Title
Dignitaries, Outer Drive Bridge Dedication, Chicago
Subject
Horner, Henry, 1878-1940
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Bridges
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952
Dieterich, William Henry, 1876-1940
Description
Governor Henry Horner (front row, second from left), Illinois U.S. Senator William H. Dieterich (front row, third from left), Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes (front row, fourth from left), and other dignitaries on the reviewing stand at the dedication of the Outer Drive Bridge. 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).
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
1937-10-05
Format
jpg
Language
en
Identifier
400432
Henry Horner Collection
Original Format
commercial print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
21 x 26 cm