Title
Inauguration of Governor Henry Horner
Subject
Inauguration
Martin, John C., 1880-1952
Barrett, Edward J., 1900-1977
Hughes, Edward J., 1888-1944
Donovan, Thomas F.
Description
A crowd gathers for pomp and circumstance at Henry Horner's inauguration ceremony. Horner was the twenty-eighth Governor of Illinois (1933-1940). Known as a reformer, Horner fought political patronage and oversaw the states troubled finances during the Great Depression. Additionally, Horner's extensive collection of Lincolniana became the foundation of the Lincoln Collection at the Illinois State Historical Library (now the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). On verso: Gov. Henry Horners inauguration, 9 Jan. 1933 Left to right: Lt. Governor Thomas F. Donovan, Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes, State Auditor Edward F. Barrett, and State Treasurer John C. Martin.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1933-01-09
Format
jpg
Language
en
Identifier
400419
Henry Horner Collection
Original Format
commercial print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
19 x 25 cm