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Artist:
Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977  Search this
Sitter:
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, 19 Sep 1835 - 9 Apr 1909  Search this
George Bruce Cortelyou, 26 Jul 1862 - 23 Oct 1940  Search this
William Howard Taft, 15 Sep 1857 - 8 Mar 1930  Search this
Elihu Root, 15 Feb 1845 - 7 Feb 1937  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919  Search this
Leslie Mortimer Shaw, 02 Nov 1848 - 28 Mar 1932  Search this
William Henry Moody, 23 Dec 1853 - 02 Jul 1917  Search this
Charles Joseph Bonaparte, 09 Jun 1851 - 28 Jun 1921  Search this
James Wilson, 16 Aug 1835 - 26 Aug 1920  Search this
Victor Howard Metcalf, 10 Oct 1853 - 20 Feb 1936  Search this
Medium:
Brown-toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 25.7 × 42.4 cm (10 1/8 × 16 11/16")
Mount: 29.2 × 45.6 cm (11 1/2 × 17 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Date:
1906
Exhibition Label:
In this photograph, President Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) sits with the members of his executive cabinet. The year 1906, when this photograph was taken, was especially productive for the reform- minded administration. For example, Roosevelt signed the Hepburn Act, which increased federal regulation of such giant monopolies as John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company and J.P. Morgan’s Northern Securities Company. Previously, these companies and others had been fixing railroad shipping rates to their advantage. Roosevelt also signed the Pure Food and Drug Act, as well as the Meat Inspection Act, to provide basic levels of consumer protections. As president, he initiated many new conservation measures, including the Antiquities Act, which he ultimately used to designate eighteen new national monuments. Finally, Roosevelt was awarded the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for his successful efforts the previous year to mediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War.
En esta fotografía, el presidente Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) se encuentra sentado con los miembros de su gabinete ejecutivo. El año 1906, cuando se tomó esta fotografía, fue un año especialmente productivo para este gobierno reformista. Por ejemplo, Roosevelt firmó la Ley Hepburn, que aumentaba la regulación federal de los grandes monopolios como Standard Oil Company de John D. Rockefeller y Northern Securities Company de J.P. Morgan. Anteriormente, estas compañías y otras habían estado fijando las tarifas del transporte ferroviario en favor propio. Roosevelt también firmó la Ley de Pureza de Alimentos y Medicamentos, así como la Ley de Inspección de Carnes, para proporcionar niveles básicos de protección a los consumidores. Como presidente, puso en marcha varias medidas de conservación nuevas, incluida la Ley de Antigüedades, que en definitiva utilizó para designar dieciocho nuevos monumentos nacionales. Finalmente, Roosevelt recibió el Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1906 por sus satisfactorios esfuerzos el año anterior como mediador para poner fin a la Guerra ruso-japonesa
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Bouquet  Search this
Container\Vase  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Architecture\Door  Search this
Home Furnishings\Clock  Search this
Container\Inkwell  Search this
Autograph  Search this
Art implements\Frame  Search this
William Henry Moody: Male  Search this
William Henry Moody: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General  Search this
William Henry Moody: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy  Search this
William Henry Moody: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice  Search this
Victor Howard Metcalf: Male  Search this
Victor Howard Metcalf: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy  Search this
Ethan Allen Hitchcock: Male  Search this
Ethan Allen Hitchcock: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior  Search this
George Bruce Cortelyou: Male  Search this
George Bruce Cortelyou: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury  Search this
George Bruce Cortelyou: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General\US Postmaster General  Search this
George Bruce Cortelyou: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General  Search this
Elihu Root: Male  Search this
Elihu Root: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York  Search this
Elihu Root: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Elihu Root: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
Elihu Root: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
Elihu Root: Visual Arts\Visual arts administrator\Art museum administrator\Art museum trustee  Search this
Elihu Root: Nobel Prize  Search this
Elihu Root: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Think tank administrator  Search this
William Howard Taft: Male  Search this
William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
William Howard Taft: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
William Howard Taft: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US  Search this
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\Dean  Search this
William Howard Taft: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Law  Search this
James Wilson: Male  Search this
James Wilson: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Agriculture  Search this
Leslie Mortimer Shaw: Male  Search this
Leslie Mortimer Shaw: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury  Search this
Leslie Mortimer Shaw: Politics and Government\Governor\Iowa  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Male  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Literature\Writer  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Rancher  Search this
Theodore Roosevelt: Nobel Prize  Search this
Charles Joseph Bonaparte: Male  Search this
Charles Joseph Bonaparte: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General  Search this
Charles Joseph Bonaparte: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Aileen Conkey
Object number:
S/NPG.84.308
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm452beb7cd-efb2-4d54-a5a0-8bc42a29984a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.84.308