Frank Orren Lowden photograph album, 1917-1921.

  • Collection ID 1986.0079
  • Creator Names Lowden, Frank O. (Frank Orren), 1861-1943.
  • Title Frank Orren Lowden photograph album [graphic].
  • Dates 1917-1921.
  • Physical description 1 album (89 photographic prints) ; 40 x 29 cm. (16 x 12 in.)
  • Collection summary Photographs show mostly ceremonial events in Springfield, Ill. between 1917 and 1919 in which Governor Lowden and/or his family participated or hosted. Subjects include visiting royalty from Belgium (1919), Col. Theodore Roosevelt (Aug. 27, 1918), dedication of the Lincoln Monument and the Stephen A. Douglas Monument (both on October 5, 1918), several officers from the U.S. Army and Navy, several views of the Governor's mansion in Springfield, informal shots of his wife, Mrs, Florence Pullman Lowden, and their children, Florence (Mrs. C. Phillip Miller), Harriet (Mrs. F. Madlener Jr.), and Frances Orren (Mrs. John B. Drake Jr.).
  • Biographical or Historical Note Lowden was governor of Illinois in 1916-1920.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. C. Phillip Miller, 1972 (1986.0079).
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Pullman-Miller family papers; the Florence Lowden Miller genealogical charts; and the Pullman, Lowden, and Miller families photograph collection (2002.0259).
  • Names
    • Lowden, Frank O. (Frank Orren), 1861-1943 Portraits.
    • Douglas, Stephen A, (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 Statues Illinois Chicago.
    • Davis, Able, Colonel Portraits.
    • Elizabeth, Queen of Belgium Portraits.
    • Léopold III, King of the Belgians, 1901- Portraits.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Tomb
    • Mason, Joseph, Mrs. Portraits.
    • Oglesby, Richard J. (Richard James), 1824-1899 Portraits.
    • Oglesby, Richard James, Mrs. Portraits.
    • Oglesby, Richard James, III. Portraits.
    • Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Portraits.
  • Subjects
    • Government officials United States. lctgm
    • Military camps Texas Houston. lctgm
    • Monuments & memorials Illinois Springfield. lctgm
    • Rulers Belgium. lctgm
    • Tombs & sepulchral monuments Illinois Springfield. lctgm
    • World War, 1914-1918 Illinois Springfield.
    • World War, 1914-1918 Texas Houston.
    • Queens Belgium.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Belgium Kings and rulers.
    • Camp Logan (Tex.)
    • Springfield (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc.
  • Genre
    • Photograph albums. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc