This is a photo of President William H. Taft addressing the crowd at the laying of the cornerstone of the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall in Topeka, Kansas, a memorial to Union soldiers of the civil war.
Date: September 27, 1911
Item Number: 211021
Call Number: FK2.7 HI ME *14
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211021
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Monuments and Memorials - Cornerstones
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Grand Army of the Republic
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Dedications
Date - 1910s - 1911
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930
Military - Veterans - Organizations - Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable People - Taft, William Howard, 1857-1930
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917 - Progressive Era, 1900-1916
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870-1920
Type of Material - Photographs
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