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Crowd to meet T.R. at Chicago (LOC)

Guy in hat.
My Grand Pa.
"CALIFORNIA / REFUSES / To try title to property / BEFORE THE THIEF / WHO STOLE IT."
Crowd to meet T.R. at Chicago (LOC) by The Library of Congress.
Bain News Service,, publisher.

Crowd to meet T.R. at Chicago

[1912]

1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

Notes:
Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Photo probably relates to Teddy Roosevelt candidacy for president in 1912. He spoke at the Progressive Party meeting in August, but was also in Chicago for other meetings that year. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2008, New York Times article, and date of neighboring negatives.) The sign says "California refuses to tie title to property before the thief who stole it."
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

Subjects:
Chicago

Format: Glass negatives.

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.10625

Call Number: LC-B2- 2423-9 
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efo  Pro User  says:

This would appear to be from approx. 1912: see a reference to the phrase on the sign in the image in This New York Times article
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Nieuwenhuis Fotografie  Pro User  says:

I think I recognize that guy in the hat......
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The Library of Congress  Pro User  says:

Thanks! We'll fix the date and mention Teddy Roosevelt's presidential campaign, which took him to Chicago more than once in 1912.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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Wystan says:

Typo in "Notes" paragraph above: word on sign is "try," not "tie."
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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Pete (LOC P&P) says:

Thanks Wystan. We'll fix the typo.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

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