Political 2

 


Taft Museum Paintings and Other Items

Taft Museum-Stevenson.jpg (294609 bytes)    Taft Museum-Stevenson.jpg (226143 bytes)              The Sleeping Soldier-Taft.jpg (761729 bytes)              Portrait of a Young Man-Taft.jpg (573256 bytes)    Potrait of a Young Woman-Taft.jpg (581383 bytes)
  Robert Louis Stevenson  by John Singer Sargent                The Sleeping Soldier                         Frans Hals   Portrait of a           
                                                                                                        Gerard Ter Borch                    Young Man          Young Woman

 

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Anton Mauve                      Rembrandt                      Henry Farny                  Gainsborough              Constant Troyon
Changing Pastures      Portrait of Young Man    Song of the Talking Wire     Maria Walpole          Vaches A L'abreuvoir

 

Taft-portrait.jpg (161467 bytes)            Mrs Taft-portrait.jpg (152252 bytes)            Taft Museum-Sewing Room.jpg (125424 bytes)            Taft Museum-Gonin.jpg (105333 bytes)            Duncan Fife-Taft.jpg (111730 bytes)
  William Howard Taft      Mrs. Charles Phelps Taft    The Sewing Room at Katwijk       Mademoiselle Gonin             Duncan Fife           
    Joaquin Bastida            Raymundo Madrazo                    Joseph Israels                          J.A.D.  Ingres                       Side Chair          

 

Taft-379.jpg (106616 bytes)            Taft-391.jpg (117927 bytes)            Taft-407.jpg (147331 bytes)            Taft-444.jpg (158070 bytes)
     The Ladies Maryborough              A View On A High Road       Landscape With Cattle & Figures            Old London Bridge          
Sir Thomas Lawrence                      Jacob Van Ruisdael                        Meindert Hobbema                             J.M.W. Turner      

 

Taft Museum-Cleves.jpg (377404 bytes)                                          Taft Museum-Laughing Child.jpg (218896 bytes)                                        Taft Museum-Man on Sill.jpg (266401 bytes)
Francois De Cleves Duc De Nevers                    Head of a Laughing Child With a Flute                        Man Leaning On a Sill          
Leonard Limosin                                                          Frans Hals                                                             Rembrandt      

 

Taft-393.jpg (113572 bytes)                Taft-395.jpg (141021 bytes)                Taft-422.jpg (143549 bytes)                Taft-440.jpg (86843 bytes)
Joaquin Rodriguez Costillares         The Music Lesson              Mother And Child             Mrs. Mary Robinson           
Francisco Jose Goya                Pieter De Hooch               Jean Francois Millet            Sir Joshua Reynolds

 

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Landscape With Figures & Cattle            Paolina Adorno                      Les Environs De Paris                            Les Sphinx                    
        Thomas Gainsborough                Sir Anthony Van Dyck                         J.B.C. Corot                              Jean-Babtiste Huet            

 

Art Museum-Crucifixion.jpg (244992 bytes)                Taft The Music Lesson.jpg (392473 bytes)                Taft Saltcellar.jpg (215658 bytes)                Taft Museum Porcelain Jar.jpg (279827 bytes)
       The Crucifixion                  The Music Lesson                Saltcellar of Saint            Porcelain Jar with Cover
    painted enamel                     Peter de Hooch                   Porchaire Faience               Chinese  1662-1722 
French 15th Century                      1629-1683                           16th Century                                                      

 

To see some other Taft cards check out the Parades section on the entertainment Page

 

WM.  HOWARD  TAFT  BIRTHDAY  COVER

Cover-Taft Birthday-1934.jpg (165735 bytes)

 

ROBERT  A. TAFT  FIRST DAY COVERS

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   William Howard Tafts eldest son, Robert A. Taft (1889-1953), served as a United States Senator from 1939 until his death in 1953. He ran for President in 1940-1948-1952. He was known as "Mr. Republican". The 4 cent stamp shown was issued in his honor on Oct. 10, 1960. The first cover is a hand drawn cover.

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Kennedy  FDC.jpg (171556 bytes)
J.F.K. Memorial Issue

 

   The first non-postcard image is a map showing all the annexations to the city up to 1940. It gives the date of the annexation and shows very clearly the growth of Cincinnati.

Annexation map.jpg (929960 bytes)

 

WILLIAM  HENRY  HARRISON

       The ninth President of the United States William Henry Harrison had his home in North Bend and is where he is buried.

Harrison Tomb-dd.jpg (117107 bytes)    Harrisons old tomb.jpg (103605 bytes)    Harrisons old tomb-aa.jpg (110000 bytes)    RP-Harrisons Tomb-n1.jpg (224100 bytes)            Harrisons new tomb.jpg (59785 bytes)
            Original tomb showing neglect in left card at the turn of the Century.                        New tomb

 

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William Harrrison-a.jpg (174552 bytes)        Harrison-North Bend.jpg (41854 bytes)
Harrison Home

 

William Harrison Spring-RPPC.jpg (192686 bytes)       Harrison Spring.jpg (628370 bytes)        W Harrison-hard water spring.jpg (83842 bytes)        W Harrison-soft water spring.jpg (87221 bytes)
                                    Harrison Spring                                          Hard water spring       Soft water spring

 

U. S. GRANT

Grants Birthplace.jpg (135014 bytes)

   Although not actually in the Cincinnati area, it's close by and his parents home from 1859 to  1873 was at 518-520 Greenup Street across the Ohio river in Covington Ky. (it still stands).

 

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