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Colorized postcard showing Theodore Roosevelt giving a speech at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington. Text on the front of the postcard state 40,000 people attended his address, with many of them visible in the stands and in the area behind the stadium. The high school is in the background on the left.
1911
Postcard showing a domed, circular building. Charles C. Myers identifies it as the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, an amphitheater used for scientific and art assemblies, political meetings, and concerts.
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Royal Albert Hall is just across the street from the memorial monument. This large ampaitheatre [sic] has a seating capacity of 10,000 people and is used for great political meetings, Nation al Concerts etc.”
The Republican elephant labeled “G.O.P.” bows to Theodore Roosevelt as the Roman emperor, Caesar, in a colosseum.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-05-22