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:
Parade on the first day of the Republican Convention in San Francisco. This is a photograph of an old, open-topped, ceremonial automobile that is making its way in the procession. Standing up in the automobile is man in early 20th-century garb, evidently portraying William Howard Taft. A woman in similarly old clothes sits next to him.
Concepts:
election; 1956 Republican National Convention; Republican; presidential campaign; political campaign; parade; man; hat; overcoat; necktie; woman; dress
Places:
San Francisco
Persons:
William Howard Taft
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