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Lotos Club Dinner to William Howard Taft Menu
| Autographed one-page oversize menu for a dinner to President William Howard Taft, given by the Lotos Club. Includes an oval quarter-length portrait of Taft, text in blackletter script with ornamented initial letters, a female figure in classical robes draped with an American flag and standing on a wave as two wreathed male and female figures rise naked from the sea holding hands. The male figure carries a trident in his left hand. The portrait of Taft is adorned with flowers, banners with his academic degrees, the words "Peace" and "Prosperity," and a crest with his past titles and terms of office. |
| Image ID: | 103779 |
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| Creation Date: | before 11 16 1912 |
| Creator Name: | Sindelar, T. |
| City: | New York |
| County: | |
| State: | New York |
| Collection Name: | Harry A. Bruno papers, 1919-1969 |
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| Original Format Type: | manuscript |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4057 (3) |
| Original Dimensions: | 15 x 13 inches |
| See Image ID: 103585 for another signed dinner menu in honor of William Howard Taft, then Secretary of War. |
| Water |
| Clubs |
| Flowers |
| Dresses |
| Food service |
| Ephemera |
| Dinners and dining |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Moustache |
| Nudity |
| Portrait photography |
| Women |
| Flags |
| Presidents |
| Signs and symbols |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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