Republican National Convention, 1908

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A postcard of the Coliseum from the 1908 Republican National Convention. Between 1904 and 1920 the Coliseum hosted every Republican presidential nominating convention.

Photographer: Charles R. Childs
Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-37039)

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