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Depew, Perkins, and Governor Whitman of New York, at GOP Convention, 1916, Chicago, IL

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Channel: Library of Congress · 2010 · Education

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Summary
Scenes from the 16th Republican National Convention held in Chicago, June 7-10, 1916. Long shot of delegates outside the Congress Hotel. Medium shots, from left to right, of Mrs. Olive H. Whitman; Governor Charles S. Whitman of New York (1915-1918); Francis Hendricks, former New York State Senator (1886-1891); George W. Perkins, a leader in the Progressive movement (1912-1916); Chauncey M. Depew, former New York State Senator (1899-1911); and a medium shot of the Coliseum where the convention was in session.

Created/Published
United States : Pathe News, 1916. 

Notes
Segment of Pathe News no. 46 released June 7, 1916. 

Appearing: Mrs. Olive H. Whitman, Governor Charles S. Whitman, Francis Hendricks, George W. Perkins, Chauncey M. Depew. 

Subjects
Political conventions.
Political parties.
Hotels--Illinois--Chicago.
Presidents--United States--Election--1916.
United States--Politics and government--1913-1921.
Illinois--Chicago.
Newsreel--Short.

Related Names
Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928. 
Perkins, George W. (George Walbridge), 1862-1920. 
Whitman, Charles S., 1868-1947. 
Whitman, Olive H. 
Hendricks, Francis. 
Republican National Convention. 
Pathe News. 
Theodore Roosevelt Association Collection (Library of Congress) 

Digital ID
trmp 4115 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/trmp.4115

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