Convention Collection (#2)

Crowd listening to T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] speak, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crowd listening to T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] speak, Chicago, 1912. Possibly taken at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22).

Chicago police at convention, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago police at convention, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Inside empty Coliseum, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Inside empty Coliseum, Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Convention crowd, Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Convention crowd, Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Coliseum - Chicago, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Coliseum - Chicago, 1912. 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22.

Crowd in front of Convention Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crowd in front of Convention Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, 1912. Photo taken at the 1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-July 2.

Crowd at convention hall, Baltimore, Maryland, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Crowd at convention hall, Baltimore, Maryland, 1912. Photo taken at the 1912 Democratic National Convention held at the Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-July 2.

Puck figure for the Independent party on a raised platform, 1884
1576733 Puck figure for the Independent party on a raised platform, 1884; (add.info.: A flag the Independents will fight under Illustration shows the Puck figure for the "Independent" party)

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285578 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clerical (anti-clerical)

La salle du Conseil des Cinq cents. 1798. Engraving preserved at Palais Bourbon, Paris
ETI4396218 La salle du Conseil des Cinq cents. 1798. Engraving preserved at Palais Bourbon, Paris.; (add.info.: La salle du Conseil des Cinq cents. 1798. Engraving preserved at Palais Bourbon, Paris.)

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285624 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex "Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clerical (anti-clerical)

A public meeting in Johnson Square, 1860 (engraving)
2628252 A public meeting in Johnson Square, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration depicts a public meeting in Johnson Square, Savanah)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: French prisonser of war camp at Wahn, near Cologne, 1870 (engraving)
538450 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: French prisonser of war camp at Wahn, near Cologne, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: The correspondent remarks on the improvement of conditions for prisoners since)

French Revolution (1794). Assignats, banknote of the French Republic. Corner. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA-MANCHA. Toledo
CUL4878532 French Revolution (1794). Assignats, banknote of the French Republic. Corner. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA-MANCHA. Toledo

The Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, Belgium, August 1914, in defiance of the Hague Convention (litho)
3252884 The Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, Belgium, August 1914, in defiance of the Hague Convention (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp, Belgium)

Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution"
PCT4285497 Illustration of the book by Leo Taxil and J. Vindex " Marat ou les heros de la revolution", Librairie anti-clericale (anti clerical)

Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre, French Revolutionary politician 1758-1794
FLO4572530 Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre, French Revolutionary politician 1758-1794. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de

A North American: Portrait of Perry, c1854. Matthew Perry (1794-1858) Commodore in US Navy responsible for opening of
528791 A North American: Portrait of Perry, c1854. Matthew Perry (1794-1858) Commodore in US Navy responsible for opening of Japan to the West - Convention of Kanagawa

Chicago - Coliseum (interior), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Chicago - Coliseum (interior), 1912. Photo taken at the 1912 Republican National Convention held at the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, June 18-22

National League For Women's Service - Seated: Mrs. Ira Kip, East Orange, Nj; Mrs. Edward... 1917
National League For Women's Service - Seated: Mrs. Ira Kip, East Orange, Nj; Mrs. Edward R. Hewitt, Ny; Mrs. William Cummings Story, President General, D.A.R.; Mrs. Hugh L

Furniture manufacturing convention, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Furniture manufacturing convention, between 1900 and 1910

D.A.R. Convention, 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. D.A.R. Convention, 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
D.A.R. Convention, 1920. The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890. Its objectives are: Historical - to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men

Women on stage at Daughters of the American Revolution convention, Washington, D.C. 1908

Democratic National Convention - Augustus Octavius Bacon, Senator From Georgia, 1895-1914, 1912. [US politician]

Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland - Interior Ready For Democratic National Convention, 1912

Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland - Interior Ready For Democratic National Convention, 1912

Democratic National Convention - Sen. Willard Saulsbury; Josephus Daniels of North Carolina; Edwin A. Newman of [Washington] D.C.; Edwin O. Wood of Michigan, 1912

Democratic National Convention - Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall, 1912. [US politician Charles Francis Murphy, the longest-serving head of New York City's Tammany Hall]

Democratic National Convention - John Dahlman, Mayor of Omaha, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - John [sic] Dahlman, Mayor of Omaha, 1912. [US politician James Charles Dahlman worked as a Texas cowboy and later became a county sheriff

Democratic National Convention - Robert Crain of Baltimore, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - Robert Crain of Baltimore, 1912. [Robert S. Crain]

Democratic National Convention - Robert Crain of Baltimore, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - Robert Crain of Baltimore, 1912. [Robert S. Crain]

Democratic National Convention - Puerto Rican Delegation: Henry W. Dooley... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - Puerto Rican Delegation: Henry W. Dooley, 3rd From Right; Henry G. Molina; A. M. Molina; Domingo Collazo; All Positions Not Given. 2 Others Unidentified, 1912

Dahlman Democratic Club of Omaha - Democratic National Convention, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Dahlman Democratic Club of Omaha - Democratic National Convention, 1912. [US politicians. James Charles Dahlman, mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, is third from right in flat cap and holding umbrella]

Democratic National Convention - John W. Kern, Senator From Indiana, 1911-1917, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - John Worth Kern, Senator From Indiana, 1911-1917, 1912

Democratic National Convention - George W. Guthrie, Pennsylvania State Chairman... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - George W. Guthrie, Pennsylvania State Chairman; Rep. R.L. Henry of Texas, 1912. [US politicians George Wilkins Guthrie, Mayor of Pittsburgh and Ambassador to Japan

Democratic National Convention - George M. Palmer, Chairman of New York Delegation... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - George M. Palmer, Chairman of New York Delegation; Rep. William Sulzer of New York, 1912. [US politicians and lawyers]

Democratic National Convention - Governor James Cox of Ohio; Rep. J.J. Fitzgerald of New York, 1912
Democratic National Convention - Governor James [M.] Cox of Ohio; Rep. J.J. Fitzgerald of New York, 1912. [US politicians James Middleton Cox and lawyer John Joseph Fitzgerald]

Democratic National Convention - Robert Lee Henry, Rep. from Texas And Col. R.M. Johnston... 1912
Democratic National Convention. Robert Lee Henry, Rep. From Texas And Col. R.M. Johnston, Senator From Texas, 1912. [US politicians Robert Lee Henry and Rienzi Melville Johnston]

Theodore A. Ball, Democratic National Convention, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Theodore A
Theodore A. Ball, Democratic National Convention, 1912. [US politician]

Democratic National Convention - Col. John I. Martin, Sergeant-At-Arms of Convention, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - Col. John I. Martin, Sergeant-At-Arms of Convention, 1912. [US politician]

Democratic National Convention - Mrs. Roger Sullivan of Illinois; Miss Virginia Sullivan... 1912
Democratic National Convention - Mrs. Roger Sullivan of Illinois; Miss Virginia Sullivan; Mrs. B.H. Sullivan, 1912. [Helen M

Democratic National Convention - Colonel J.M. Fairman of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - Colonel J.M. Fairman of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, 1912

Democratic National Convention - Sen. Gore of Oklahoma; Sen. E.S. Johnson of South Dakota... 1912
Democratic National Convention - Sen. Gore of Oklahoma; Sen. E.S. Johnson of South Dakota; W. Davis of State Department, 1912. [US politicians Thomas Pryor Gore and Edwin Stockton Johnson]

Democratic National Convention - Andriens Aristiens [sic] Jones, Senator From New Mexico...1912 Creator
Democratic National Convention - Andrieus Aristieus Jones, Senator From New Mexico, 1916-1927, 1912. Andrieus A. Jones represented New Mexico in the United States Senate from 1917 until his death in

Democratic National Convention - W. Davis of State Department; Sen. Gore of Oklahoma... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - W. Davis of State Department; Sen. Gore of Oklahoma; Sen. E.S. Johnson of South Dakota, 1912. [US politicians Thomas Pryor Gore and Edwin Stockton Johnson]

Democratic National Convention - J.C. Hemphill, Editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Wrey... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - J.C. Hemphill, Editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Wrey Woodson of Kentucky; Robert Ewing of Louisiana, 1912

Democratic National Convention - Mrs. Norman E. Mack; Mrs. William H. Taft; Mrs. Hugh Wallace, 1912. [Harriet T. Mack was the wife of editor and publisher Norman E

Democratic National Convention - Miss Ruby Tucker of Arkansas; Mrs. Thomas Taggart of... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Democratic National Convention - Miss Ruby Tucker of Arkansas; Mrs. Thomas Taggart of Indiana; Mrs. Norman Mack of New York, 1912

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