Photograph
Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee
| President Theodore Roosevelt leaving the Chicago and North Western depot after arriving in Milwaukee on his October 14th, 1912 visit, during which he was shot and wounded on N. Third Street between W. Wells Street and W. Kilbourn Avenue. Left to right, Police Sgt. Robert Flood; newsboy Howard Cunningham; former Wisconsin Governor George W. Peck; Roosevelt; Oliver Remey, Press Club representative; and Frank Cannon of Milwaukee, then Secretary of the Citizen's Business League and later known as one of the fathers of Wisconsin's modern highway system. |
| Image ID: | 2096 |
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| Creation Date: | 10 14 1912 |
| Creator Name: | Taylor, J. Robert |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | J. Robert Taylor photographs, 1898-1930 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | NF Roosevelt, Theodore |
| Original Dimensions: | unknown |
| RESTRICTED:MJS. The caption that appeared in the Milwaukee Journal with the image: Teddy Roosevelt is pictured as he left the North Western station after his arrival here Oct. 14, 1912. The police officer is Sergt. Robert Flood, later a lieutenant on the Milwaukee force and after his retirement police chief of Sheboygan. The newsboy is Howard Cunningham, now a New York executive. The man with a goatee is former Gov. George W. Peck of Wisconsin, famed as the author of "Peck's Bad Boy." At the right is Frank Cannon of Milwaukee, who later was known as "father" of Wisconsin's road system. Between Cannon and Roosevelt is Oliver Remey, 1006 E. State St., who was representing the Press club. This image is part of the J. Robert Taylor Collection held by the Society. J. Robert Taylor (1876-1959) was the first staff photographer for the Milwaukee Journal. The collection includes 350 images created by Taylor during his work with this paper. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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