Creator |
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920, photographer. |
Contributor |
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect. |
Title |
[President Theodore Roosevelt making his address, Capitol dedication, October 4, 1906.] [graphic]. |
Date |
October 4, 1906 |
Physical Description |
1 photographic print : platinum on cardboard mount ; 19 x 24 cm. (7.5 x 9.5 in.), on mount 36 x 44 cm. (14 x 17 in.) |
Description |
Depicts a hatless President Theodore Roosevelt standing and facing Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker, who is showing the President
the golden key. The street below the stands is packed with spectators waiting for President Roosevelt's speech to begin during
the Capitol dedication ceremony.
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Notes |
Photographer's signature on mount. |
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Manuscript note on verso: President Roosevelt making his address |
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The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston. |
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol. |
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Reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth-century photography in Philadelphia: 250 Historic Prints from the Library Company
of Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1980) plate 181.
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For more information about the dedication ceremony see, Literature in Stone: The Hundred Year History of Pennsylvania's State
Capitol, Chapter Four.
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For related views see P.8479.41, P.8479.84, P.8479.96 and P.8479.101 |
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LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48. |
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Forms part of the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection. |
Subject |
Pennsylvania State Capitol (Harrisburg, Pa.) |
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Public appearances |
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Building dedications -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
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Capitols -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg. |
Genre |
Platinum prints -- 1900-1910. |
Associated name |
Huston, Joseph M., 1866-1940, architect. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.40] |
Accession number |
P.8479.40 |