Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
0041a |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass Plate |
Description |
Crowds of onlookers loiter about the yard as President William H. Taft visited the Abenakee Club, Biddeford Pool, on July 28, 1910. The President's chauffeur looks straight into the camera, the rare view of any African American (male or female) in Biddeford or Biddeford Pool at the turn of the century. |
Date |
1910 |
Photographer |
Gay, Robert H. |
Title |
William H. Taft at Abenakee Club |
Collection |
IMAGES - Robert H. Gay Collection |
Place |
Biddeford Pool (Me.) |
Neg Loc |
Annex--Condensed Shelving--Rear |
Neg # |
0041 |
Orig/copy |
Original |
Print size |
5" x 7" |
Film Size |
5 x 7 glass |
People |
Taft, William H. |
Subjects |
African Americans |
Search Terms |
Abenakee Club Biddeford Pool People African Americans Black people |
Other number |
Gay # 2880 |