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“Marching through Georgia”

“Marching through Georgia”

A group of men and women march under such banners as “The Lips That Touch Corn Likker Shall Never Touch Ourn,” “W.C.T.U.,” and “Carrie Nation Cadets,” with one man carrying a small barrel labeled “Vegetable Tonic,” and a large wagon labeled “Water Wagon No. 1” immediately behind the leaders, to show their support for prohibition. They are all colored blue.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-01-15

Minutes of the Progressive National Committee, August 7-8, 1912

Minutes of the Progressive National Committee, August 7-8, 1912

Minutes of the August 7-8, 1912, meetings of the Progressive National Committee. Committee organization was discussed. Oscar K. Davis was elected secretary and George W. Perkins was elected chairman of the Executive Committee. Appointment of most other officers was referred to the chairman, in consultation with the party’s candidates for president and vice president. Jane Addams, Frances Kellor, Isabella W. Blaney, and Jean Gordon were appointed as members-at-large of the Progressive National Committee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-08

Creator(s)

Progressive Party (1912)

Letter from Archibald McNichol Stevenson to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Archibald McNichol Stevenson to Theodore Roosevelt

Archibald McNichol Stevenson reviews recent events in Colorado politics, where women have already gained suffrage. One of the challenges is to get the “best women” involved in political affairs. Stevenson also discussed the delayed appointment of two postmasters in Colorado. (Pages 2 and 3 of the letter are not included in the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at the Library of Congress.)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-03

Creator(s)

Stevenson, Archibald McNichol, 1858-1922