Sold – Harris & Ewing Photograph of William H. Taft, Signed as President
“Anatomy of a Smile”.
A 10 by 14 inch Harris &Ewing signed photograph of him as President, signed “For Frank G. Butts with best wishes, Jany. 23, 1911.”
Taft was the first president to rely on the Harris &Ewing firm for his photographs. He was sitting for this one in the summer of 1908 when he...
A 10 by 14 inch Harris &Ewing signed photograph of him as President, signed “For Frank G. Butts with best wishes, Jany. 23, 1911.”
Taft was the first president to rely on the Harris &Ewing firm for his photographs. He was sitting for this one in the summer of 1908 when he heard the news the Republican Party had tapped him to succeed President Theodore Roosevelt. This and the other photographs taken at that time were published under the title "Anatomy of a Smile."
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