Object number:
H96.1.2688
Object name:
photonegative
Maker:
Edward Rogers
Date made:
1920
Material / Technique:
Gelatin dry plate negative
Dimensions:
H: 5 in, W: 7 in
Credit line:
The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Original envelope read, "Democratic National Convention- 1920." Negative is a portrait of a man wearing a three piece suit and a straw hat. He is also wearing eyeglasses. The 1920 Democratic National Convention was held in San Francisco June 28 at the urging of President Woodrow Wilson. The party pledged ratification of the Treaty of Versailles and supported the League of Nations. The nominee was Governor James M. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt, then assistant secretary of the navy, for vice-president. The Republican nominee was Warren G. Harding, who went on to win the election.
Concepts:
eyeglasses; delegate; straw hat; man; Democratic National Convention
Places:
San Francisco
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