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Howard Taft, Soldiers And Sailors Monument, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Howard Taft, Soldiers And Sailors Monument, 1910. [US President]

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft Out For A Stroll with Archibald Butt...And Charles Dewey Hilles...1910 Creator

William Howard Taft Out For A Stroll with Archibald Butt...And Charles Dewey Hilles...1910 Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Howard Taft Out For A Stroll with Archibald Butt, Military Aide, And Charles Dewey Hilles, Secretary To The President, 1910. [US President (centre) with Hilles (2nd left) and Butt (right)]

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Cruz, Senior Don Anibal, Ambassador From Chile's Funeral at St. Patrick's Church; President

Cruz, Senior Don Anibal, Ambassador From Chile's Funeral at St. Patrick's Church; President
Cruz, Senior Don Anibal, Ambassador From Chile - His Funeral At St. Patrick's Church; President And Mrs. Taft, 1910

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Howard Taft, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Howard Taft, between 1913 and 1917
William Howard Taft, between 1913 and 1917. US president

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Howard Taft, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Howard Taft, between 1913 and 1917
William Howard Taft, between 1913 and 1917. US president

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: President Taft and group on White House steps, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

President Taft and group on White House steps, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
President Taft and group on White House steps, between 1910 and 1917

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft and family, between 1910 and 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Howard Taft and family, between 1910 and 1921. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Howard Taft and family, between 1910 and 1921. US president with sons Robert and Charles, and daughter Helen

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: (Left to right) Robert C. Ogden, U.S. Secretary of War William Howard Taft, Booker T... 1906

(Left to right) Robert C. Ogden, U.S. Secretary of War William Howard Taft, Booker T... 1906
(Left to right) Robert C. Ogden, U.S. Secretary of War William Howard Taft, Booker T. Washington and Andrew Carnegie, standing on the steps of a building

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft, c1909-1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Howard Taft, c1909-1917

William Howard Taft, c1909-1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Howard Taft, c1909-1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Howard Taft, c1909-1917. US president making a speech

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft, c1909-1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Howard Taft, c1909-1917

William Howard Taft, c1909-1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Howard Taft, c1909-1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
William Howard Taft, c1909-1917. US president making a speech

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Howard Taft, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Howard Taft, between 1910 and 1917
William Howard Taft, between 1910 and 1917. US president (in top hat) with naval officers on board a ship

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: William Howard Taft, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

William Howard Taft, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. William Howard Taft, between 1910 and 1917
William Howard Taft, between 1910 and 1917. US president (in top hat) with naval officers on board a ship

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Ceremonies At Laying of A Cornerstone At 16th And R. Church Not Built There, Later Built At 16th And Harvard St. Diag

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Ceremonies At Laying of A Cornerstone At 16th And R. Church Not Built There, Later Built At 16th And Harvard St

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
All Souls Church - Laying of A Cornerstone, Washington DC, 1913. Ceremonies At 16th and R. Church Not Built There, Later Built At 16th And Harvard St. Front, 3rd From Left, Samuel R

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918

Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918. Former US president William Howard Taft, major general of the Red Cross, takes part in artillery testing

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918

Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army, U.S. Rifle Tests, 1918. Former US president William Howard Taft, major general of the Red Cross, takes part in artillery testing

Background imageTaft William Howard Collection: Opening of Last Session of 62nd U.S. Congress, December 2, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Opening of Last Session of 62nd U.S. Congress, December 2, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Opening of Last Session of 62nd U.S. Congress, [Washington, DC], December 2, 1912. [Women are permitted to watch from the public gallery]



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