[Preparedness parade committee gathered in a room]

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  • Collection ID DN-0066220
  • Creator Names Chicago Daily News, Inc., photographer.
  • Title [Preparedness parade committee gathered in a room] [graphic].
  • Dates ca. 1916 May 22.
  • Physical description 1 negative : b&w, glass ; 4 x 5 in.
  • Access and usage restrictions Restriction: Original negatives are fragile and not available to researchers. Please consult the on-line image instead.
  • Collection summary Group portrait of William Rufus Abbott, superintendent of Chicago Telephone Company, John W. O'Leary, secretary of Arthur J. O'Leary & Son, William Mather Lewis, Secretary of Navy League, Samuel M. Hastings, secretary of the Money Weight Scale Company, Robert S. Iles, an attorney, H. H. Merrick of the Armour & Co. stockyards, Frank L. Shepard, an attorney, and Robert McDougal, an attorney, members of the preparedness parade committee. Five of the men are sitting at a table and four others are standing behind them. The committee advocated the building of a strong U. S. military in preparations for WWI.
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  • Names
    • Abbott, William Rufus.
    • Hastings, Samuel M.
    • Iles, Robert S.
    • Lewis, William Mather.
    • McDougal, Robert.
    • Merrick, H. H.
    • O'Leary, John W.
    • Shepard, Frank L.
    • Armour and Company Employees.
    • Arthur J. O'Leary & Son Employees.
    • Chicago Telephone Company Employees.
    • Money Weight Scale Company Employees.
    • Navy League Employees.
  • Subjects
    • Committees Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Preparedness Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Businessmen Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Lawyers Illinois Chicago 1910-1919. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) 1910-1919.
  • Genre
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
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