Description: Caption on reverse reads: "Old Taft Home. Mt. Auburn. Taft Birth Place. Cincinnati, Ohio." This building is located at 2038 Auburn Ave., in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati. The 27th President and 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, William Howard Taft was born here September 15, 1857, and lived here until he left for Yale University in 1874. The 2-story Greek Revival house is believed to have been built by the Bowen family around 1835. William's parents, Alphonso and Louise Taft bought the house in 1851. The second floor and roof were damaged by fire in 1878. In 1889 the elder Tafts moved to California and decided to lease the house. Alphonso died in 1891, and the tenants allowed mourners to gather at the house. Louise eventually sold the house in 1899 to Albert C. Thompson, United States judge for the Southern District of Ohio, and moved to Massachusetts. About five years later, around 1904, the front veranda was removed, and several of the outbuildings demolished. The tower on the right, in the photograph, was probably also removed at this time. The home underwent several changes of ownership for the next few decades, and by the 1940s, the new owner Elbert R. Bellinger had decided to convert the building into apartments. The William Howard Taft Memorial foundation, organized in 1937, was eventually able to buy the property for the assessment price of $35,000 sometime after 1953. By 1961, the home was desperately in need of restoration, which would cost $92,500. The house was declared a National Landmark in 1964, with a dedication ceremony taking place September 15 of that year, 107 years after William's birth. It was added National Register of Historic Places on in 1966 and was transferred it to the National Park Service in 1968. The United State government obtained the property in 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F13_007_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Taft, Alphonso, 1810-1891; National Register of Historic Places; National Historic Landmark Program
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Cinci. O. Sept. 1937" Old Taft House (birthplace)" This building is located at 2038 Auburn Ave., in the Mount Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati. The 27th President and 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, William Howard Taft was born here September 15, 1857, and lived here until he left for Yale University in 1874. The 2-story Greek Revival house is believed to have been built by the Bowen family around 1835. William's parents, Alphonso and Louise Taft bought the house in 1851. The second floor and roof were damaged by fire in 1878. In 1889 the elder Tafts moved to California and decided to lease the house. Alphonso died in 1891, and the tenants allowed mourners to gather at the house. Louise eventually sold the house in 1899 to Albert C. Thompson, United States judge for the Southern District of Ohio, and moved to Massachusetts. About five years later, around 1904, the front veranda was removed, and several of the outbuildings demolished. The tower on the right, in the photograph, was probably also removed at this time. The home underwent several changes of ownership for the next few decades, and by the 1940s, the new owner Elbert R. Bellinger had decided to convert the building into apartments. The William Howard Taft Memorial foundation, organized in 1937, was eventually able to buy the property for the assessment price of $35,000 sometime after 1953. By 1961, the home was desperately in need of restoration, which would cost $92,500. The house was declared a National Landmark in 1964, with a dedication ceremony taking place September 15 of that year, 107 years after William's birth. It was added National Register of Historic Places on in 1966 and was transferred it to the National Park Service in 1968. The United State government obtained the property in 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_001_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Taft, Alphonso, 1810-1891; National Register of Historic Places; National Historic Landmark Program
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Greek revival dwelling, located 2038 Auburn Ave, Mount Auburn neighborhood, Cincinnati; 27th President and 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court spent most of his youth here. His father Alphonso bought the house in 1851. Damaged by fire in 1878; by 1889 the house stood unoccupied as the Tafts had moved to California and their children were grown. The house passed out of the family at the turn of the century; by the 1940s it had been cut into apartments. The William Howard Taft Memorial Foundation, organized coincident to this photograph, eventually obtained title, and transferred it to the National Parks Service. Added to National Register October 15, 1966 (#66000612). Reverse reads: "Cinci., O. Sept. 1937. Old Taft House (birthplace) Mt. Auburn" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_002_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Taft, Alphonso, 1810-1891
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Greek revival dwelling, located 2038 Auburn Ave, Mount Auburn neighborhood, Cincinnati; 27th President and 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court spent most of his youth here. His father Alphonso bought the house in 1851. Damaged by fire in 1878; by 1889 the house stood unoccupied as the Tafts had moved to California and their children were grown. The house passed out of the family at the turn of the century; by the 1940s it had been cut into apartments. The William Howard Taft Memorial Foundation, organized coincident to this photograph, eventually obtained title, and transferred it to the National Parks Service. Added to National Register October 15, 1966 (#66000612). Reverse reads: "Old ^William H. Taft House, Mt Auburn, Cincinnati" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_003_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Taft, Alphonso, 1810-1891
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows William Howard Taft (1857-1930) receiving his ballot for the presidential primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 1908. Taft was elected president later that year and served one term in office. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Attorney General Alphonso Taft. In this photograph Taft is surrounded by a group of men, one of whom is handing him a white piece of paper. A notation written in white ink appears on the photo: "Wm. H. Taft receiving his ballot. Photo F. Boellinger." Another notatation, written on the bottom white border, reads: "Copyright applied for. Nov-08." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06178
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Voting; Presidential elections
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a portrait of future President William Howard Taft, ca. 1880-1899. Taft was the twenty-seventh President, serving from 1909-1913. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00577
Subjects: Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Ohio History
 

Description: Political cartoon from "Judge Magazine" entitled "A Big Undertaking for Santa Clause, but He Can Fill It." The cartoon depicts Taft (as Santa Clause) filling the stocking of the Republican elephant with political appointments, including cabinet positions, judgeships and military appointments. The cartoon is critical of the many important governmental positions which Taft awarded to his fellow Republicans during his presidency. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_0567
Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Presidential elections
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio);
 

Description: Writing on the photograph reads: "Wm. H. Taft receiving his ballot. Photo. F. Boellinger." This is presumably Taft casting his ballot during the 1908 presidential election, although no date is given. William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States and the 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 15, 1857. His father was Alphonso Taft, who had been President Ulysses S. Grant's secretary of war and then attorney general. His mother was Louisa Maria Torrey Taft. He was elected to the presidency in 1908 and served from 1909 to 1913. Taft was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1921 and served as Chief Justice until his death in 1930. Taft is the only person in American history to serve as head of both the executive and judicial branches of the national government. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_002_1
Subjects: Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Elections
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image is a black-and-white reproduction of "The Crown Prince," a political cartoon that graced the cover of "Puck" magazine (v. 60, no. 1535, August 1, 1906). The original illustration, in vibrant color, shows President Theodore Roosevelt (1831-1878) garbed in royal robes and holding on his left shoulder a chubby, pint-sized William Howard Taft (1857-1930) of Ohio, his political "heir apparent." Taft wears a tiny crown and a medallion emblazoned with his last name. According to the Library of Congress, the “throng in the background includes Charles W. Fairbanks, Leslie M. Shaw, Thomas C. Platt, and Joseph G. Cannon.” The artist, Udo J. Keppler (1872-1956), was the son of Joseph Ferdinand Keppler (1838-1894), an Austrian-born cartoonist who emigrated to the United States in 1867. The elder Keppler and a partner, Adolph Schwarzmann, founded “Puck Magazine” in 1871 as a German-language weekly published in St. Louis, Missouri. The magazine soon failed, but in 1876 Keppler and Schwarzmann resurrected “Puck” in New York City as a German-language weekly. A year later they began publishing an English-language edition, whose circulation slowly increased until it reached 80,000 copies per week by the 1880s. Udo Keppler, also a talented cartoonist, joined the staff of “Puck” in 1891, three years before his father died. In honor of his father, the son changed his name to Joseph Keppler, Jr. The biting caricatures in “Puck” skewered many politicians, institutions, and social movements. Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, James Blaine, Joseph Pulitzer, Pope Leo XIII and the Catholic Church, Tammany Hall, and woman suffrage were just a few of its targets. Udo Keppler became interested in Native American causes and remained an activist until his death. In 1899 the Seneca tribe made him an honorary chief. William Randolph Heart purchased “Puck” in 1917, but his efforts to increase circulation failed. It ceased publication in 1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05830
Subjects: Cartoons (Commentary)--1900-1910; Political cartoons; Periodical illustration; Cartoonists; Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Magazine covers; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
 

Description: This September 28, 1912, cover of Harper's Weekly magazine refers to the ongoing 1912 presidential election. The cartoon likens the presidential election to the judging of vegetables at an agricultural fair. The three pumpkins are the three candidates and the judges are the voters. The three candidates in this election were Democrat Woodrow Wilson, Republican William Howard Taft, and the former Republican Theodore Roosevelt who was running as the candidate of the Bull Moose Party. Wilson won this election and the 1916 election, serving as president 1913-1921. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: CA5_F01_01
Subjects: Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Presidential campaigns; Presidential elections; Political cartoons
 

Description: This is a postcard with the slogan "The Nation's Choice" from the 1908 Presidential campaign of William Howard Taft. His running mate was James S. Sherman. Taft was the twenty-seventh President, serving from 1909-1913. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03586
Subjects: Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Ohio History