1899 Whitelaw Reid Signed Imperial Cabinet Photo - 1892 Republican VP Nominee

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1899 Whitelaw Reid Signed Imperial Cabinet Photograph. 7" x 10". Mount Marked: Aime Dupont 574 Fifth Avenue New York.  Good overall condition with minor wear. Please see photos.
Whitelaw Reid
(October 27, 1837 – December 15, 1912) was an American politician and newspaper editor, as well as the author of
Ohio in the War
, a popular work of history.
[1]
After assisting
Horace Greeley
as editor of the
New-York Tribune
, Reid purchased the paper after Greeley's death in late 1872 and controlled it until his own death. The circulation grew to about 60,000 a day, but the weekly edition became less important. He invested heavily in new technology, such as the Hoe
rotary printing press
and the
linotype machine
, but bitterly fought against the unionized workers for control of his shop.
As a famous voice of the Republican Party, he was honored with appointments as ambassador to France and Great Britain, as well as numerous other honorific positions. Reid was the party's nominee for
Vice President of the United States
in the
1892 election
. In 1898, President William McKinley appointed him to the American commission that negotiated peace with Spain after the Spanish–American War.
[2]
Aime (Aimé) Dupont was a Belgian-born American sculptor and photographer who was best known for his pictures of opera singers when he was the official photographer for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
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